Come to think of it, I probably only qualify as naive by now, not young and naive. XD
I don't have anybody I know locally who's in to the scene, and that's part of why I never explored it: I haven't the foggiest idea how to meet people who are similarly interested.
[googles local munches]
[grandmother shows up, stands right in front of open laptop screen]
[quickly and casually closes it omg]
Well, that had the potential to be hideously embarrassing.
The local munch sounds like it's friendly, but I don't know. This bit from their faq is reassuring, though: "Touching someone else's ANYTHING without permission is a very bad idea - even for something as simple as looking at a flogger or hugging someone. The leather community must be highly aware of consent issues to survive at all - ignoring such issues at a social gathering may well make it your last such gathering." I hate with the burning passion of a thousand fiery suns being dragged into activities or made the center of attention, so having it be policy that nobody can touch me without my permission is kind of a relief.
I dunno, are you allowed to look into this sort of thing if you're only mildly interested? I suppose there's not a sign at the door: "You must be at least this pervy to go on this ride." Why am I asking you, you poor thing? XD Probably because you're one of the only people I know who talks about this. You don't have to answer any of my questions; I know you didn't open this post for that.
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Date: 2012-05-07 08:46 pm (UTC)I don't have anybody I know locally who's in to the scene, and that's part of why I never explored it: I haven't the foggiest idea how to meet people who are similarly interested.
[googles local munches]
[grandmother shows up, stands right in front of open laptop screen]
[quickly and casually closes it omg]
Well, that had the potential to be hideously embarrassing.
The local munch sounds like it's friendly, but I don't know. This bit from their faq is reassuring, though: "Touching someone else's ANYTHING without permission is a very bad idea - even for something as simple as looking at a flogger or hugging someone. The leather community must be highly aware of consent issues to survive at all - ignoring such issues at a social gathering may well make it your last such gathering." I hate with the burning passion of a thousand fiery suns being dragged into activities or made the center of attention, so having it be policy that nobody can touch me without my permission is kind of a relief.
I dunno, are you allowed to look into this sort of thing if you're only mildly interested? I suppose there's not a sign at the door: "You must be at least this pervy to go on this ride." Why am I asking you, you poor thing? XD Probably because you're one of the only people I know who talks about this. You don't have to answer any of my questions; I know you didn't open this post for that.