Would you like a fetish forum here on Lit?

[A_Kefka]

I voted yes. Often I see random fetishes talked about in BDSM jsut because they dont' fit anywhere else, but they dont' really fit there either. Its a great idea to have a place for everything that doesnt fit elsewhere.

 

[Stella_Omega]

bumpsies!

 

[NawtyShutterBug]

I'll be visiting this forum a lot-- and won't ever feel like I have to complain about the non-GLBT-ness of the topics.

I look at the list of fetishes Etoile posted and couldn't see why most, if not all, of the fetishes listed there could not be applicable to persons of the GLBT persuasions...

I have absolutely zero experience or knowledge on these matters so please don't take this as a criticism of what you said here, Stella_Omega, but more as a genuine interest in broadening my very vanilla horizons...

 

[Stella_Omega]

I look at the list of fetishes Etoile posted and couldn't see why most, if not all, of the fetishes listed there could not be applicable to persons of the GLBT persuasions...

I have absolutely zero experience or knowledge on these matters so please don't take this as a criticism of what you said here, Stella_Omega, but more as a genuine interest in broadening my very vanilla horizons...

Sure, GLBT folk can have fetishes. Ho boy yeah!

But the GLBT forum has become a dumping ground for a whole lot of straight men whose fetishes look a little bit like gayness. Homophobia shoves straight men around too-- shoves them right into our forum, where they make themselves comfortable and drop beer cans on the carpet...
here's the original discussion thread;
http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=746710

 

[blade_rocknut]

Sure, GLBT folk can have fetishes. Ho boy yeah!

But the GLBT forum has become a dumping ground for a whole lot of straight men whose fetishes look a little bit like gayness. Homophobia shoves straight men around too-- shoves them right into our forum, where they make themselves comfortable and drop beer cans on the carpet...
here's the original discussion thread;
http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=746710

Since this discussion started, this is the BEST summary of the situation. Once more I tip my hat to Stella. *tips....damn, no hat yet today....oh well, how bout a *

 

[bicuriouscd]

I voted yes too.
As a life long cross-dresser I would like to see a section for just cross-dressers , I know we fall under the GLBT umbrella but there are lots of us that are just heterosexual men who like to dress femininely.
T

 

[Stella_Omega]

Yep, the CDs should have a subforum of the fetish forum. If Y'all can fight that fight for yourselves, I'll vote yes for you.

 

[Stella_Omega]

keepin it bumpin on a friday night!

 

[michaelinteas]

This gets a BIG YES from me.

I have lots of fetishes i would love to have a place to discuss.

 

[SweetErika]

I vote a resounding YES. I stopped frequenting the GLBT boards due to the lack of genuine GLBT threads. Also, I'd like to see the non-How To fetish threads out of How To and the other boards where they clearly don't belong.

 

[Noira]

I vote a resounding YES. I stopped frequenting the GLBT boards due to the lack of genuine GLBT threads. Also, I'd like to see the non-How To fetish threads out of How To and the other boards where they clearly don't belong.

That's true. How-To gets its fair share of "Ladies, tell me what you're wearing!" and "So last night my wife and I..." posts, which could do with a place to go as well.

And looking at the poll... LIT votes a pretty resounding yes. I can't fathom why anyone would vote no, because if they're not into fetishes they can just ignore it and it won't harm them, and it'll tidy up the board a bit more.

 

[Nasty_Deeds]

Hi folks! The admins have asked me to start a poll to see if there really is interest in having a Literotica forum about fetishes. Do you think this would be a good idea? Below, I have described the possible forum, and given a sample "sticky" post so people know what it's about.

I thought Lit was a fetish forum?

 

[angelkitty7888]

Hells Yes!!

I thought Lit was a fetish forum?

in a way it is but there are some pretty out there things that dont really fall anywhere in the set peramiters of what lit already has this would make a place where it can go

 

[Stella_Omega]

I thought Lit was a fetish forum?

