khem -> RE: I am NOT YOUR MISTRESS!! (4/4/2008 9:09:27 AM)
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If her profile spells out how she likes to be addressed, it makes sense that she would expect people reading her profile to follow that if they are contacting her as a potential. I tend to not be nearly as hung up over it as I used to be. I figure, most have no clue anyway and no experience with BDSM. For all they know, all the online stories they've read have the female dominant referred to as "Mistress." Also, some try to stay on the side of being (what they consider) respectful and using a title just in case. Again, poor judgement from anyone who has been around, but understandable from someone that is newish. I used to hate the "ma'am" It turns out I just hate it when it is overused. Like, if I'm talking to someone and every damn thing is "Yes, Ma'am" and "I hadn't considered that Ma'am." I'd much rather have someone reserve the Ma'am for a response to a direct order or as a show of enthusiam ... IE: do you like CBT? "Yes, Ma'am!" As for the Mistresses thing, I generally don't care for it. I do know it really depends on who is saying it (and who they are to me) and how its being said. Goddess...ick, can't stand it. It just feels too egoish to me and I have hangups about religious stuff. I can see how others would use it and it doesn't bug me, it just doesn't apply to me. Lady, I like. It's a bit ren faire, true. Would depend on the situation. And not m'Lady. Just "Lady such and such" Personally, I go by the name MsK in bdsm groups and such. It came about from me signing emails with my first initial. I never thought it up nor encouraged it; people just started calling me that. It has the benefit of not having any element of "cringe" factor that I sometimes get when people introduce themselves as "Lordthis" or "Sirthat" (I have no hangups over the people, some are great friends, it's just a name thing). Ms doesn't have that overly titled feel for me.
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