Tyra's Tickling segment parts 1 and part 2 m/f feet f/m feet f/f upperbody m/f upper

[ticklemelots]

The clips themselves were good, but I mostly appreciated the interview. Tommy and Tasha spoke the words that I feel. Thank you for posting ... I've been wondering about the show.

 

[ticklish4ladies]

Good points Fetter. Maybe we should show Tyra this clip i just stumbled upon. I don't remember seeing this on the board before.

http://you tube.com/watch?v=LOHjaxatAKs&feature=related

I give up....How do i Make this link work??? i've tried everything and I'm getting a big gooseegg on anything that has to do with Tyra Banks????? What am I doin wrong???

 

[giggle-maker]

Still I think, how mainstream do we really want tickling to be? I mean, its bad enough that some producers make videos that really reflect no understanding of our fetish, and I hate seeing those previews on the forum more than anyone. Imagine a flood of people on TMF who are curious, maybe even mocking, but don't have the fetish, and the numbers just begin to overwhelm members who treasure TMF as a place to talk and share. We would all be wading through crap trying to find each other.
I guess my point is that there are pros and cons for mainstream exposure. It's good if it makes our community larger by helping those find us who are searching and longing for our company. Not so good if the forums become filled with idiots mocking us and inhibiting intelligent discussion.

Tommy makes one hell of a point here. I'm not sure we really need to be "mainstream" so long as we have each other.

 

[pgt1400]

Thanks Tommy and Tasha...that took guts!

 

[toyou444]

I give up....How do i Make this link work??? i've tried everything and I'm getting a big gooseegg on anything that has to do with Tyra Banks????? What am I doin wrong???

delete the space between you and tube.

~ toyou

 

[badreligion]

Ticklishious, It was awesome that someone from the tickle community got the opportunity to discuss it on TV and have people be aware of it and better understanding of it, and Tasha and Tommy did an awesome job of doing that. The fact that three women from the audience were so open minded to try something like that was even cooler.

But I'd rather tickling not be mainstream at all if it's just going to be portrayed in a negative light which I feel may have happened because of Tyra's side comments.

yea but in all honesty ... who takes Tyra Bank's seriously ?

 

[kdakmmt]

tyra just seemed to me to be dumbfounded by the whole tickling being enjoyable concept. what she said will be taken wrong but the way she said it sounded like disbelief. Maybe she just needs a visit from yaqi to set her straight

 

[Darkknight]

I want to thank Tommy and Tasha for coming off so geniune and "normal" on the show. I was happy and proud of that segment, I'm so glad I recorded it.
It helps you and Tasha are a good looking couple too and not mass-murder looking.

Thank you both for making me feel good about my love of tickling.

DK

 

[badreligion]

tyra just seemed to me to be dumbfounded by the whole tickling being enjoyable concept. what she said will be taken wrong but the way she said it sounded like disbelief. Maybe she just needs a visit from yaqi to set her straight

no Yaqi is the last person you would want to use to show someone tickling is fun and normal

 

[myfeet]

i think they both represented themselves well. however, the entire segment was a joke. it was just another way for a television audience to marginalise people who are outside of the norm. examples: use of quotations on the word tickling; continually cut to people in the audience who look half confused half appalled.

and why is it so bloody impossible for tyra banks to empathise with other human beings? she spent the entire time acting perplexed that such a thing is even possible: "tickling VIDEOS!?! is there a world like on the websites and stuff on the internet for ticklers? are you SERIOUS!?"

fucking mainstream media shit. i say we're better off in the shadows (or on howard stern).

I just watched it, and i felt the same way. but you but it in to words better then i could, so YAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! LOL

 

[myfeet]

Oh ya, tommy and tasha did rep. us well. thanx guys.

 

[Straightman]

What this all comes down to is, what may be awesome and fun to you might be strange and perverted to somebody else and vice versa. I everybody liked the same things, this world would be pretty boring. Obviously there are plenty of us who love tickling. I like all types of tickling from F/F to F/M to M/M. Does that make me a freak? Plenty of people would say "HELL YEAH." But oh well, that's them. I couldn't give a shit less.

This is getting kind of lengthy so I'll end it with this. If you enjoy what you do, and it's not hurting anybody, then go do it and have a ball. Different strokes for different folks. It's all good.

 

[BorisandNatasha]

Very cool! Only disappointment for me was that Tyra didn't try it but she said it was interesting so it makes one wonder if she did give it a try personally and private like with a lover. I would love to see her get tickled and even do the tickling!

Great post and wish I saw the show. Fine job by everyone involved.

KGB worthy!