Not yet, but it will be soon

 

[Noira]

Not yet, but it will be soon

Yeah... if they don't get their own board... we will be OVERRUN.

 

[silverwhisper]

i don't stop by this part of lit often. but on the times i have, i've been surprised at how vocal the non-LG contingent is here.

that's why i voted pro-fetish forum.

ed

 

[none2_none2]

I think the issue I have is WHERE a fetish forum should go. I still think fetishes that aren't "str8" in nature belong in a subforum under GLBT. After all, isn't GBLT supposed to be about tolerance? I can be just as insulted as the next guy/gal on guys that say gay-gross-but-cock-wonderful. However, if they are kicked out, what does that tell them about GLBT tolerance? Again, I'm not against a fetish forum, the question is where does it belong. I think there should be two. One for things completely str8-fetishes, and one for everybody else under a subforum in GLBT.

If my fetish was giving another person of the same sex an enema -- it is a gay fetish. If my fetish is about giving a member of the opposite sex an enima it is a str8 fetish.

Now, if an enima fetish board was only about "how to's/FAQ's" (ie water temperature, amounts, how long to hold it in, etc) then sure it shouldn't matter where it is. However, I would wager to guess that eventually anybody mentioning a guy giving another guy an enema might eventually told that fags should go over to the GLBT board and leave the fetish board alone.

(PS: Enemas aren't my thing, I just was trying to give an example.)

 

[Etoile]

I think the issue I have is WHERE a fetish forum should go. I still think fetishes that aren't "str8" in nature belong in a subforum under GLBT. After all, isn't GBLT supposed to be about tolerance? I can be just as insulted as the next guy/gal on guys that say gay-gross-but-cock-wonderful. However, if they are kicked out, what does that tell them about GLBT tolerance? Again, I'm not against a fetish forum, the question is where does it belong. I think there should be two. One for things completely str8-fetishes, and one for everybody else under a subforum in GLBT.

If my fetish was giving another person of the same sex an enema -- it is a gay fetish. If my fetish is about giving a member of the opposite sex an enima it is a str8 fetish.

Now, if an enima fetish board was only about "how to's/FAQ's" (ie water temperature, amounts, how long to hold it in, etc) then sure it shouldn't matter where it is. However, I would wager to guess that eventually anybody mentioning a guy giving another guy an enema might eventually told that fags should go over to the GLBT board and leave the fetish board alone.

(PS: Enemas aren't my thing, I just was trying to give an example.)

You're right - fetishes aren't gay or straight, people are. And that's exactly why I think a separate forum, rather than a subforum, is appropriate.

Plenty of gay stuff ends up in the BDSM forum, because it's BDSM from a gay perspective. Fetish stuff can include gay stuff too, if it's fetish from a gay perspective. But most of the cock-but-not-men group consider themselves straight, and they'd probably be more comfortable in a generalized fetish forum, rather than a "gay fetish" forum.

I think if there were a subforum here for "gay fetishes" then it would contribute to the fragmentation others have expressed concern about. And what's so bad about people discussing fetishes in the regular GLBT forum, as long as it's from a GLBT perspective? The fetish forum would be about fetishes without regard for orientation - anybody can post there. GLBT folks can post here, about whatever they like. I don't think a subforum is necessary, is it? Nobody's saying "gay fetish" posts have to be done over there...like everything else, it can be whatever the OP feels most comfortable with.

 

[Lady_In_Black]

Erm, the world isn't broken down into gay in one column, and straight in another.

How is a man asking how to give another man SOMETHING separate from a woman asking how to give a man an the same thing. What if the topic is what lube works best for anal? That breaches both orientations. Should the exact information be posted in two different places? I see no reason for this.

Why would the moderators allow some one to run a gay man asking advice off the forum?

And quite honestly, if there is a thread of fetish pictures for "Chicks with Dicks" right next to "Men with boners" right next to "Bitches Swallowing" right next to "Male bitches swallowing" who cares? Just don't click on what you don't wanna see. If the title makes some one rage and throw a fit, in an of it's self, they probably shouldn't own a keyboard any way.

