onyxvixen
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Esclava said:Just one last thing ...
There is nothing, in anything I have written, about any label being “better” than any other - only about meeting individual needs. My opinion (read: “IMO…”) is my opinion and I stand by it. Although, I must apologize for not being crystal clear in what I said. In my failure to communicate, I left out one very critical word:
Originally Posted by Esclava
"IMO, while the use of labels (such as "slut", "whore", "tramp", "piece of $hit" - pick one or make up your own) may strip away inhibitions for some, they are a crutch and unnecessary in MY dominance and submission. For me, tolerance is the only suitable way to deal with the use of labels in others because everyone is entitled to practice whatever level of B, D, S, or M responds to their individual needs."
That error reminds me how the omission of – even a single word – can turn something that is “clear” to me into fodder for misunderstanding and defensive retort for someone else.
The use of the IMO is irrelevant here, we all post opinions, however we dress them up and virtually nothing else. That error demonstrates that your OP was misleading (albeit unintentionally). You concede yourself that the omission of the word "my" leaves that sentence reading as a general statement about D/s rather than specifically your own flavour of submission. It was this perceived point of view to which I objected and responded to. I make no apology for that.
If I have misquoted anyone, show me where and I will apologize without hesitation - but, I have not.
Yes honey, you just did and you just corrected yourself. Well done.
I simply followed the rules of good communication by repeating what I understood when I read that statement. If the intended message was lost in translation between what was “clearly” meant when written and what was understood when read, then the misunderstanding is not completely the fault of the reader. Just remember - I am not the only member of the audience who misread or misunderstood what the statement inferred.
You did not communicate clearly, as we have already established.
If being questioned about the clarity of something written here is offensive to you, get ready for it. People here will question those things which don't make sense or strike them as dangerous or untrue.
Excuse me? Did you not continue to willfully misunderstand barebacknubianf after she clarified her post more than once? We're getting a little pot and kettle here I think. Your post was questionable and I questioned it, perhaps you should take this pearl of wisdom and shove it up your own tight arse?
Esclava
P.S.: Oh, and NO ONE here knows me well enough to lecture me about being seduced into thinking my labels are better than someone else's. I don't demoralize anyone's opinion and expect the same in return.
Lemonchiffon type won't save you. Your post gave the impression that you thought one set of labels fine and the other set a crutch, a sweeping generalization that somebody would have countered if not me. As you say, I don't know you (nor do I wish to right now) and I responded to what you actually said rather than to what you wish you had typed in the first place.
You must be such hard work as a sub, how long is your list of requirements exactly?

