Comments on: Stand Against Stigma: Don’t Succumb to a Fear of Sex, Sexual Speech, or Sexual Freedom http://maybemaimed.com/2010/04/02/stand-against-stigma/ Because 'kinky' is an adjective, not an activity Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:25:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: FetLife fallout: the best and the worst early responses to “FetLife Considered Harmful” « Maybe Maimed but Never Harmed http://maybemaimed.com/2010/04/02/stand-against-stigma/#comment-127367 FetLife fallout: the best and the worst early responses to “FetLife Considered Harmful” « Maybe Maimed but Never Harmed Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:55:30 +0000 http://maybemaimed.com/?p=1405#comment-127367 [...] are interested in learning about my career in academia, then I have none of which to speak, since I dropped out of middle school after I determined the educational institutions available to me were a suboptimal [...] [...] are interested in learning about my career in academia, then I have none of which to speak, since I dropped out of middle school after I determined the educational institutions available to me were a suboptimal [...]

]]> By: Breaking Pornography’s Fourth Wall: Erotic satisfaction as a function of gaze « Maybe Maimed but Never Harmed http://maybemaimed.com/2010/04/02/stand-against-stigma/#comment-117318 Breaking Pornography’s Fourth Wall: Erotic satisfaction as a function of gaze « Maybe Maimed but Never Harmed Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:21:46 +0000 http://maybemaimed.com/?p=1405#comment-117318 [...] I don’t have as much insight into formal research results as others might. I am, after all, a middle school drop-out, albeit one interested in reading academically rigorous studies on porn. Links in comments [...] [...] I don’t have as much insight into formal research results as others might. I am, after all, a middle school drop-out, albeit one interested in reading academically rigorous studies on porn. Links in comments [...]

]]> By: Maybe Maimed but Never Harmed › I’m not out just for me, I’m also out for you. http://maybemaimed.com/2010/04/02/stand-against-stigma/#comment-63931 Maybe Maimed but Never Harmed › I’m not out just for me, I’m also out for you. Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:47:14 +0000 http://maybemaimed.com/?p=1405#comment-63931 [...] my legal name from my nickname/pseudonym with regards to my BDSM and other sexuality writings is a political act. Only when enough of us come out of the closet will we gain the political power necessary to effect [...] [...] my legal name from my nickname/pseudonym with regards to my BDSM and other sexuality writings is a political act. Only when enough of us come out of the closet will we gain the political power necessary to effect [...]

]]> By: maymay http://maybemaimed.com/2010/04/02/stand-against-stigma/#comment-43634 maymay Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:45:05 +0000 http://maybemaimed.com/?p=1405#comment-43634 <blockquote cite="#comment-42563">I hope everything has worked out for you but I do feel you a hero for speaking out and not slinking back when individual try to smear your name for their personal gain.</blockquote> Thanks, <a href="#comment-42563" rel="nofollow">Miss Marguerite</a>, but <a href="http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2010/05/28/sigh-another-conference-against-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-18360" rel="nofollow">this issue is not "worked out."</a> Not by a long shot. Count on me never to slink back or quiet down about the <a href="http://www.realadultsex.com/archives/2010/05/retraction-turns-out-donna-m-hughes-not-neoconservative-dupe-because" rel="nofollow">calculated destruction that Donna M. Hughes and people like her perpetuate</a>, and know that I'm counting on people like you who are not afraid of sex, diversity, or love to stand with me in this.

I hope everything has worked out for you but I do feel you a hero for speaking out and not slinking back when individual try to smear your name for their personal gain.

Thanks, Miss Marguerite, but this issue is not “worked out.” Not by a long shot.

Count on me never to slink back or quiet down about the calculated destruction that Donna M. Hughes and people like her perpetuate, and know that I’m counting on people like you who are not afraid of sex, diversity, or love to stand with me in this.

]]> By: MissMarguerite http://maybemaimed.com/2010/04/02/stand-against-stigma/#comment-42563 MissMarguerite Sun, 30 May 2010 03:10:55 +0000 http://maybemaimed.com/?p=1405#comment-42563 I hope everything has worked out for you but I do feel you a hero for speaking out and not slinking back when individual try to smear your name for their personal gain. I hope everything has worked out for you but I do feel you a hero for speaking out and not slinking back when individual try to smear your name for their personal gain.

