Thomas Brown
1 min readDec 14, 2020

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Just because you disagree with/do not want to engage in something doesn't mean it is therefore moronic. I was pretty clear that a) there are lines - like University hazing, which I think can be often too far - and b) is all consent based. No one at any point should be forced to endure any more humiliation that *they* want to endure.

Would you shame someone for taking part in BDSM? Or for exploring a pet-play or humiliation kink? What about group sex with a Sub-Dom dynamic? So long as it is among consenting adults, probably not right? It's up to the individuals involved. In fact, you even may find some of these uncomfortable, unappealing or gross. But you reserve judgement because it's up to them were to draw the line.

Informed consent is key in all of these, in no example I mentioned was the person suddenly thrown into a situation they did not want to be in. They always have the ability to say no, and then the ability to withdraw. There would be consequences for doing so - perhaps - like the reconsideration of a friendship - if even that - but that's true for sexual relationships as well. If you are with a partner who has different tastes to you, you might eventually consider finding another partner.

It's all the same here - you may not like or support it, but that's just your perspective. Doesn't make it moronic.

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Thomas Brown
Thomas Brown

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