How would you react if you recognised somebody in a fetish vid?

[ImNotDave]

A while ago I was scanning over some small footfetish pics site, and I randomly came across several pictures of a girl I used to go to school with years ago! (Obviously she was now over 18 in the photos).
I didnt really know her very well, and I havent spoken to her for years, plus part of me thinks the pictures might have just been stolen and put on this site as examples rather than her actually submitting them herself, but Ive never tried to question it.

But it got me wondering, how you I/you react if you were watching a sample video or look at some pictures on the TMF and you knew the person in the video?
Would you ever confront them? Or just leave it?

 

[sasaxrah]

Well I've met some people in videos, but I'm sure that's not what you mean.

If I saw someone in a video who I didn't know did videos, I'd leave it. Why make it awkward?

 

[-Hari-]

I laughed 😛

 

[chicago]

I would laugh, unless it was one of my little sisters or something. Then I would be all kinds of pissed. Doing porn (writing it is an exception) ain't something I would want for myself or kid sisters just to make money.

 

[Babyshambles]

I would laugh, unless it was one of my little sisters or something. Then I would be all kinds of pissed. Doing porn (writing it is an exception) ain't something I would want for myself or kid sisters just to make money.

why is writing it an exception? just curious

 

[chicago]

why is writing it an exception? just curious

Because you're not exploiting your body for sick bastards to beat their cocks into submission over.

Not only that, but were my writings to show up to my friends or family, I could easily deny they were mine. Could you deny a video of yourself being tickled, meant to arouse those with a tickle fetish? No.

Also, writing a good piece of tickle fiction actually takes talent. Being in porn doesn't.

 

[Babyshambles]

Because you're not exploiting your body for sick bastards to beat their cocks into submission over.

Not only that, but were my writings to show up to my friends or family, I could easily deny they were mine. Could you deny a video of yourself being tickled, meant to arouse those with a tickle fetish? No.

yes, i agree with that.

what are your thoughts on showing your photograph on this tickling forum. that could not be so easily denied, if someone stumbled upon it - (however admittedly unlikely that may be).

presumably some men will get as much arousal from your picture and words as from a fetish video.

does that concern you? does that concern anyone else?

or perhaps there is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of being involved in this community.

i have mixed feelings on both issues.

 

[chuckle]

Because you're not exploiting your body for sick bastards to beat their cocks into submission over.

Not only that, but were my writings to show up to my friends or family, I could easily deny they were mine. Could you deny a video of yourself being tickled, meant to arouse those with a tickle fetish? No.

Also, writing a good piece of tickle fiction actually takes talent. Being in porn doesn't.

Hard words... .

But its true. 🙂

 

[Adam]

I'd probably leave it alone, though I have to admit it would be tempting to bring up in conversation. I'd have to try to restrain myself though, since many people end up doing films for the extra cash (college students, for example) and may be a bit too embarrassed about it. Now if it were a family member? I'd definitely be uneasy and probably feel the need to kill the producer. Let's just say I hope I never see that.

 

[chicago]

yes, i agree with that.

what are your thoughts on showing your photograph on this tickling forum. that could not be so easily denied, if someone stumbled upon it - (however admittedly unlikely that may be).

presumably some men will get as much arousal from your picture and words as from a fetish video.

does that concern you? does that concern anyone else?

or perhaps there is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of being involved in this community.

i have mixed feelings on both issues.

I have my picture on here because that's who I am. I've had my picture in my signature for years. I think it's quite a jump from posting a picture of my face on here versus doing a bondage tickling video with the intent to sexually arouse people.

And even with my picture on the signature here, I could still deny it was me to an extent, if I wanted. Though I probably wouldn't, because honestly being a part of the community and the forum is nothing to be ashamed of. Putting yourself out there in terms of doing a fetish video is quite a different story. I think friends/family would have less of a reaction to my posting here than they would had they found a tickling porn of me.

 

[Babyshambles]

all good points.

 

[BellaRisa]

why is writing it an exception?

It isn't. Creating material for sexual gratification, whether with your lovely body or your well written prose, is still creating material for sexual gratification. Those of us who write adult fiction *and* produce and star in fetish videos are proud of the talent it takes to do well in each arena. It's true Just as any hack can write a piece of tickle porn, anyone can be in a video, but there's talent to be found in both types of material be it a flare for the camera or style with the pen As for how I'd react to recognizing someone, I'd mind my business.

 

[chuckle]

It depends on who they are...

relatives:... I don't care. I don't mind their business. No hard feelings.

family: ... no judgement.