 

[SweetErika]

I think the issue I have is WHERE a fetish forum should go. I still think fetishes that aren't "str8" in nature belong in a subforum under GLBT. After all, isn't GBLT supposed to be about tolerance? I can be just as insulted as the next guy/gal on guys that say gay-gross-but-cock-wonderful. However, if they are kicked out, what does that tell them about GLBT tolerance? Again, I'm not against a fetish forum, the question is where does it belong.

A fetish forum should be its own forum, not a subforum. Just like GLBTQ people can post on the GB, Playground, How To, BDSM, or any of the writing forums, they can post in the Fetish forum if they're interested in fetishes, whether they're GLBT-related or not. And that's not about kicking people out of the GLBT forum, it's about giving them a place to talk about fetishes, regardless of their orientation, just like BDSM is a place for everyone to talk about BDSM.

The guys who say they love cock but not men would have a place to go to discuss their COCK fetish. It's really that simple.

I think there should be two. One for things completely str8-fetishes, and one for everybody else under a subforum in GLBT.

Then we should have subforums for everyone. The GB and AH should have a political subforum so those who want to discuss politics don't feel excluded. Personals should have subforums for those who are "straight but curious." GLBT should have subforums for each orientation. And on and on and on. It simply doesn't make sense to divide fetishes into straight and not-straight because in the end, they're all fetishes.

If my fetish was giving another person of the same sex an enema -- it is a gay fetish. If my fetish is about giving a member of the opposite sex an enima it is a str8 fetish.

No, that'd be an enema fetish. Everyone has an asshole, and the other equipment isn't part and parcel to giving or receiving an enema. Why would you assume that people of all different persuasions who love enemas can't discuss their fetish in a fetish forum?

Now, if an enima fetish board was only about "how to's/FAQ's" (ie water temperature, amounts, how long to hold it in, etc) then sure it shouldn't matter where it is. However, I would wager to guess that eventually anybody mentioning a guy giving another guy an enema might eventually told that fags should go over to the GLBT board and leave the fetish board alone.

(PS: Enemas aren't my thing, I just was trying to give an example.)

If an enema thread is about HOW TO do enemas, then it likely belongs in the How To forum. If people want to discuss the loveliness of enemas, it'd belong in the Fetish forum.

I don't think you're giving this community enough credit. I've NEVER seen anyone say "fags should go over to GLBT and leave this board alone," or anything similar, and I've been an active member of this site for a very long time. The vast, vast majority of people on every board are very tolerant of all sexual orientations.

It doesn't make sense to create a GLBT Fetish subforum just because of what could potentially happen, or be said, in an inclusive Fetish forum. Why not assume the best of people and create a Fetish forum, then see how that goes? If there's a huge problem, a subforum could always be created later, but I'm willing to bet you that that wouldn't be necessary because most people here are tolerant (and those who aren't can always be ignored).

 

[Stella_Omega]

Erm, the world isn't broken down into gay in one column, and straight in another.

How is a man asking how to give another man SOMETHING separate from a woman asking how to give a man an the same thing. What if the topic is what lube works best for anal? That breaches both orientations. Should the exact information be posted in two different places? I see no reason for this.

Why would the moderators allow some one to run a gay man asking advice off the forum?

And quite honestly, if there is a thread of fetish pictures for "Chicks with Dicks" right next to "Men with boners" right next to "Bitches Swallowing" right next to "Male bitches swallowing" who cares? Just don't click on what you don't wanna see. If the title makes some one rage and throw a fit, in an of it's self, they probably shouldn't own a keyboard any way.

Being gay or lesbian isn't merely a matter of fucking someone with the same plumbing.

 

[jhmassi]

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[Stella_Omega]

Yea sure might be fun and convenate, would you be willing to add giantess to the list, its kinda a BDSM/foot thing

We have at least one other person here who is a macrophile!

 

[jhmassi]

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[John Doe]

I thought Lit was a fetish forum?

Nope.