Well as a self-proclaimed Oral Freak (and one of the very few people on the site who include 'Freak' in their member profiles) I feel like I ought to jump in and say something on behalf of freaks everywhere...
I think others here have said it particularly well, particularly OF, Irish, and raraa. Basically, there's a distinction we have to make between (on one hand) the use of 'freak' as a derrogatory term, which is what OF was talking about, and what GermanSteve is thinking about; and (on the other hand) self-identification with the term (what Kyttn, Lilith, I, and others have done). I do use the term with my tongue planted firmly in my cheek (oooh, what a nice oral metaphor
) and I don't honestly consider myself all that far out in left field, but overall I do like what it states about my individuality.
Personally, I take a certain pride in being, erm, 'unique' --- I prefer to be myself rather than altering who I am to suit the constraints of society. To me, my individualism (so long as it doesn't hurt anyone else) will always be a very good thing, even though it may make me seem odd to some people around me. After all, if someone can't respect my quirks, then they're not my kind of person to begin with!
The very best relationships I've ever had (both romantic/sexual and platonic) have been based on an underlying acceptance of and even love for each other's uniqueness.
So, if that all makes me a freak, then
a freak I am proud to be!
--- sweetstuff
p.s. I guess I'd better crawl into the freak-flag-tent with all the rest of you... Lilith, you go ahead and spank these guys, and then I'll kiss them better, ok?