Boris

 

[ShadowTklr]

Now, there's two people my wife and I would love to meet IRL. They both seem very nice, intelligent and well adjusted. I think they did a great job articulating their enjoyment of tickling without becoming way too clinical (as Yaqi did), or appearing to be too freakish. Either way, it's not an easy balance to accomplish, but the two of them did a great job.

 

[fitnesstickle]

I am not going to wait for the next talk show, the next TV opportunity to come along. I recently was offered a chance to produce one of my coffin clips for a primetime show. I turned it down because I was confident it would have made us look like freaks for sure. I have been working on something that may make tickling more accessible, maybe give our fetish some mainstream exposure. Still I think, how mainstream do we really want tickling to be? I mean, its bad enough that some producers make videos that really reflect no understanding of our fetish, and I hate seeing those previews on the forum more than anyone. Imagine a flood of people on TMF who are curious, maybe even mocking, but don't have the fetish, and the numbers just begin to overwhelm members who treasure TMF as a place to talk and share. We would all be wading through crap trying to find each other. So sometimes I think its best to leave well enough alone, but it is so damn important to be able to reach out somehow to those who have no idea that a whole community exists that will embrace them and provide support. Overall I am proud of what I did on the Tyra Show, I didn't waiver, I didn't try to be someone else. The show kind of made me out to be more of a lee than ler when I am equally both, some things were edited out. But still, a great and positive experience for me.

I was a little disappointed in Tyra's remarks at the end, but I don't need anyone's approval to do what I do. It's those sort of comments that each of us should use to our advantage. How can you honestly say you love tickling if you never have to defend it? Hell, the past month I found myself defending my appearance and then all of my video samples from so many different people my head was spinning. Not just from the infamous Mike, lol, but from people who I thought were friends, even from a member who has been in my house, drank my wine, and hung out with Tasha and me. But you know what, it keeps me in check and reminds why I do what I do. Did anyone really think Tyra would say that tickling is the coolest thing in the world? I didn't, but I thought it was great that she and her producers gave someone a chance to speak for tickling in a way that wasn't too judgemental. I freely got to say what I needed to say.

I guess my point is that there are pros and cons for mainstream exposure. It's good if it makes our community larger by helping those find us who are searching and longing for our company. Not so good if the forums become filled with idiots mocking us and inhibiting intelligent discussion. Like I said, you have to defend what is important to you, and not likely that those without a geniune interest would stick around too long. That guy Mike had to post 100 times bashing me, lol. Let's hope we never have to multiply that number by thousands of dumbies. Just a thought.

BRAVO, for your appearance, your guts, and your, Honesty.

 

[Sunjob]

It may not be great mainstream attention but it's better than news bits about weird guys sneaking into bedrooms and tickling women's feet while they sleep. That's the way I look at it.

 

[Lance]

Did that happen?

 

[JimmySINY]

A little easier

I know i dont post much here in the forum. I guess im still kind of in the dark with all this. You guys were great! Thank you! Maybe in future relationships not just for me but other people here, when you tell that person about your "tickle fetish"...The Eye brow raise you get in response might not be from him/her thinking its wierd but instead "Hey ive heard of that before, i saw it on Tyra"....Tommy and Tasha thank you again

 

[JimmySINY]

Also

Also, Rajee thanks for putting those clips together

 

[TKForce]

Good job on the show Tickle Abuse.

And once again rajee shows us what an asset he is to the forum.
Thanks for the clips rajee, you never miss.

 

[rajee]

You're welcome Jimmy and Tkforce.

 

[Tickler Bart]

I know that these days it's very easy to get your tickle fetish fix on the internet. I'm only 30, but I'm from a time when I had to go to 42nd street to get magazines about tickling to get my fix...and there were only like 3 tickle mags in a sea of porn. And when the internet came out, there was only Tickle Master's site to view content on.
Seriously, this is a gem...appreciate it.

I used to go to Times Square every pay day & go from one porn shop to the next all in a row then I'd cross the street & do it again. I would usually find a couple of magazines and a video. back then in the mid 1980s the videos were 75 - 100 dollars EACH, depending on the video. & that was my ONLY 'fix'.
Ahh, the old days . . . .

 

[joeshushu]

Yea, I remember those days. The California Star $80.00 dollar videos!!! They all were bad videos too

 

[badreligion]

yea Tommy and Tasha ... you did great

Tyra .... self absorbed C**t

 

[Tickle Abuse]

I know i dont post much here in the forum. I guess im still kind of in the dark with all this. You guys were great! Thank you! Maybe in future relationships not just for me but other people here, when you tell that person about your "tickle fetish"...The Eye brow raise you get in response might not be from him/her thinking its wierd but instead "Hey ive heard of that before, i saw it on Tyra"....Tommy and Tasha thank you again

EXCELLENT point, that was my hope actually.