{"id":3191,"date":"2008-07-16T04:27:14","date_gmt":"2008-07-16T08:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soulhuntre.com\/2008\/07\/16\/earning-leather\/"},"modified":"2008-07-16T04:27:14","modified_gmt":"2008-07-16T08:27:14","slug":"earning-leather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/legacyiamsenseiken.local\/2008\/07\/16\/earning-leather\/","title":{"rendered":"Earning leather…"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

This evening on prompting from a friend I set up a profile<\/a> on FetLife<\/a>, a fetish community. I took a moment to browse around the forums and came across a thread<\/a> that struck me. Due to privacy concerns I will not copy \/ past the words of anyone from that community here except my own (because I own those, dammit).<\/p>\n

In essence it was a discussion about an article in Power Exchange Magazine<\/a> discussing the old practice of \u201cearning leather\u201d. Essentially in some (by no means all) closed fetish communities the right to present yourself as a peer or dominant was one you had to earn from those who already held power in that group. This is not a bad practice in a closed group but doesn\u2019t really work well in a much larger one.<\/p>\n

This was my reply:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI certainly do get the concept… I simply reject the core premise. It is a given here that earning "leathers" brings with it ideas such as certain titles, relationship dynamics and so on.<\/p>\n

Someone granting me leather, or me needing to earn it is founded upon the core premise that I need someones permission, acceptance or blessing. Since I require none of those things… the very premise is one that doesn’t apply to me.<\/p>\n

This is not to say I have not learned from several really great people, it simply is to say that not one of them was in a position to withold or grant anything from me.\u201c \u2013 soulhuntre on fetlife<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Anyone have any thoughts to contribute? Post a comment or join the thread<\/a>. This might make a good Power In Practice<\/a> topic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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