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Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:00 AM

The softer side of S/M

In his new collection of stories, Stephen Elliott examines his experiences with torture and love through admirably clear eyes.

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  • Tuesday, December 5, 2006 01:09 PM

    Silly little micro-brain

    Spartacus,

    You are just a pocket Einstein. Reading your emails delights me to no end...I laugh my ass off. I'd suggest you take a course in philosophy...so you could understand just why you're diatribes have nothing to do with deductive logic. As a matter of fact, you possess the amazing gift of just throwing completely illogical, non-relevant stuff out there in an attempt to, as always, attack what you don't like and don't understand.

    You don't discuss you simply attack.

    You state, "I addresed the continually repeated argument which sadists always trot out ‘you are not allowed to hold an opinion because you have never tried it.’ I explained so even they can understand that it is possible to hold an opinion about something you have never tried, and for that opinion to be equally as valid."

    No body said that at all. Nobody said you aren't allowed to hold an opinion. Again, making stuff up that never happened in order to rightously attack. Since you are so into "mental illness," and the ICD-10 codes, look up persecutory delusional disorder.

    Do you understand that actual sadists represent only a tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of the entire spectrum of BDSM? No. Why not? Because you don't know much about this entire, HUGE, field of play and intimacy. You just decide its all about sadism. *Boom* end of discussion. That's your conclusion...and no "discussion" can take place, because you're the decider of what we're talking about...er...make that what you are talking about.

    And you're only opinion is that anyone that enjoys this as a piece of their life is mentally ill. And that is that. That is the end of it. Just continual "you're mentally ill" yada, yada, yada from you. Dude, that ain't an opinion...it's a judgemental conclusion made in advance without any experience...the soap box you built to yell from.

    And here is the thing...no body is trying to change your mind about anything. Who cares? You have made it perfectly clear. You've stated your be-all-end-all conclusion about this subject. So, you're pushed to the side of being relevent to any discussion on this matter. You're done.

    You go on to state, "To follow this strange reasoning to its logical conclusion no murderer would ever be convicted. In this wacky world, only people who have murdered would be able to sit on a jury because only they have ‘experience’ of what it is like to murder."

    This statement is deranged, completely irrelevent...makes no sense...and only further proves your inane reasoning. I don't know why I use the word reasoning...no reasoning involved. Fortunately, you can use this type of idiocy to attack anyone about any subject at any time. (And then they turn their back to you and chuckle.)

    Ok...go on...attack away, as we all know you will. I can't wait for the next act of yours...just what foolish, inane things will you state next time...ROFLO

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