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

[John Thornton]

Charles Brown wrote:
> ^^^^
> CB: Uh, I don't need a break on this one. You do. You need to make more of
> an effort to listen to what I'm saying. I mean why are we talking about this
> at all ? Because BDSM people want a break from non-BDSM people.  Non-BDSM
> people don't need a break from BDSM people. 
>   
BDSM practitioners don't want a "break", which implies some special 
treatment. They only want to be treated like everyone else and not be 
ostracized. Hardly an unfair desire or request. Only through educating 
people will this happen. The burden of doing this always falls on those 
who wish to change a societal norm.
Our society has decided that we don't wish to discriminate based on 
religion, sex, etc. That means just exactly what it sounds like it 
means. No discrimination because someone likes B&D.
It's primarily when people mistakenly believe there is something 
abhorrent about the practices, or that they lead to criminal behaviour, 
or some other such belief that  people discriminate against BSDM 
practitioners. When they are educated that this is not so in most cases 
they agree to simply live and let live. Not everyone obviously but most 
people in our society.

John Thornton