Copy Editor vs. BDSM Capitalization

[pantryslut]

I just had a mini-meltdown at work over the capitalization preferences of certain BDSM practitioners.

Specifically:

a) The preference for Dom/sub versus Dom/Sub;

b) The fondness for constructions such as "W/we," "O/our," etc.

I finally just started ranting along these lines:

"Those uppity submissives should just stop asserting their independence and allow themselves to be subsumed under the capital letter of their Dominant, already!"

Yeah. OK. Maybe it's time for a break.

Comments

[mckennl.livejournal.com]

Your rant was about b), right? I mean that's just ridiculous. It should be We and Our. Adding another letter -- even one that's lower-case -- is topping from the bottom if I ever saw it.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

I ranted a little about a), too, but it was mostly just "Oh God. Oh God. Oh God."

[mckennl.livejournal.com]

Oh sure, GOD gets capitalized.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

:)

[elusis.livejournal.com]

See, I read it as Overinflated Dom Ego Syndrome. God forbid anyone else should get to be on their level.