Culture What unions should learn from BDSM kinksters - Apparently the big problem for labor is the lack of whips and chains

https://medium.com/@lisakreut/leather-latex-labour-5567ced0b164

recently kink communities have organized to monitor problematic tops, and are starting to employ tools like sexual assault intervention, police walkthroughs, transformative justice, crisis services, and community blacklists.

We also train trusted kinksters to attend parties and monitor activities to make sure good consent and safety are observed. These people often wear a sash and are called dungeon monitors. They’re almost like an ombudsperson.

Now, the labour movement might not need people walking through bedrooms to make sure there’s no funny business, but we could employ some other ideas designed to make sure we’re all watching out for each other.

The fact that it’s uncomfortable or triggering for some members is valid, but in the labour movement, particularly in our social justice work, we balance the exposure to uncomfortable and triggering subjects with the importance of the work that we’re doing. I would propose that if we can prevent a sexual assault, it’s worth five minutes of discomfort.

I also think the union should apply its standard trigger reduction procedures when these topics come up, have active listeners and ombudspeople on hand, and warn people that we will be talking about sex.

By the end of the article, the author seems to completely forget the connection with labor and union movements and just spergs about polyamory and kink for another 500 words. I'm sure the blue-collar union workers they're supposedly advocating for will really appreciate all the comparisons to kinksters.

 

[ICametoLurk]

I see nothing wrong with turning union members into slaves and whipping them.

 

[Diana Moon Glampers]

Apparently the author of the piece is a transwoman who holds unions responsible for not sucking her ladystick enough during transition and daring to elect a ciswoman instead for a local leadership position.

 

[Ruin]

It's been over a year and these people still haven't realized aggressively pushing San Francisco style degeneracy on blue collar rednecks and telling them to "deal with it" is partially why Trump won.

Enjoy your hundred year Reich of Republican rule assholes.

 

[Hyperion]

Apparently the author of the piece is a transwoman who holds unions responsible for not sucking her ladystick enough during transition and daring to elect a ciswoman instead for a local leadership position.

No kidding? I was wondering what the possible connection between collective bargaining and sexual perversion could be and the author being an autogynephile really clears things up.

 

[Sylvie Paula Paula]

I thought the title said "What Unicorns Should Learn From BDSM Kinksters" and now I'm just disappointed.

 

[Cable 7]

Something, something, nothing to lose but your chains.

 

[AvocadoToast]

Apparently the author of the piece is a transwoman who holds unions responsible for not sucking her ladystick enough during transition and daring to elect a ciswoman instead for a local leadership position.

Troons are so used to being uplifted just for being troons. He genuinely sounds so puzzled that people didn't trip over themselves to vote for him.

 

[Apex Predator]

Working class people don't tend to care what adults do to each other in the bedroom, but want them to keep it there. Everyone doesn't want to know about your kinks 24/7. This of course is oppression somehow.

Also coming down from on high and dictating to people tends to get their backs up. When the "high" is a sex dungeon -- uh. This idiot obviously doesn't realize that stuff like regular family picnics are central to union strength.

 

[frozenrunner]

If this means more rope and rope-like instruments closer at hand for all trannies, I think it's a great idea.

 

[TowinKarz]

Progressivism! It's easy!

You latch on to social causes to justify your sexual hangups and kinks as not only perfectly normal, but worthy of public display and adulation! How is BDSM anything like union rights? Or your crossdressing anything at all like environmentalism? Or your desire to troon out at all relevant to race relations in urban areas? Easy! equate your struggles for "normalization" of said kinks as just as big an issue as labor practices, pollution and racism! It's all the same! Society has determined which way progress lies in, now get on board or get out of our way! It's all one big movement and I just managed to get 4,000,000 on my side by hitching my wagon to it!

Next, get really uppity and vitriolic at anyone who questions this, and voila! You are a perfect citizen of the Superior Future! The world HAS to cater to you now, unless they want to be, ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY!

Get really confused when people don't flock to you, blame it on the alt-right, and double down by nominating untenable political candidates and trying to worm into even more social groups that don't want you because clearly the problem is society isn't woke enough.

 

[Computery Guy]

Hey, Faggot?
Yes, Brad?
I've got something to say...
I really love the, skillful way...
You beat the Unions down, with whips and chains!

Oh, the Twitter was deep, but I swam it!
Faggot!
The country is ours, so let's plan it!
Faggot!
So please, don't tell troons to can it!
Faggot!
I've one thing to say and that's damnit, faggot, libs love you!

 

[Varg Did Nothing Wrong]

>medium.com

Hahaha nope

 

[Ineedahero]

I am glad they have blacklists on their list of things unions should learn, I was just thinking employment these days is too welcoming.