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1 month ago. August 19, 2024 at 2:24 PM

This is repost of my response to a forum post by intenseoldman on genderification. I felt that my response really should have been posted in my blog instead. Since I can't edit and remove the forum post, I am bringing it here in order to keep it in my blog once the forum post scrolls away. I have apologized in the forum where a more intelligent discussion was happening unbeknownst to me as when I began composing my post there were no other responses at the time. But I feel that as a blog post these things need to be said to show what has happened on the flip side of the coin. If you wish to follow intenseoldman's original post and/or contribute to it, it can be found here: https://thecage.co/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=5988

Thank you intenseoldman for providing a space for addressing this issue.

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Here's a question:

If genderification is such a social sin, then why does the cage staff have separate categories in the Forums for:

Femdom
Maledom
Gay BDSM
Lesbian BDSM
Transgender And Non-Binary BDSM

Are they not guilty of separating the genders and providing exclusive and non-inclusive areas of genderification? These areas are forums not blogs. Some of you believe that if a person posts gender specific questions those kinds should be placed in a personal blog. Yet the cage provides specific places for practically everyone except for those of us who are Straight and Hetero.

I find no specific forum area for those of us who are straight/hetero and want to know the mind of the opposite sex that they will be interacting with. So when we post gender specific questions in the forums, we are called all kinds of names, forced to be re-educated, talked down to, other lifestyles forced down our throats, bullied, disrespected, harassed, made to feel like monsters, our characters called into question, told we are whining or policing when we want to keep our post on track to get some dam relevant answers, told we are antiquated, told we are hurting other people's feelings, told to post our questions in our personal blog when non-straight/hetero people don't have to do that, and on and on and on. Talk about HATE SPEECH!

Those of you who are so sensitive about your own feelings don't give a rats ass about the feelings of those you are accusing of hurting your feelings. And God help us all if we end up seeing WWIII, because war doesn't care about feelings. Those of you who are so adamant about feelings getting hurt wouldn't last 5 minutes in a situation like that.

I ask you is it fair for all genders to post their questions without harassment except for straight/hetero? Since I came to the cage, 10 of my forum posts have been criticized. Mostly by a certain group of submissives and only a few males gleefully joining in and making fun of me and others. Many of my posts have been turned into battlefields. And I'm not the only one who has been treated this way. Many have been run off the cage by several of you making nasty assumptions about them and not being accepting of them much less even considering what they have to say. As much as you cry for acceptance from everyone else, you are loath to give the same courtesies in return. You want it all your own way or you aren't happy and God help the person who deviates from that. You harass them until they comply or leave the cage.

When people get offended by anyone else's posts, it is because they CHOOSE to be offended. And how can any post possibly not offend someone? It is impossible to not offend 100% of the people on the planet. We are as diverse as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand in the sea. At least in my 72 years on the planet, I've never seen it done. Not even God can do that and He's perfect whether you believe He exists or not. I've been told and I've heard others be told "you do you". Yet those same people refuse to accept you when are doing you. Liars!!! YOU are the bigots.

Some of you need to quit getting your panties in a wad when someone posts something you don't like, are offended by, or you think is excluding you when they want a reply from specific people/genders on a specific topic. And you need to stop treating others like they are nothing but a piece of shit. I have never harassed anyone as I have been harrased. Oh yes I called a certain person a Liar recently because their idealistic speech to save the community from more conflict did not match their actions. I'm a creep, lowlife, monster for doing that.

TwinkleEyes - Thank you for your insight here and our brief conversation this morning through messages. It has helped me to understand you more. Because of all this I am going to work harder on actually truly listening and having an open dialogue with people when I disagree with them.

Telling me I am brave this morning. lol The fool and the brave are the same. Each one side of the same coin. 😉

Thank you for giving me consent to post this. I am honored given recent events. Have a blessed day.
1 month ago
lambsone - I'm glad we had the chance to resolve our misunderstanding. And yes you are the brave one, at least from my perspective. LOL!
1 month ago
TheAnt​(dom male) - Lambsone,
Often those that struggle to be recognized out of what society considers "mainstream" have found that being aggressive is the only way to be noticed. Thusly, it becomes important to those individuals to denigrate the "mainstream".
Heterosexual individuals, in this case, are the "mainstream". Anyone outside of this have been vilified by religion and political individuals and institutions.
Even within the kink community, we see the "need" of those outside the "mainstream" to feel unrecognized and therefore stress pronouns, practices and beliefs sometimes a bit loud and as you point out in your post, by outcry that ANYONE in "mainstream" are somehow ignorant and without compassion for those outside of the "mainstream".
I used the heck out of the term "mainstream" (and in quotes) to make the point that the reality is perhaps that ALL kinksters are not really within the "mainstream".
Far better it would be if we kinksters put aside these divisive and combative discussions.
However, this is all simply my opinion as a kinkster that can truly care less of someone's race, ethnicity, appearance, religion, sexual orientation or gender definition, etc. I enjoy the kinky lifestyle and enjoy living it.
-The Ant
1 month ago
lambsone - Thank you Ant. It's all part of being a human being in a broken world. I never shut the door to anyone who I have a conflict with. In fact it's very rare if I block someone.

I always let time pass to allow tempers to cool, reasonable thinking to return, passions to settle, and vulnerability to ease. Otherwise I woukd have been out of here a long time ago. But I've seen the worst of conflicts and misunderstandings turn into the best of friends.

My words in this post reflect the way I have been feeling for a long time and the frustration caused by being misunderstood as well as watching others being misunderstood. Some may think I am cruel in my depiction here, when at other times I am kindly (if they see any kindness in me at all). They may wonder what type of person they can truly count on me to be.

This post was an attempt at honestly expressing my feelings which is hard for me to do because I can't bear for others to be hurt. But on the flip side sometimes I have to be my own advocate and not a doormat. I have mostly had to stand alone amidst the distrust of others even when I try to explain and even that is seen as suspicious.

I appreciate the support of some courageous folks who stood with me recently. But I knew it was me primarily that had to weather the storm. I'm either a fool to do that or someone who is inclined to keep hope alive in the fearcist (Sp?) of times.

As a Bible following Christian, I walk a tight rope between being honest about my own human feelings and being an ambassador to the world around me to responsibly present Christ's correct character. I want all to know how very difficult that can be at times. After all right now, those who committed themselves to following Him, are the only physical body and presence He has in our world.

But sometimes if I attempt to be like Christ, I feel disingenuous about what I personally am feeling or thinking. He became my Master at the age of 18 and one would think at the age of 72, I would have learned how to do it right by now. I am still learning.

It is still a balancing act and will be till the day I die. But in this case I felt I had to take an indulgent moment from the godly dance floor to let others know how they were affecting me and others who have been affected in the same way. The harshness reveals the deepness of the pain. I'm sorry for having to expose you all to it, but it was necessary. But I'm guessing you would rather have honesty.

I want everyone here to know that I truly do learn from you and admire you even if we have had our conflicts. We are a family and good stuff and dumb stuff happens between us. It's life and we can still move ahead on the same path with our journey's together.
1 month ago
Bunnie - Beautifully on point, lambsone.
1 month ago

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