So the other day, I was on a different site and ran across a thread.
I will not name the site or thread but, I will tell you the interaction that I had with the person that posted the thread. It was interesting to say the least.
The thread was about acronyms that we use in lifestyle. (SSC RACK, etc.)
This person stated that he did not believe in those because they "don't go far enough" in his honest opinion. So he came up with his own version of an acronym.
This is where the fun begins.
I politely replied to his post and told him that all he is really doing is just revamping what is already there. Painting a horse a different color. to which he responded no, because those do not go deep enough. ?♂️
After much going back and forth with him, I finally just agreed to disagree with him. (The conversation remained civil)
This person is an educator.... ?♀️ or at least that is what he claims.
My problem here is that, as an educator, you should decide how deep you want to take the meanings of SSC, RACK, etc.
The one thing that I have learned in Lifestyle is that the acronyms were made to be simple and easy to remember.
Safe, Sane, Consensual
Risk Aware Consensual Kink
Personal Responsibility In Consensual Kink
Just with these 3 here, there is so much to unpack. For a newbie (No disrespect intended), these are easy to learn. As you go deeper into the lifestyle, you bring out more meanings to each one of those. Anyone that has been in LS for a long time can go into a whole thesis on what each word means intimately and how they all interconnect.
So my question to people is, why would you want to reinvent the wheel?
As an educator, isn't it your responsibility to break it down to what level you are talking to?
IDK, maybe I am just an idiot who takes the lifestyle I live to seriously? But I know exactly what each of these mean and can break them down to a novice, intermediate, and have a full on discussion with those that have been in LS for a long while about each letter and what it means.
One thing that the guy couldn't or wouldn't answer was the acronym
S.H.I.C.K.
Do any of you know?
Anyway - this is what happens when I sit smoking a Romeo Y Julieta while drinking Glenfiddich 14 - Enjoy.