WITHOUT PREJUDICE…
Is this really what it is coming down to in the 21st Century under the drawn-out influence of Pluto in Capricorn and the short-term effect of Saturn in Scorpio…? That is, going retro, not only in fashion, but in having a voice, stating it how it is, owning an opinion. If the present government have their way, it’s goodbye to hard-core media comments and ciao to blatant blogs. Don’t get me wrong – as in the mix, and awesomely so, is racial, religious, age and GLBTI anti-discrimination – but these offensive discriminations are essential, necessary and totally on the mark. However, these too could be abused with this new political proposal! Voicing an opinion equals free speech out the window – and it won’t matter how correct the ‘offender’ is with their comments, if the ‘offendee’ is offended and reports the ‘offender’, then it’s game on! We won’t even be able to look at someone the seemingly wrong way. It’s back to the Age of Pisces when people took no responsibility for their feelings, blamed and shamed, dumped their emotional reaction on the innocent party who simply came from their perspective. This pending law needs to be tweaked to cover the stuff that really matters, not to keep our tongues hostage. The old-school Capricorn/Saturn tendencies are paired-up with the vindictive Scorpio/Pluto qualities, and we are likely to get the Saturnian cane from BDSM Pluto – without our consent!
Not taking this lightly…
Kris xx Mistress of New Age
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Guess this is an issue that we are in that ‘agree but disagree’ situation. Everyone’s opinion is not necessarily right nor wrong. It is, as it is our own perception/experience. I own mine.
Light Up, Leigh 🙂
An opinion is perception, but i have hard facts for my stand (i know you will say same for yours lol)… yes, agree to disagree…
So glad there will soon be no lighting up in all public places soon – al fresco dining here i come again…:)
Kristal
I don’t think the public majority see this as being the case re victim’s who are actually the wolf in sheep’s clothing, ever getting away with the blame game! Surely, our Nation is not that naive. Their are many group’s & individual’s working too hard to make sure this doesn’t happen. Who also band together when it has. It is in fact a reality that situation’s, circumstances, choices and, people who haven’t dealt with their own inner demons who have pushed a person into the mode of victim. Some get stuck in that mode, or unfortunately feel comfortable in that mode. Others become victims of the system! Boxed in, categorised. Personally, I work in a field where victims often don’t blame the perpetrator, they blame themselves. When in fact they are survivors & to give them strength to move forward it is important that they shift the focus of blame back to who it belongs to.
As for the BDSM, this layperson had to do hys own research. Looks like it’s time to whip some action at all levels re what’s happening around these issues.
There have been groups and organisations working hard for decades on this issue – and nobody pushes anyone into the mode of victim – it is a choice. We are talking about a different type of victim here – your field actually deals with legit victims – i’m talking about the ‘professional victims and martyrs’ who take no responsibility for what they create in their lives and perpetually blame others.
As for your laypersonage, you would need a willing participant to do the research – but you know that…
Big brother is watching. That is our future. In a sense we are going backwards in regards to the freedom of speech but, one must remember that with that, if we want to voice ourselves we must not just relish in positive feedback but take on board our critic’s! Otherwise, are we not denying them the same right to have an opinion whether we like it or not! In this forever changing world we need some censorship to protect a majority of communities and, their people. Especially within the political arena, media, venting bloggers and, as mentioned in an earlier post cyberbullies.
An ancient proverb says “The mind is the slayer of the real”.
Now, it is not just the mind, it’s the tongue, the written word, so forth that has become the slayer in the world of politics and play, the media’s tapping and play on any move or comment made by those that stand out from the crowd of unknown’s.
But, what happen’s to expressing one’s truth? If one is to be censored or possibly up for discrimination! For me, taking it back to the personal. Expressing one’s truth in a respectful way makes it more likely to be heard. The ability to express our feelings is an important life skill. As Dan Millman states in his book ‘Everyday Enlightment’, “don’t center your life around the never ending cycle of feel and express or constantly checking out your sensitivities, looking to see if anyone has offended you. Other people do not need to hear about every feeling you have. Find a constructive balance.”
By the way, can one enlighten a layperson’s understanding of BDSM?
On that, so I don’t get started on the esoteric or psychological stance of the induction of Peris at another woman’s peril by our current Primeminister, I will leave my comment on this blog with a quote.
‘There is no light without shadow and no psychic wholeness without imperfection.’ ~Carl Jung
Indeed there can’t be light without darkness – Carly boy has it goin’ on! The thing is, the proposed law will put professional victims cosily back in victim mode again, and trust me, they will use it to the hilt! This law takes us back to life prior to ‘Co-dependent No More’ days – back to the 90’s when 12-step programs were cool (if you weren’t in one, there was something wrong with you!), and were one of the catalysts for owning your own ‘stuff’. It’s back to the days of taking no responsibility for our feelings, back to blaming another for how we feel. It makes perception the truth – it makes reality a farce. Turning over to the possibility of enlightening a layperson about BDSM – if it’s in their blood, if it’s how they roll, they will catch on very quickly…
Kris xx Mistress of New Age