I was also thinking: if a child sees someone in a harness and pup hood at Pride, and their parent calmly explains that some grownups like to play dress-up like that, instead of reacting with shame or disgust or anger—
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yes!—"someone involves you in a kink scene without asking" is a violation of consent while "you might see people in leather at Pride" isn't, in the same way "a guy on the subway flashes you" is while "at a clothing-optional beach you may see nudity" isn't.https://twitter.com/pervocracy/status/1395431395162472454 …
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—then if when they're older the kid finds they also have kinky desires, they'll be more likely to accept them in a healthy way instead of feeling shame, anger, or disgust at themselves.
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don't teach children to internalize shame and disgust about identities they may grow up to inhabit IMO
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