petmonkey
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ORIGINAL: playfulotter
I don't think most people want to draw attention to themselves in general public like that. More than a few people have the opinion that those that do are just seeking attention as they lack it in other areas of their life.
Not responding directly to you, playfulotter, more using your statement as an example of a common reaction. No offense meant.
Although it's seems frowned on here on these boards--and i understand and generally agree with people's reasoning, i think "farkling with the mundanes" is referring to what a lot of different subcultures have done e.g. punks, goths, hippies, beats, those wacky burning man artists and of late, steampunks. It's a little bit of using chaos theory in a cultural, social, psychological way.
Yes, some might lack attention in other areas of their life, yes, it's probably sad. They also might be trying to send a (slightly playful, if a little forceful) message of "Wake up! There's other ways of being." Or "Don't be afraid, you won't die if you express your own uniqueness!" Think whatever comes to mind about people who feel a need for self-expression through attire that is outside or even far outside societal norms which might garner less approval--mostly i land on the side of "s'okay by me." But then, i kind of like things that have Trickster-spirit in it. i'm a little more uptight about actions and behaviors though--dressed like a gimp, meh, whatev', yo', but chewing on a raw chicken in the middle of aisle three is plain ol' bad manners. Especially if you haven't purchased it yet.
They also might not be trying to send any message at all, really, they might be just walking around as themselves--just like some of those "mundanes" do.
That aside, yes, i dated a Dom who didn't give a hoot if he was dressed up in those fetish-y outfits (think vinyl priest outfit, kilt, etc.) to do everyday things like grocery shop before or after an event, or heck, on a lazy Sunday afternoon. As i don't have much of an exhibitionist bent, i'm grateful he didn't require i do the same but i wasn't particularly upset if he was dressed that way.
i don't recall ever seeing someone having a extreme fear reaction. At worst, there was no mention and prune-faced looks (which, i've noticed someone, somewhere might give you just for being alive). Mostly there were fairly innocent compliments. People seemed to enjoy a slightly Halloween-esque interruption to their dull-ish day. But then, we never went outside the law or particularly far outside decorum. my nips weren't hanging out and his pants weren't ass-less chaps.
As for amusing tales, haven't anything specific--i can guess that BDSM interested people really are everywhere though based on some people's purring complimentary reactions to fetish-y garb.
edit: no wait, i did at one point have a t-shirt that said essentially "I <3 pussy!" and a very innocent 80+ year old lady saying without any sarcasm what-so-ever, "You must really like your cat!"
Yes, ma'am. Yes, i do.
< Message edited by petmonkey -- 12/2/2010 2:24:22 PM >
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So the best way to describe my clothes at these times is akin to business-office. Slacks and blouses or dress tops. 
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