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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tykables-adult-baby-storefront_us_58d127f7e4b0be71dcf7e9ba?
Story on the Tykables store in Illinois.
Story on the Tykables store in Illinois.
Slomo said:Well, this certainly is one of the fairest and most realistic stories about us that I've seen to date. It does fall fallacy to the ABDL = Fetish misnomer, but that does reflect the generalised misunderstandings of society in general. At least the story went on to clarify being ABDL is NOT sexual towards children. Now if only they would further clarify that being ABDL is by definition- not sexual at all.....
Uuugh, I guess this just proves how much more we have to do as a community to clear up this misconception.
Slomo said:Well, this certainly is one of the fairest and most realistic stories about us that I've seen to date. It does fall fallacy to the ABDL = Fetish misnomer, but that does reflect the generalised misunderstandings of society in general. At least the story went on to clarify being ABDL is NOT sexual towards children. Now if only they would further clarify that being ABDL is by definition- not sexual at all.....
Uuugh, I guess this just proves how much more we have to do as a community to clear up this misconception.
From the pictures I've seen online, it's right on an ordinary street. http://www.dailyherald.com/storyimage/DA/20160608/news/160608958/EP/1/3/EP-160608958.jpg&updated=201606082145&MaxW=800&maxH=800&noborderMaxx said:Interesting. Have to look into exactly where that is. I mean, I know where Mt. Prospect is, but it strikes me as an odd place for this kind of store. Probably in one of their industrial parks. Can't picture it downtown or in one of the typical neighborhood strip malls.
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I'd bet that's more a function of the reporter than the reportee. How often does the press actually get all the details right?
MarchinBunny said:I don't think it's that much of a misconception as you put it though. Not all AB/DL are sexual, but to act like it being sexual has nothing to do with it at all is just entirely false. Espeically with the way you stated it. By definition? What dictionary do you use?
KimbaWolfNagihiko said:I believe you and I have both debated with Slomo in the past that diaper lovers are usually sexually motivated, but he considers using the term to denote sexual attraction to diapers to be incorrect. While I disagree, I don't think there's going to be any changing his mindset.
KimbaWolfNagihiko said:I find it a little weird that Williams sort of singled out people on the autism spectrum as a separate category than other AB/DL's. Perhaps he was going for the fact that we might enjoy such activities in part because of autism, but yet at the same time, if you do that pretty much still makes you an AB/DL. Whether or not you apply the label is up to you.
todaler said:I mainly seperate them because I do know many people who feel that as a whole the "AB" thing is sexual and for them it is not; so they do not see themselves as an AB. As a whole it was intended to separate out the fetish aspect that some have and the same activity can be non sexual. In our entier interview I did say that clearly not everyone who is Autistic would need or even like our products and may infact not help them at all, but for thoes who it does clearly can have a meaningful outcome. As it was said later in the interview, I could give you 1,000 different answers and reasons and still not get them all. It is an incredably personal thing for many people and the reason is not the point but the point is simply that it provides pleasure in some way and that is all that matters.
MarchinBunny said:I still think that is a bit of an odd way to seperate mainly because there are plenty who don't see it as sexual, still idenitfy as an AB and are not autistic XD. I mean it is what it is, thanks for explaining though. :3
I guess it's just one of those things like you said, it is an incredibly personal thing for many people.
kerry said:Honestly, it doesn't matter if you are or are not turned on by it, or if you are turned on sometimes but not always, or whatever. We all have far more in common than not, and the article made that clear as well. Whether we are AB, DL, or IC without a hint of either one, we're here because we wear diapers for some reason. Tykables clearly wants to position itself as a go-to brand for people like us and wants to make adults wearing diapers seem less unacceptable to the general public. I don't get the comments on Huffpost for some reason, but I'm sure there are a ton of nasty ones. Change takes time, but it is a start.
kerry said:Change takes time,