ClubMix
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ORIGINAL: Tigrita Personally I agree with the.dark and Scyn. There are infinite things that could offend people, we can't possibly account for all of them and they should not interfere with our freedom of expression. I do enjoy exhibitionism, but there are things I am not comfortable with. One is breaking the law in a situation where I have a non-negligible chance of getting caught, simply to avoid a record, not because I blindly believe that law=morality. But I'm fine with being flogged in private (which is against the law since one can't consent to assault legally), and with fucking on a secluded beach when there is not likely to be anyone around and people can be seen approaching far away. I also don't feel comfortable exploiting people. I don't agree with initiating active participation from someone who isn't fully informed and consensual to the activity. Nor would I be comfortable misrepresenting myself to encourage participation or consent in order to indulge my kink. I certainly don't feel it is right to expose others to fluids or intentionally force them to observe sex acts. I admit, I do enjoy sex acts in deserted or discreet public places, but I am conscious and responsible to minimize the risk of exposing others, especially minors, and always with enough forethought to be able to 'get decent' before actually 'ocularly raping' anyone. The potential of the need to do that is exciting though, and the taboo of a public place even with virtually 0 chance of getting caught, that is the 'reward' (for whoever asked what is in it for the sub early in the thread). I also enjoy raising eyebrows with non-illegal, non-explicitly-sexual acts. Just as activists raise eyebrows with dramatic demonstrations, religious enthusiasts, artists, whatever. Not everyone will agree with the message, some may be offended, and yes, I enjoy that because I enjoy broadening people's minds to the point of discomfort. The kind of thing I'm talking about here is wearing a collar or street-legal kink clothing in public, going out arm-in-arm as a poly triple (vs. couple) and exchanging publicly appropriate kisses etc. between the three of us the way a vanilla couple might between two, and seeing the strange looks we get... Am I a bad person for enjoying the reactions to such things? Maybe I am. But I do consider it educating closed-minded people in self expression. To sum up, I think public acts, even sex acts, can be discreet and responsible and still indulge the kink of exhibitionism, even when the bystanders have not expressed informed consent or like-mindedness. And I certainly do not consent to all the smokers, screaming children/teenagers, and fashion victims that rape my lungs, ears and eyes every day. Can I sick julia on them? Oh do I wish I could sometimes. But no, wait, I can just leave and not choose to be in their presence. It is a free country for them as well as me, and I'd never wish to violate their freedom to share the public space within the law. The question that keeps coming to my mind is why you keep referring to indecent public exposure like it`s a basic right? The right to dress how you want is not the same as fingering your cunt at a guy walking past the window of a restaurant. Handing out literature about Jesus is not the same as getting a blowjob in a well-populated public park. This is basically a straw man argument, and I don`t really think it`s applicable. Please don`t liken intentional sexual exposure to more benign, socially acceptable acts to engage in while in public. They are not the same, by any stretch. Why does the right to perform sex acts in public supercede the right "to share the public space within the law"(not be exposed to illegal sex acts)? "I certainly don't feel it is right to expose others to fluids or intentionally force them to observe sex acts." "To sum up, I think public acts, even sex acts, can be discreet and responsible and still indulge the kink of exhibitionism, even when the bystanders have not expressed informed consent or like-mindedness." Also curious at what point does it become "forcing someone to observe a sex act", and not just "indulging the kink of exhibitionism, even when the bystanders have not expressed informed consent or like-mindedness"? I`m of the mindset that those two definitions are pretty much one in the same... (And no, I don`t blindly agree that just because something is illegal, that makes it wrong. It`s just an added perk for me personally that this specific type of act is illegal.)
< Message edited by ClubMix -- 12/17/2007 3:41:19 PM >
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