It's Called EDUCATION

I got an interesting e-mail from a friend of mine in the UK.  It described how a friend of hers, who has been training and working on becoming a Domme, attempted to string up her submissive.  She decided to put some sort of hook device into her ceiling.  When she installed it, she failed to test it for weight.  When she strung up her submissive, half the ceiling came down.  No one was hurt, other than their pride.

Readers, please actually read.  You can disagree with me all you like.  You can post hateful comments all you want.  You can tell me constantly that I'm fulla shit and so not the real deal and say whatever you want about me.  But seriously, Readers--no one is born into this lifestyle.  Get it?  NO ONE.  Lots of so-called experts haven't done much research, and lots of people new to this stuff are just going into it blind, thinking that they can do and say whatever they want to a submissive, or claiming to be submissive and then trying to order various Dominants around.  First of all, that's just plain rude, so climb the hell down.  Secondly, read.  Please, for the love of whatever's out there, READ.  Whether it's Elise Sutton, Jay Wiseman, Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy, or a myriad other authors who live, breathe, eat, sleep and play D/s and BDSM, educate yourselves. That's why this blog exists.  If I'm not helping you, then please stop reading.

In an Attempt to Assist Submissives

Through some recent comments on a submissive male's blog, I've been mulling over the idea of finding some assistance for those submissives who are seeking a Dominant, but don't know where to begin.  Curious in regard to this, I tried my local cragislist.  Other than some idiot wanting a female sex toy (my mental response--Sir, you have 2 hands.  . . what's the problem here?) I didn't find a whole lot.  This got me to thinking. . . . there are 2 book samples I've recently downloaded, Find Your Domme by Mistress Celia, and Letters from a Dominatrix by Mistress Thalia, that I will be looking into as soon as I can, so that I may try to help with the educational aspects of D/s.  I'm not an expert, so please don't troll, scream, rant, or threaten.  Those comments will be deleted.  Not because I don't welcome criticism, but because it's My Blog.  Get that?  MINE.  Besides which, some submissives truly are seeking guidance, as well as solace.  I'll provide what I can, dear Readers!  For now, for those of you who would prefer to peruse your own copies, please feel free to click the following links:

http://www.amazon.com/Find-your-Domme-ebook/dp/B004T33Q4Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309271001&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Dominatrix-Submissive-Domina-ebook/dp/B0057PNEQA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1309271089&sr=1-1

Enjoy!

Interesting News Report

This evening, while watching the Nightly News on my local NBC station, I was fortunate enough to catch this broadcast in their "Making a Difference" campaign.  I later went out and did a basic Google search for the Kibera School for Girls, where I found this.

So what does this have to do with D/s?  Well, probably not much.  What does it have to do with Women, and female empowerment?  EVERYTHING.  This school was started by a man and a woman.  Kibera is a slum area in Nairobi, Kenya, that is densely populated and extremely poor, with a high rate of infant and childhood mortality, and a high HIV rate.  Kibera School for Girls is the genius brainchild of Kenneth Odede, who is himself a native of this region.  Yes, you read that correctly, a school for girls, which was founded by a man.  He didn't go it alone, though.  He had help through his friend, Jessica Possner.

Many people who read, comment, occasionally follow, or are simply interested in gender and especially women's issues have gotten to know that I sometimes become quite vitriolic and acerbic when it comes to discussions of gender and what "they" feel or think being a woman is all about.  To these readers (and you bloody well know who you are, I'm not about to lower myself to calling out by name) I hope you will click the links above, read the articles, and possibly even donate to this wonderful school and help these future women.