Chastity Rings - Page 7

Strangler Lewis · 03-16-2007, 08:40 AM

It can be both. We know what wedding rings and engagement rings look like and the finger they are generally worn on, so, yes, they are public symbols.

We also recognize other styles of rings, jewelry, etc. that are not related to marriage. Chastity rings probably fall within this category, at least to my untrained eye. The commitment they embody to the wearer would be entirely personal and private, much like the cilice worn by the albino in The DaVinci Code.

Alex · 03-16-2007, 10:03 AM

Yes, it certainly can be both. I used to wear a ring that had a very specific symbolic meaning to me, it was publicly displayed but I was the only person in the world who knew of its significance.

I know my sense of the dividing line between public and private is overdeveloped but private symbols worn externally aren't private unless there is a similarly small circle of people who know what it means.

Even if it is unrecognized by 99% of the people, I don't know why you'd openly profess your BDSM predilection on a car bumper sticker (and once you know the sticker you see quite a few of them out there) nor why you'd openly profess that you've vowed to wait until you get married to have sex.

To me, it is not that these things are shameful, just that they are private.
It seems to me that part of our societal change over the last 40 years has been the idea that the only reason to keep something private is shame and therefore to not be ashamed requires making it public.

LSPoorEeyorick · 03-16-2007, 10:22 AM

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Even if it is unrecognized by 99% of the people, I don't know why you'd openly profess your BDSM predilection on a car bumper sticker...

Hmm. I'm google-stumped.

Alex · 03-16-2007, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

Hmm. I'm google-stumped.

Click on the picture for Wikipedia (work safe) details.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 03-16-2007, 10:16 AM

I think everyone should be required to have a sex date stamp.

"Getting some since 1976"

3894 · 03-16-2007, 10:19 AM

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DreadPirateRoberts · 03-16-2007, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

I think everyone should be required to have a sex date stamp.

"Getting some since 1976"

I think a McDonald's type sign would be more informative, "Over 5 million served".

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 03-16-2007, 10:27 AM

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I think a McDonald's type sign would be more informative, "Over 5 million served".

Thats more like a warning label... Then there are the side-effects...

mousepod · 03-16-2007, 10:32 AM

Alex,

I thought you were talking about the Triskelion...

It always seems so oddly "above ground" when a giant "Leather Flag" flies from the flagpole on the corner of Castro and Market....

Alex · 03-16-2007, 10:37 AM

I could have, but that is much less widely adopted and figured I'd present the image that most people are likely to have seen but not recognized for what it was.

(And I just stumbled upon the corporate filter by unintentionally clicking a link that goes to bdsmrights.com so I'm not going to search any more for a triskelion photo.)

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes, it certainly can be both. I used to wear a ring that had a very specific symbolic meaning to me, it was publicly displayed but I was the only person in the world who knew of its significance. I know my sense of the dividing line between public and private is overdeveloped but private symbols worn externally aren't private unless there is a similarly small circle of people who know what it means. Even if it is unrecognized by 99% of the people, I don't know why you'd openly profess your BDSM predilection on a car bumper sticker (and once you know the sticker you see quite a few of them out there) nor why you'd openly profess that you've vowed to wait until you get married to have sex. To me, it is not that these things are shameful, just that they are private. It seems to me that part of our societal change over the last 40 years has been the idea that the only reason to keep something private is shame and therefore to not be ashamed requires making it public.
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Alex, I thought you were talking about the Triskelion... It always seems so oddly "above ground" when a giant "Leather Flag" flies from the flagpole on the corner of Castro and Market.... __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney Last edited by mousepod : 03-16-2007 at 10:36 AM. Reason: added pretty picture
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I could have, but that is much less widely adopted and figured I'd present the image that most people are likely to have seen but not recognized for what it was. (And I just stumbled upon the corporate filter by unintentionally clicking a link that goes to bdsmrights.com so I'm not going to search any more for a triskelion photo.)
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