LittleMissPink
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Hey all,
I think this has been discussed somewhere before but I want to add my thoughts on the issue.
I read a comment earlier that sparked me to write this.
The person (who will remain anonymous) seemed to focus on the point that diaper wearing is a just a choice and nowhere near comparable to LGBT. It may be true that we are not as marginalized as much as perhaps LGBT people but I would say that is rather because we are relatively unknown.
I get the impression if a primary/elementary school teacher was outed as ABDL (AB especially) they would be fired from the backlash by parents or ignorant institution thinking they were a pedophile (kind of like gays were thought of in the past). Think about it and you'll realize that is a very real possibility. In fact we can see a perfect example of disparagement and pedophile accusations received from the brick and mortar Tykables store.
The word "choice" annoys me as if it we were choosing to wear diapers and should never be remotely compared to LGBT. I disagree and here is my argument:
1. My earliest memory of wanting diapers occurs back in preschool being 4 or 5.
- Many gay people also make similar statements of being interested in the same sex when they were also at a young age.
2. If diaper wearing is a choice then it's a choice in the same way gay people "choose" to get married to live their lives happily. Gay people don't need to get married or have gay relationships to survive. Far from it, give them food, water and shelter and they'll survive like everyone else. It's true we don't need diapers to survive but wearing makes our lives happier and true to who we are and being able to express that is not a choice but a need. Both a gay person and ABDL person able to express themselves are psychological needs and make our lives happier because of it.
3. Similarities with LGBT and ABDL with anxiety, stress and depression.
- If you think that isn't the case then why does this forum exist? It's a support forum with links to suicide prevention and helplines. Being ABDL can add unnecessary stress compared to non-ABDLs so suggesting it can influence depression is not absurd and I am sure there are many who have experienced it just doing a quick google search with those terms.
This all being said classifying it as a psychological need and not a choice does not mean I want special treatment or disability handicaps but the same kind of respect that people who are LGBT receive. LGBT people are not belittled by mainstream media and told it's just a choice (unless you're a bigot). So why should we be told it's just a choice and belittled in comparison to LGBT people? We both didn't choose our desires.
Labeling it a choice I believe devalues the importance and impact it has on our lives. It angers me that people would think being ABDL is a breeze in the park compared to LGBT, never an issue and as simple to stop as choosing what groceries to buy each week.
I never chose to like diapers it wasn't a choice so in consequence my diaper wearing is also not a choice. Being DL is not something I can give up like choosing not to eat a certain food or what to have for dinner. So people who think it's just a choice I ask of you to stop treating it so.
I hope I have made my points clear enough and I am interested in what others have to say.
I think this has been discussed somewhere before but I want to add my thoughts on the issue.
I read a comment earlier that sparked me to write this.
The person (who will remain anonymous) seemed to focus on the point that diaper wearing is a just a choice and nowhere near comparable to LGBT. It may be true that we are not as marginalized as much as perhaps LGBT people but I would say that is rather because we are relatively unknown.
I get the impression if a primary/elementary school teacher was outed as ABDL (AB especially) they would be fired from the backlash by parents or ignorant institution thinking they were a pedophile (kind of like gays were thought of in the past). Think about it and you'll realize that is a very real possibility. In fact we can see a perfect example of disparagement and pedophile accusations received from the brick and mortar Tykables store.
The word "choice" annoys me as if it we were choosing to wear diapers and should never be remotely compared to LGBT. I disagree and here is my argument:
1. My earliest memory of wanting diapers occurs back in preschool being 4 or 5.
- Many gay people also make similar statements of being interested in the same sex when they were also at a young age.
2. If diaper wearing is a choice then it's a choice in the same way gay people "choose" to get married to live their lives happily. Gay people don't need to get married or have gay relationships to survive. Far from it, give them food, water and shelter and they'll survive like everyone else. It's true we don't need diapers to survive but wearing makes our lives happier and true to who we are and being able to express that is not a choice but a need. Both a gay person and ABDL person able to express themselves are psychological needs and make our lives happier because of it.
3. Similarities with LGBT and ABDL with anxiety, stress and depression.
- If you think that isn't the case then why does this forum exist? It's a support forum with links to suicide prevention and helplines. Being ABDL can add unnecessary stress compared to non-ABDLs so suggesting it can influence depression is not absurd and I am sure there are many who have experienced it just doing a quick google search with those terms.
This all being said classifying it as a psychological need and not a choice does not mean I want special treatment or disability handicaps but the same kind of respect that people who are LGBT receive. LGBT people are not belittled by mainstream media and told it's just a choice (unless you're a bigot). So why should we be told it's just a choice and belittled in comparison to LGBT people? We both didn't choose our desires.
Labeling it a choice I believe devalues the importance and impact it has on our lives. It angers me that people would think being ABDL is a breeze in the park compared to LGBT, never an issue and as simple to stop as choosing what groceries to buy each week.
I never chose to like diapers it wasn't a choice so in consequence my diaper wearing is also not a choice. Being DL is not something I can give up like choosing not to eat a certain food or what to have for dinner. So people who think it's just a choice I ask of you to stop treating it so.
I hope I have made my points clear enough and I am interested in what others have to say.