- Unless they're minors. If so... Poor head of the company..." thou hast brought vengeance open thee!!! "


But I have to agree:

Good points, AnnieHall

 

[Babyshambles]

It isn't. Creating material for sexual gratification, whether with your lovely body or your well written prose, is still creating material for sexual gratification. Those of us who write adult fiction *and* produce and star in fetish videos are proud of the talent it takes to do well in each arena. It's true Just as any hack can write a piece of tickle porn, anyone can be in a video, but there's talent to be found in both types of material be it a flare for the camera or style with the pen 🙂

sure, there is definitely talent there.

i see so many talented people expressing their creativity through tickling. if i am brutally honest I think it can be a waste of talent. sure tickling is good, but it is hardly worthwhile, or is it?

does anyone agree?

 

[BellaRisa]

sure, there is definitely talent there.

i see so many talented people expressing their creativity through tickling. if i am brutally honest I think it can be a waste of talent. sure tickling is good, but it is hardly worthwhile, or is it?

does anyone agree?

I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that a talented person shouldn't waste their talent on tickling material? How is that a waste, and what should they be doing instead?

 

[chicago]

I don't know if reacting in ways you can't control = talent. Nor do I find looking a certain way to be talent. If you're pretending to be ticklish and you can actually make people believe you are, that's definitely a talent. Though customers would probably be pissed to find that out.

Writing something that's not hackneyed and full of H's and A's takes a bit more use of the ol' noggin than following instructions and just reacting.

Being a part of the creative aspects of making a successful video definitely takes talent. Though at times, it's questionable what causes people to buy a certain video and it's likely more the look and reactions of the subject which are usually not something one can control / manipulate.

 

[BellaRisa]

I don't know if reacting in ways you can't control = talent. Nor do I find looking a certain way to be talent. If you're pretending to be ticklish and you can actually make people believe you are, that's definitely a talent. Though customers would probably be pissed to find that out.

Writing something that's not hackneyed and full of H's and A's takes a bit more use of the ol' noggin than following instructions and just reacting.

Being a part of the creative aspects of making a successful video definitely takes talent. Though at times, it's questionable what causes people to buy a certain video and it's likely more the look and reactions of the subject which are usually not something one can control / manipulate.

Modeling in a quality video definitely isn't about simply 'reacting in ways you can't control' any more than a quality story is about writing "OMG HAHAHAH STAAAAPP!!" over and over. In both writing and videos you find tired formulas and tripe. As a writer I'm well aware of the skill it takes to write properly, and I also know what it takes to create the experience videos viewers want to have; both require a connection with your audience, a style that's all your own, and other elements that separate the wheat from the chaff. And the same folks who may buy a video soley for the looks and reactions will also touch themselves while reading certain words in a story over and over; masturbation fodder comes in various forms no matter how one may try to elevate their personal material beyond such.

 

[Babyshambles]

Writing is definitely a talent.

When you are an accomplished journalist, would you like to be associated with tickling in any way.

Might you regret your contribution to this community? Or not? I don't know.

It would be nice if society were a more tolerant place. I see no problem with posting here or being associated with this place, but I know others do not share my liberal outlook.

In reply to Bella, I am struggling to think of something that is more meaningful than tickling. It is entirely subjective.

For my tastes, I admire serious hard-working souls who suffer for their accomplishments and I have a dislike towards hedonists who pick at the low hanging fruit. Perhaps I would take the tickling profession more seriously if it wasn't so much fun (apparently).

I don't know if reacting in ways you can't control = talent. Nor do I find looking a certain way to be talent. If you're pretending to be ticklish and you can actually make people believe you are, that's definitely a talent. Though customers would probably be pissed to find that out.

Writing something that's not hackneyed and full of H's and A's takes a bit more use of the ol' noggin than following instructions and just reacting.

Being a part of the creative aspects of making a successful video definitely takes talent. Though at times, it's questionable what causes people to buy a certain video and it's likely more the look and reactions of the subject which are usually not something one can control / manipulate.

 

[BellaRisa]

Because you're not exploiting your body for sick bastards to beat their cocks into submission over.

I have to ask: Enny, Artoo, CrystalLight, myself...all of the members of this forum that you know who've happily done tickling videos, were you trying to insult us with this statement or...? Just wondering if there was a point.

 

[Babyshambles]

I have to ask: Enny, Artoo, CrystalLight, myself...all of the members of this forum that you know who've happily done tickling videos, were you trying to insult us with this statement or...? Just wondering if there was a point.

I didn't see an insult.

I saw an expression of disdain towards a certain type of consumer of this material.

