It's a classic example of...
Posted by txilar on August 13, 2003 at 19:04:17:
In reply to: Infuriating: more on henna vs. bod mod posted by Nick on August 13, 2003 at 18:44:03:
Someone closing their mind in the way others minds were closed tothem. Especially in the world of bodymod that lives in the world of
bdsm&etcet. People define their borders, like borders were defined
for them. He's totally closed his mind to this, sadly. The "Hair
styling is MUCH older" comment without any data to back it up is
pretty much indicative of how little he is listening to your
excellent persuasive detail. If you don't want to risk losing your
account I guess the advice is to not send it, but... as narrowminded
as this reaction is, I can only imagine that further down the road,
the borders will get narrower and narrower. How much demeaning can
one take? Since tattoos /can/ be removed and piercings /can/ be
removed his argument on permanency is knee-jerk. And besides, I bet
you money the chick's into corsets take very good care of their hair.
And a great number of people in the bdsm world (which shares borders
with the bodmod world) take great care in their fashion. Perhaps he
feels the lines of relevance have to be drawn to limit the coverage
on the web, but hey, interest is interest. Like you point out many
times "the ideals of acceptance, growth, and positive change" don't
seem welcome or encouraged. That's his and his customer's loss.
: "Fine. You shut me up. I guess that I won't ever try to contribute
: to this community again, because I can see that it's not welcome.
: For a community that is built around the ideals of acceptance,
: growth, and positive change, things sure have gotten narrow minded
: around here.
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