Good Straight Board

[DonMike]

DamageX, you've got a great board going on there. I've only been around for a week or so but I'm really diggin' it.

I've told this story before but it's worth repeating. Years ago I was living in Pittsburgh with this straight guy. His family was coming to visit and he had to sit me down and prepare me for this visit. He said his brother was homophobic, only because he didn't really know any gay people and that I should have some patience with him, and being from NYC he was very brazen and outspoken and people in the family all walked on eggshells with him so as not to piss him off.

So it took me a day or so to get to know him, and see where our boundaries were. Then we were all sitting in the living room one day and I had made some off the cuff remark about giving a blow job (obviously the parents weren't around) and he looked at me, made a face and went "Jesus, do ya have to talk like that". Without missing a beat I said, "Oh come on, like you never had a cock in your mouth before."

You could have heard a pin drop. He just looked at me for a moment... Everyone nervously looked back and fourth from me to him and back again, waiting for him to pummel me into a stain on the floor. Then something happened that surprised everyone. He started to laugh. He respected the fact that I could joke with him when most other people wouldn't. And when it was time for the family to go back to New York everyone was astonished to see him give me a hug.

My point being is that we got to a good place with each other. I have straight friends who can call me "fag" and whom I can call "breeder" and we both know it's all in fun. But we found that place first. I think it's all in being able to respect each other and knowing when boundaries can be crossed and when they should not even be approached. I genuinely like people, all kinds. So when I get a chance to converse with someone who's totally not like me (and lets face it, there are very few people who are just like me) I'm excited because once you can actually communicate with someone you can learn a lot from them and you can teach them a thing or two as well.

[DonMike]

Um... sorry for going on a tangent people. Y'all can tell me to shut the fuck up if you want. LOL! Man, I'm on a roll today. :bunnypancake:

[DamageX]

DamageX, you've got a great board going on there. I've only been around for a week or so but I'm really diggin' it.

Thanks Don, glad you like it. Been thinking about what people were talking about here and honestly, I don't see my board as "straight" necessarily. If there's anything it's closest to, it may be more TGP/MGP- and biz-oriented than any other, but that aside I have no problem with anything related to adult business being discussed there. In fact, I wish there were more variation there, but unfortunately no one single person has experience with everything in this industry.