]]> By: Tragic http://maybemaimed.com/2010/04/02/stand-against-stigma/#comment-39920 Tragic Fri, 21 May 2010 01:44:00 +0000 http://maybemaimed.com/?p=1405#comment-39920 There are some that will never understand or care to learn but we must strive to educate them anyway, as loudly and calmly as we can. Even though we know that we cannot alter their set views: passersby who may have been afraid, stuck on the fence, or maybe they just didn't know the truths: they will hear us, and they will eventually stand with us. In this, our numbers grow. We will not stand idly by and let them murder our souls. There are some that will never understand or care to learn but we must strive to educate them anyway, as loudly and calmly as we can. Even though we know that we cannot alter their set views: passersby who may have been afraid, stuck on the fence, or maybe they just didn’t know the truths: they will hear us, and they will eventually stand with us. In this, our numbers grow. We will not stand idly by and let them murder our souls.

]]> By: Maybe Maimed but Never Harmed › Certain Unalienable Rights: Freedom of Expression and Sexuality in the Name of Liberty http://maybemaimed.com/2010/04/02/stand-against-stigma/#comment-37100 Maybe Maimed but Never Harmed › Certain Unalienable Rights: Freedom of Expression and Sexuality in the Name of Liberty Sat, 08 May 2010 23:21:51 +0000 http://maybemaimed.com/?p=1405#comment-37100 [...] and will continue to do so in the future. I think you are doing important and necessary work in standing against the harmful stigma perpetuating a dangerous belief that speaking openly about sexua.... It is [...] [...] and will continue to do so in the future. I think you are doing important and necessary work in standing against the harmful stigma perpetuating a dangerous belief that speaking openly about sexua…. It is [...]

]]> By: There’s A Reason Why Sex Education is Radical – Sugarbutch Chronicles http://maybemaimed.com/2010/04/02/stand-against-stigma/#comment-35797 There’s A Reason Why Sex Education is Radical – Sugarbutch Chronicles Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:44:15 +0000 http://maybemaimed.com/?p=1405#comment-35797 [...] has been writing amazingly beautiful, transparent posts about this topic, and I highly encourage you to read them if you haven’t [...] [...] has been writing amazingly beautiful, transparent posts about this topic, and I highly encourage you to read them if you haven’t [...]

]]> By: Maybe Maimed but Never Harmed › Free and Open to the Public Panel at Brown University: When Educators Are Censors (May 4th) http://maybemaimed.com/2010/04/02/stand-against-stigma/#comment-35373 Maybe Maimed but Never Harmed › Free and Open to the Public Panel at Brown University: When Educators Are Censors (May 4th) Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:55:27 +0000 http://maybemaimed.com/?p=1405#comment-35373 [...] Brown University community to discuss the role of students, educators, and institutions regarding the stigmatization of certain kinds of speech, notably conversations about sexuality and the relationship between free speech and education. In a [...] [...] Brown University community to discuss the role of students, educators, and institutions regarding the stigmatization of certain kinds of speech, notably conversations about sexuality and the relationship between free speech and education. In a [...]

]]> By: Ms N http://maybemaimed.com/2010/04/02/stand-against-stigma/#comment-34807 Ms N Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:55:29 +0000 http://maybemaimed.com/?p=1405#comment-34807 Wonderfully written! Unfortunately this kind of criticism can be so disheartening but we must not let it dissuade us from doing good work. I think educating the community is the most important way to challenge these prejudices. The accusations of abuse and child slavery were absurd, in fact hollistic sex education is the best way to keep young people safe from abuse and to help them understand that any sexual activity they partake on should involve safety, respect and consent. I work doing sexual education myself and there is much evidence that young people in countries where there is good sex education are much less likely to end up with unwanted teen pregnancies and STI's so these conservatives are really living in a fantasy world if they think not talking about these issues will make them go away! Wonderfully written!
Unfortunately this kind of criticism can be so disheartening but we must not let it dissuade us from doing good work. I think educating the community is the most important way to challenge these prejudices. The accusations of abuse and child slavery were absurd, in fact hollistic sex education is the best way to keep young people safe from abuse and to help them understand that any sexual activity they partake on should involve safety, respect and consent.
I work doing sexual education myself and there is much evidence that young people in countries where there is good sex education are much less likely to end up with unwanted teen pregnancies and STI’s so these conservatives are really living in a fantasy world if they think not talking about these issues will make them go away!

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