There was so much manipulation and obvious deception, this bore no resemblance to what I experienced, observed and learned in my time there. This is a sensationalized story of a few people, mostly men telling THEIR STORY; their opinions, judgements and projections of Nicole and this organization...presented as if it were THE STORY.
There was very little BDSM in the more advanced courses---with A LOT of emphasis on consent, sovereignty and agreements. It was one among many avenues people who had desire to consciously explore could. It was never a major thing at Onetaste, The film showed it like the dungeon was part of it and that abuse was condoned. BDSM was Chris Kosely's BIG thing---not Onetaste's.
The way they edited Nicole's words-- taken completely out of context and making it look like something completely different and quite the opposite of her message. That Nicole was condoning and excusing abuse, rape and all other kinds of horrors--that could simply not be further from the truth.
I cannot support the way they obtained stolen footage and used women in this way, many of my friends with real life consequences in their families and careers--without their consent.
Watching this film and knowing what I know--it reminded me of high school , back when gossip, rumor and name-calling were effectively used to define the perception of "truth" or "the story of what happened" to garner influence and control, used to incite and justify bullying, demonizing and marginalizing anyone who disagreed or spoke out against the popular decrees and agendas or tried something new-- out of the matrix.
I'm not in high school. I consider this pathetic.
I cannot give it more that 1 star.
Just because someone in the media says something is something, doesn't mean it is so. Opinion in not Fact. Edited out of context words don't represent who someone is or their intentions. Hopefully we've evolved from the days of Witch Hunts and Scarlett Letters... but maybe not.
There was very little BDSM in the more advanced courses---with A LOT of emphasis on consent, sovereignty and agreements. It was one among many avenues people who had desire to consciously explore could. It was never a major thing at Onetaste, The film showed it like the dungeon was part of it and that abuse was condoned. BDSM was Chris Kosely's BIG thing---not Onetaste's.
The way they edited Nicole's words-- taken completely out of context and making it look like something completely different and quite the opposite of her message. That Nicole was condoning and excusing abuse, rape and all other kinds of horrors--that could simply not be further from the truth.
I cannot support the way they obtained stolen footage and used women in this way, many of my friends with real life consequences in their families and careers--without their consent.
Watching this film and knowing what I know--it reminded me of high school , back when gossip, rumor and name-calling were effectively used to define the perception of "truth" or "the story of what happened" to garner influence and control, used to incite and justify bullying, demonizing and marginalizing anyone who disagreed or spoke out against the popular decrees and agendas or tried something new-- out of the matrix.
I'm not in high school. I consider this pathetic.
I cannot give it more that 1 star.
Just because someone in the media says something is something, doesn't mean it is so. Opinion in not Fact. Edited out of context words don't represent who someone is or their intentions. Hopefully we've evolved from the days of Witch Hunts and Scarlett Letters... but maybe not.