evesgrden
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I have been out of the lifestyle for awhile. And I am wondering if we have progressed as a culture. I can remember when outright abuse was fairly common. But back then there was no such thing as a safeword. I even had a friend who ran a slave rehabilitation home. He'd take in broken girls and help them get back to being functional. Have we as a culture progressed to where this is not as much of an issue as it used to be? I know that you can still have a bad experience, especially if your not smart enough to play safe. But is abuse as common as it was? 1. Safewords go back to the early mid-70's, and it's quite possible that it was even part of the Leatherman's Handbook back in the 50's. 2. A safeword does not prevent abuse. A safeword does not mean that one is playing safe. It merely provides an opportunity to avoid misunderstanding. Nothing more. When no doesn't really mean no, a safeword means no. In other words, safewords predate the internet. They predate remote control and color tv. They clearly predate you. Frankly, I commend the other posters for their tact and diplomacy regarding their "skepticism". Ten thousand flies can't be wrong...........
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