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Okay, perhaps point four was facetious, but you get my meaning. Now, which of the two approaches sounds more liberal? To my way of thinking a BDSMer might classify a Taken In Hand relationship as a vanilla D/s lifestyle. I realize that you might not be happy with that classification, but the point is that their world view can encompass Taken In Hand, but the reverse is not necessarily true.
Strangely enough, this leads me to the second part of my objection, which is your conclusion that BDSM relationships are more popular than those based on Taken In Hand. I would suggest that there are probably many more couples around the world who today practise what could easily be defined as Taken In Hand than those who do BDSM.
Its just that the BDSM community is a great deal more vocal. (Not to mention the fact that they get to wear those sexy latex suits all the time.) While the Taken In Hand community may not be well organized, it is probably quite large. The silent majority perhaps? If we could take a universal poll, there are probably many more men and woman who could identify with Taken In Hand than BDSM.
But perhaps most importantly, from my own POV, is the fact that I don't think the BDSM community as a whole worries overmuch about how Taken In Hand people view them, whereas this site seems to spend way too much time trying to differentiate itself from them.
And, in the end, does it really matter all that much? After all, isn't it all acceptable, as long as the parties involved have agreed?
