Easiest way to explain healthy BDSM to a vanilla person who thinks it’s wrong?
It’s scary and counterintuitive to jump out of a plane. Most people would never consider it, and can’t understand why anyone would. It goes against everything they believe about fear and danger and gravity.
But every day, people get geared-up and tandem-jump into thousands of feet of thin air, confident in the competence of their instructors, the careful application of safety protocols, and the inherent value of the experience.
Yes, some folks carelessly hook up with disreputable instructors, and sometimes even careful people make mistakes. Risk is risky.
But the fact is, some of us just don’t feel fully alive on solid ground.