thank goodness, i am not the only one who sees it. sometimes i worry that it's just me and that i am completely deluded in thinking that fetish lyf has infiltrated the mainstream to the point it has. hugs, e
I have a theory that every "other" culture goes through three phases of assimilation. First, complete rejection. Then, a long period patronization. Only after that, real acceptance.
In the patronization phase, you have people co-opting the culture and creating weak, palatable versions for general consumption; and then people who act like they're tolerant who are really just poseurs and fetishists.
Black culture: * Rejection: really, everything to do with the history of black people in the US until the 1950s. * Patronization: Minstrel shows, Pat Boone, Elvis, blaxploitation, "separate but equal"
Gay culture: * Rejection: Persecution, executions, the gay underground. * Patronization: Fag-hags, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, the Village People, Will & Grace
We're clearly in the patronization phase of BDSM culture.
oh, and also, the patronization phase seems to last for at least decades.
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Bonus points for the faux-fetish chic by the photographer, too.
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hugs,
e
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In the patronization phase, you have people co-opting the culture and creating weak, palatable versions for general consumption; and then people who act like they're tolerant who are really just poseurs and fetishists.
Black culture:
* Rejection: really, everything to do with the history of black people in the US until the 1950s.
* Patronization: Minstrel shows, Pat Boone, Elvis, blaxploitation, "separate but equal"
Gay culture:
* Rejection: Persecution, executions, the gay underground.
* Patronization: Fag-hags, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, the Village People, Will & Grace
We're clearly in the patronization phase of BDSM culture.
oh, and also, the patronization phase seems to last for at least decades.
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