Acanthus: Too Much Of A Good Thing (rant)

Acanthus 02.23.12	/rant.
pizzamachine 02.23.12	Great albums!
Emim 02.23.12	Is this about sex addiction? Because it's a real problem.
Samshine 02.23.12	not entirely sure what i just read
Acanthus 02.23.12	Did I mention the manic depressive producer whores his music out whenever possible, to the exclusion of all else? @pizza - thanks sir, most of these are good though 2 is a real trial of love. @Samshine - part of my life, recent events, etc
Emim 02.23.12	Yeah I just commented based off of the title, now I'm not sure if it applies to the content or not...
MetallicOpeth 02.23.12	"not entirely sure what i just read" it's the first 2 words of the first description, the rest is pretty self explanatory
Acanthus 02.23.12	@Emim - I hear there are hotlines you can call to help with that problem, their rates are very affordable.
Acanthus 02.23.12	@Metallic - it's a pretty normal part of club life here, I forget that elsewhere that's not the case.
MetallicOpeth 02.23.12	Yea that's interesting we have nothing like that around here, at least that I know of. All we have an upscale consumer show called "Sexapalooza" which gives you a glimpse into some wicked shit. But no actual clubs.
Acanthus 02.23.12	The venues just hearing about these really enjoy the concept, sadly the first few were the best we've ever had.
Emim 02.23.12	Never been to a club in my life which may have something to do with it.
Acanthus 02.23.12	Clubs are fun, I'd recommend going sometime for sure.
North0House2 02.23.12	"not entirely sure what i just read" Same. It was something about fetish shows. So, I guess that means people were just licking feet at some club on stage or something.
Acanthus 02.23.12	"not entirely sure what i just read" You read about the over saturation my towns club scene is enduring due to the influx of too many fetish shows in a short period of time. These are not high quality shows, but rather amateurs with little organization, even less microphone presence (essential for announcing upcoming scenes), and funded by people willing to continue to pay as little as possible for the events setup.
Vesper 02.23.12	Acanthus, you know that you, me, and Haz are the only ones who are (openly) into this kind of thing. The rest of Sputnik is just incredibly bemused by the entire culture, I think.
Acanthus 02.23.12	I forget that easily, I still maintain the list was pretty straightforward though.
Vesper 02.23.12	Yeah, it was straightforward - sucks that happens (anytime something goes mainstream...). I think the wut-type comments just reflect how relatively uncommon fetish culture is.
Acanthus 02.23.12	I don't mind it going places, I want it to reflect well on the culture though and not be this... this cheap.
Vesper 02.23.12	Of course - but the cheapening effect is kind of an inevitable by-product of mainstream appropriation, I think. Not everyone wants to dedicate the time/money towards a strong scene, especially if they're just in it for the curiosity, so you get these shitty knock-offs.
iswimfast 02.23.12	May I ask where exactly you're from?
AngelofDeath 02.23.12	( . Y . )
MetallicOpeth 02.23.12	"The rest of Sputnik is just incredibly bemused by the entire culture, I think." nu-uh
Trebor17 02.23.12	I'm 10 and what is this?
Acanthus 02.23.12	@Vesper - the same thing is happening to the local body suspension group, though to a lesser extent due to the relative hardcore nature of the act. @iswimfast - Midwest MO actually, surprising right? Our scene started with a now well known DJ always being down in Fayetteville, AK in the early 90's.
iswimfast 02.23.12	Very surprising haha. Damn east coast conservatives** don't let our culture expand.
Vesper 02.23.12	'nu-uh' I mean more that people haven't actually been involved in any way, lol. I'm sure most people know what fetish culture is (on at least a pretty superficial level). @Acanthus - I'm sure that body suspension will remain relatively underground, ha.
Acanthus 02.23.12	@iswimfast - I want to go to an actual fetish club someday, but who knows if it will happen. @Vesper - idk, when people you dislike join and then talk about the "pain" constantly it seems a lot less underground than one might desire.
MetallicOpeth 02.23.12	"I mean more that people haven't actually been involved in any way, lol." yea thats fair, but did you mean part of it as in really participate in fetish shows or are just down for the kinky?
Vesper 02.23.12	"idk, when people you dislike join and then talk about the "pain" constantly it seems a lot less underground than one might desire." Haha, so this has a personal element, I see... but, yeah, those sorts of braggarts are present in most subcultures, and there's not much you can do about it, unfortunately. They'll never be important in the scene, so fuck 'em. "yea thats fair, but did you mean part of it as in really participate in fetish shows or are just down for the kinky?" Just people who are kinky, although there's not that much distinction, especially at events where people are openly engaging in fetish acts, even if it's not a formal performance.
AngelofDeath 02.23.12	Do they have conventions for turkey slapping old ladies?
ohfoxxxycole 02.23.12	seriously what the fuck
Acanthus 02.23.12	@ohfoxxxy - ?
auberginedreams 02.23.12	acanthus i can honestly say you're one of the best/nicest users on this site, and i really do think you're a cool guy but holy fuck i just don't get this fetish stuff. maybe i'm just closed minded or maybe it's my catholic upbringing but what is the appeal of stuff like body suspension. it's just boderline-psychotic. the bdsm scene has always been one of the few subcultures that i'm legitimately disturbed and horrified by. idk it's just not something i'm ever going to understand. sorry for the rant but i just had to say it.
Acanthus 02.23.12	It's cool man, I don't mind. It wasn't something I grew up in at all (Baptist upbringing, Father and Grandfather pastors, etc). Once I started listening to industrial/dressing different I kinda found the scene randomly, and once I started DJ'ing it became a part of life (spurred on my an extremely strange first girlfriend). The body suspension didn't really become a fixture until around 2009(?) or so, but even then it wasn't widely known or seen around town. As Vesper noted there's some personal aspects to my disgruntled view on the current situation, one of them being my take on fetishes. Being a smaller city the number of people I can vent to without getting someone;s feelings hurt and getting kicked off the bill/shunned for awhile is relatively few, so I use Sputnik. I don't expect everyone to understand, I just enjoy having your day be a bit more interesting online.
auberginedreams 02.23.12	well thanks for understanding, it's just not something i'm ever going to be into lol.
Acanthus 02.23.12	Rest assured you're not the only one, no hard feelings at all. Even within the scene there's people who won't come to the show if the body suspension is booked lol
MetallicOpeth 02.23.12	"and i really do think you're a cool guy but holy fuck i just don't get this fetish stuff." Its all about being open-minded. For example sex can get boring fast, so people need different things in order to make their sex lives more exciting. So they try different things. For some people it gets to the point where ordinary sex is a walk in the park and they need something REALLY intense to bring about certain sensations. Theres nothing wrong with it, and its interesting that youre horrified by it, but I can see why, its definitely not for everyone.