Xelebes
Little Blue Alien
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- Sep 13, 2003
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Jay Davis said:When I referred to "snivelling, effeminite sissy" male subs, I wasn't meaning to judge or dismiss subs who are physically male but androgynous or even some form of trans (from -vestite thru -sexual). I was attempting to evoke a negative and inaccurate stereotype that exists in the mind of many people not directly connected to the F/m segment of the lifestyle lumping all male subs and slaves into a single, negative category. It's difficult to talk about that stereotype without inadvertently demeaning those male subs whose submission manifests itself with a feminine quality, but that was certainly not my intention. And frankly, I think that it takes a special kind of strength for legitimate gender-bending subs (and Dom/mes, for that matter) to accept, embrace, and project their sexual identity. I was more attempting to dismiss the notion that male subs--from the most macho to the most gender-crossing--are inherently weak and pathetic. If my word choice was misleading or gave offense, I sincerely apologize.
How 'bout weak-bodied, weak-spined, crybabies? I think that can generalise the male-sub in a bad denotative and connotative manner.