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Mistress Ree, Big agree on the question. Is that supposed to be a tribute blog? As for the Team Fortress thing, what position would the lovely Ree be? I was going to make a joke about a character class and swap in Ree for a syllable, turns out I cannot. Clearly not worthy to serve you I'm guessing he was going to frame up Mistress Zhao as a Pyro. -monokuro

Aw, dude, you could at least spell her name right before you field a question like that. Its one vowel for Pete's sake. I'll field this one, I don't think she does online sessions, you must make the trek to NYC to do it. As have numerous others done. -monokuro

Mistress Kang, Oh my goodness, if only Darwin saw that video. "Survival of the fittest" proven. I'm curious as to how shocking his hand would knock him out like that. Well, perhaps he should have set it to stun. One more thing, what would power that thing to knock him out? I don't think a AAA size battery could pull that much juice. -monokuro

mZ, I disagree, Devendra Banhart also is using concepts to craft this cool image. He's really just replying to a cultural trend with "First". In Japan, Malice Mizer or X probably got their own "First" reply to bdsm culture in Asia, whereas Banhart's video is the same thing in a society that's grown to be less likely to ostracize / hunt him down. It really comes down to cultural tolerances, even in the early Noughties or 2000s bdsm still had an underground feel to it with many openly opposed to its existence, but the influential Bible Belt doesn't exist in Japan so themes of bdsm have become so ubiquitous that most people are cool with it being around. Its the difference of 2010 compared to 1990s or 1980s, I agree he's being pure and heartfelt as you described but it is still a marketing ploy. Just like when Koda Kumi or Ali Project use elements of bdsm in their videos it is just a trickle down effect of others going full on. Ultimately its still the music industry in an effort for people to buy him and he went for that untapped market just like how Dir en Grey went for the market of people brave enough to confront some pretty serious social issues in far from pure ways. -monokuro

mZ, Well of course I'll have to post some of them. There are some bdsm themed cafes in Tokyo, but I was told to stay clear of them unless accompanied. (Everybody picks on the tall white kid) And onto the videos: Soulhead - XXX feat. Koda Kumi The obvious things are bondage, corporal punishment, and Yoshika in a military uniform Ali Project - Boukoku Kakusei Catharsis There's a dude on a cross, and he doesn't look very happy about it. He looks more dead. Still, nice costume and music. This is the same musical duo that made Hizamazuite Ashi wo Oname (Kneel Down and Lick my Feet) that I posted in a much earlier topic. Ali Project - Seishoujo Ryouiki Same band as before, a much faster pace in the music, guy in a cage that she stabs but look at her hair, even if that is extension or wig just marvel at how much work that must have taken. Gackt - Vanilla It is the subtitled version, easier to see what he sings. Of course Gackt made a video involving themes of domination, its an automatic cash influx. The themes are in the lyrics more than the video. That's all I could remember in about 10 minutes, I have the feeling that Dir en Grey did some videos with bdsm in them but they're kind of... graphic. Also, G Dragon is the male Korean version of Lady Gaga? I think so -monokuro

mZ, That's a pretty good song. BDSM isn't just in underground music culture, if you look towards Japan, its widespread in the rock and pop videos. Actually some of them can get down right creepy, or down right awesome. I would post some but they're usually pretty graphic, even when already censored. -monokuro

I'd wait until a Nigerian prince wishing to share his massive wealth of billions shows up and asks Mistress Kang if she would like a share. But yes this may be the best post ever, offering strange services for 15 bucks. Not exactly Fortress fares. -monokuro

Mistress Kang, Wait, mustard? Does that mean that you're kosher? There's a joke lurking there about Jewish dietary restrictions and sexual innuendo but I'm not going to take it. -monokuro

Mistress Jung, Ehh kinda sorta. For the sake of people here I'm not going into specifics about how I and several buddies ended up on a ferry to Jeju or how I ended up in South Korea. I think I've repressed most of it because I can only recall arriving in Japan, staying a few days then some broken data in between, then flying back to Canada. -monokuro

Mistress Jung, Looking at that, I'd say maybe a certain park on the South Korean island of Jeju. They have a sex amusement park so that should fit in fine with a few giant phallus statues. Even more fitting that prior to modernization and tourism it was a largely matriarchal society.... Women in control, art mimics life? What? -monokuro

Mistress Kang, When I first saw this topic I thought of small mammals moving at a high velocity, like fur coated rockets. And then somehow becoming entangled in your lovely blonde hair. Is there something inherently wrong with me for thinking that first and foremost? -monokuro

Woffyboy, There shouldn't be any problems with highlighting text. I've just tried it with IE, Chrome, Opera, and Firefox (3 on a USB) just to check for matches to what you've experienced and I couldn't replicate it. It could just be a little glitch in the programming, whenever I try to highlight things on this forum using my mouse it selects the entire text at first before shrinking down to what I wanted. I suppose there's only one question left. Are you on a Mac? If so, I cannot help. -monokuro

Mistress Ree, That's a very humourous single word response. The allcaps help make an impact. One question must be asked, Basmati or White? Which one hurts more? Mistress Jung, I think he probably figured uncooked rice felt like cooked rice too. It could be so much worse though, I've heard of reports of kneeling in cracked peppercorns after sustaining lacerations or irritation to the knee region as a way of building up pain tolerance. I lose colour in my face when I think of how that would feel. A big apology to Fortress regulars for giving ideas of punishments that can be found in kitchens. -monokuro

Mistress Jung, Its a mean punishment, also incorporated in some forms of training. I remember my cousin told me that when he was in the military (Sweden) that he couldn't aim well on uneven ground, so his squad leader made him do his exercises in unboiled rice with just shorts and a sweater on. Like standing (barefoot), kneeling, and prone (on your stomach) to toughen him up. That may not sound like much but he had to do it three times a day for an hour, over the course of a week. As expected he's now a better shot, apparently. -monokuro

Mistress Kang, The new forum format has some slight errors, where you get denied through "[#10245] You are not permitted to view member profiles." I looked at a picture of Mistress Ree in her gallery then clicked on her name and was taken to her profile of all places. Even stranger, I was able to click on someone in her "Friends" section and proceed onto their profile. I just tried accessing Mistress Ree's profile and I received a denial message. I could click around for the coding error then report it, if that's okay with you. -monokuro