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[–]missdaisycan 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

When I first found Redt, I was amazed at the women who were quick to jump into 'my boyfriend did xyz' posts kink explaining , defending; kink proselytizers. That behavior is usually exhibited, IME, by people desperate to justify their own behavior to themselves, especially in attempting to pressure other woman to enter into the practice - the more who participate = "this practice really is normal, and the nagging feeling I'm having about it being not quite right can be dismissed." So very sad and alarming. It really read as desperation sometimes. Those women even posted their lengthy 'splains on Radfem subs. Call me not niceTM but that behavior is not feminist. Do your thing, but don't recruit others into the hell you've chosen for yourself. (Strangulation specifically)

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[–]BEB 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's what I noticed too with women who are into BDSM - that they had to constantly talk about how great it was in order to justify it to themselves.

What's truly frightening is that I watch a lot of non-US TV shows and in countries that still have very real oppression of women, BDSM is now sometimes portrayed as something cool by the wealthy, hip characters. It's like the TV creators are trying to gaslight women who still routinely get beaten by their rage-filled husbands into thinking domestic violence is something that they should enjoy sexually.

[–]vitunrotta[S] 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

that behavior is not feminist

Agree 1000%. Seems to me these types of women/girls are trying to explain their own valid feelings away... And it truly is sad, and bothersome. And NOT feminist, no matter how many words you twist and turn and how much you wish to bargain that it's all well and good.

[–]our_team_is_winning 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

attempting to pressure other woman to enter into the practice - the more who participate = "this practice really is normal

100%! Exactly. I posted against choking and said "I KNOW some of you here are going to say I'm kink-shaming" and sure enough, some posted that they LIKE being choked. Some people also get off on watching a woman in heels squash the life out of a small animal ("crush videos") -- so I'm supposed to say "different strokes for different folks" and be okay with that? NO!