Why aren't those into bondage and S/M called "leatherosexuals"?

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• ExtremeDullard@piefed.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Same reason why gays aren’t called bumholesexuals.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    New band name!

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  • rmuk@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Anyone else remember the B3ta newsletter? I mean, it’s still going, but still. Anyway, they ran a competition for a long time to get the work “bumsexual” printed in a newspaper. Not sure if anyone succeeded.

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• actionjbone@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Because they don’t fuck the leather.

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• basiclemmon98@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Kinksters don’t all like leather!

  I mean… I do like leather…

  But not because I’m a kinkster!

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• railway692@piefed.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Because it’s not about the leather.

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  • YoSoySnekBoi@kbin.earth ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yo, a user from a kbin (mbin?) server! I don't see those around too often.

    There are dozens of us. DOZENS!

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  • Fondots@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    For some it kind of is, the leather subculture is a thing, and needless to say leather is a pretty important part of it.

    I am not at all qualified to really go into it too much beyond just pointing out that it exists.

    I do have a little anecdote about it though. I know someone who is an all-around very kinky person, into all kinds of fairly extreme bondage stuff. She entered and won some sort of “Ms Leather [city we live in]” competition/pageant thing a few years back but there was a bit of controversy about it because she wasn’t part of the leather subculture, even though there was a pretty decent amount of overlap between her own kinky interests and the leather community, and so she decided to resign her title and apologize over it.

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    • railway692@piefed.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Oh, leather is absolutely a thing.

      But it’s a subculture of a subculture.

      It’s like asking, “Why don’t we call all car drivers Tesla Enthusiasts? Because they sure seem to love them.”

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• blave@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Probably because it’s lame

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• medem@lemmy.wtf ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s Monday, but I already know what the ‘best thing I’ve read all week’ is.

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• shartworx@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  blame the vegans

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  • porksnort@slrpnk.net ⁨55⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Vegans who are into bondage are hard core. Without silk and leather, they have to use hemp rope. That stuff is scratchy! (This is assuming said vegan is also concerned about using petroleum derived products)

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