Posted by One-shoe Lover on February 07, 2001 at 01:11:04:
In Reply to: Opinion posted by JustMe on February 06, 2001 at 16:05:37:
I am sure that your opinion is appreciated by most of the intelligent individuals who frequent this message area. That is the commonality here. Intelligence. You obviously are intelligent and well read. That being said, I also believe that you are speaking from an emotional rather than an intellectual standpoint. Yes, SOME of the posts here are repugnant. SOME of the people who do post have no business posting a recipe, much less a story about a desire or the fulfillment thereof. But, if you read some of Dean's prior posts, he is not in the habit of practicing censorship. The points I think that need to be considered here are thus:
--Is the woman an active, willing participant or a passive, uninvolved party?
--Is there any type of harm involved (ie public humiliation) If so, then the behavior of the antagonist is irrefutibly inexcusable.
--Is the observer just enjoying a view of a pretty sight from afar?
I think you will find that MOST of us enjoy the sight of the accidental loss of a shoe rather than attempting to MAKE it happen. Isn't it more enjoyable to see someone just doing something attractive of their own volition rather than being conned into it? By forcing the issue, ie "making" a woman lose a shoe, doesn't that detract from just seeing it happen? I would rather exchange the occasional glance and smile with a woman from a distance than walk up two feet away from her and stare at her, thereby forcing her to look at me.
We are not ALL trying to make this happen. Many of us just enjoy observing from afar. Forcing it destroys the mystique of the whole thing.
I resent the way you seem to have collected us all into one group, and I think you should read a lot more of the postings here before you start making snap judgements based on a few disturbed individuals. Sorry this was so long Dean, but I think your response deserved some support. Thanx.