 

[BellaRisa]

In reply to Bella, I am struggling to think of something that is more meaningful than tickling. It is entirely subjective.

For my tastes, I admire serious hard-working souls who suffer for their accomplishments and I have a dislike towards hedonists who pick at the low hanging fruit. Perhaps I would take the tickling profession more seriously if it wasn't so much fun (apparently).

I suspect we're going off-topic but I'd like to address this: interestingly, my close friends and life-partners would tell you that I once struggled more than a little with what your suggesting: that tickling (and spanking and my other proclivities) aren't serious enough to warrant making a living from them; I should be doing something more...noble, less fun, a 'real' job. I won't go into detail about how I got over it, but ultimately I concluded that if you find an honest way to have fun at work and support yourself and your loved ones you're doing just fine; life doesn't have to be about misery and strife and anyone telling you that is likely unhappy and trapped in some soulless cubicle 😎 It's only the low hanging fruit if you don't do your best and put your all into what you're doing. Personally I think there is meaning in making people happy with your product, whether it's tickling videos or running an ice cream shop or being a puppeteer (thank god Jim Henson didn't listen to those who said Muppets weren't a good enough profession! )

 

[BellaRisa]

I didn't see an insult.

I saw an expression of disdain towards a certain type of consumer of this material.

I did see an insult, in the part about 'exploiting' our bodies. And being disdainful toward a "certain type of consumer" wasn't called for either in this conversation, frankly.

 

[Babyshambles]

True, true.

Yet I would admire Stephen Hawking infintely more than Jim Henson.

That man has really suffered and really accomplished. That is admirable.

That being said, I would prefer to live the life of Jim Henson over Stephen Hawking.

Suffering for your art is only really interesting from a distance.

I suspect we're going off-topic but I'd like to address this: interestingly, my close friends and life-partners would tell you that I once struggled more than a little with what your suggesting: that tickling (and spanking and my other proclivities) aren't serious enough to warrant making a living from them; I should be doing something more...noble, less fun, a 'real' job. I won't go into detail about how I got over it, but ultimately I concluded that if you find an honest way to have fun at work and support yourself and your loved ones you're doing just fine; life doesn't have to be about misery and strife and anyone telling you that is likely unhappy and trapped in some soulless cubicle 😎 It's only the low hanging fruit if you don't do your best and put your all into what you're doing. Personally I think there is meaning in making people happy with your product, whether it's tickling videos or running an ice cream shop or being a puppeteer (thank god Jim Henson didn't listen to those who said Muppets weren't a good enough profession! )

 

[devilscabanaboy]

I don't post much, but I'll chime in here because the topic of the original post has been diverted a bit.

I actually have known someone that did a tickling video, but that was not all she did. In fact, the tickle vid was more of an aside. But suffice to say, I knew this person as a person prior to finding out that she had this whole other aspect that I knew nothing about.

Now, this was not a particularly close friend or anything - more an acquaintance - and so it was not some obvious blindness on my part or deception on hers that left me unawares. It was none of my business, and she did not choose to share it with me. So there was no call for me to feel "betrayed", as I would imagine most people would feel if someone close to them suddenly revelaed this hidden aspect to their personality.

But, honestly, that wouldn't and shouldn't matter. As I said, she was a person, one I thought well of before I knew of these activities. And what did I think after? I felt no different. And that's as it should be. She was no different, and nothing had changed but my understanding of my perceptions of the world and of her. And it was up to me to incorporate this new knowledge into my picture of her as a person - to add this aspect to what I already knew. That's an adaptation I feel most people have a hard time making, with much less bothersome characteristics than an appearance in a fetish video.

So what became of it? Nothing. I didn't need to mention it, and she had no reason to mention it to me. And things remained cordial, and she remained a pleasant acquaintance, until times and situations conspired to separate us. She never knew that I knew, because I made the adjustment in myself to prevent it from being awkward. And that's how it should be.

 

[BellaRisa]

True, true.

Yet I would admire Stephen Hawking infintely more than Jim Henson.

That man has really suffered and really accomplished. That is admirable.

That being said, I would prefer to live the life of Jim Henson over Stephen Hawking.

Suffering for your art is only really interesting from a distance.

Amen; I know what you mean. I've often heard one must suffer to truly be expressive, and as a connoisseur of comedy and comedic writing I'm constantly learning about the tragic lives that our best and brightest comedians often had; our laughter came from their pain, and I do find that to be admirable and inspiring-it feels as though they earned their success more than those who suffered less, y'know? Having said that, if one truly loves what they do then hopefully their own happiness is their reward, and the ultra-kudos can be freely given to the poor suffering souls, they need it more