[lbo-talk] Re: Privelege (Was Re: Maoist cleanup drive hits Nepal)

[John Thornton]

BklynMagus wrote in response to Charles:
> What is surprising is that with this question having 
> been answered so many times, people still bring it up.  
> You must lead a very sheltered sexual existence Charles 
> if you honestly do not know the difference between bdsm 
> practice and domestic abuse.
>   
This cuts both ways. You must lead a life sheltered from the mainstream 
if you are surprised by Charles question.
I believe Charles admitted he knew nothing about BDSM so why do you 
expect him to know how it differs from other forms of violence?
That's a serious question by the way. How do you expect uninformed 
people to understand this?
BDSM advocates are going to have to do a better job informing people 
whose tastes are more mainstream if they want BDSM practices accepted by 
those in the mainstream.
You can't expect people to accept these practices if they not only don't 
know what they are but also imagine them to be something hideous. Unless 
for some reason you expect them to take it upon themselves to understand 
the practices they think they already understand and dislike. That's 
hardly a reasonable expectation.
It is always an uphill battle for those seeking social change.

John Thornton