It all started when the club where we usually held our events closed, giving us only an hour’s notice.

Why rogue?

“Rogue” aligns with our exploration of pushing the edges of societal norms. Rogue is off the rails, abnormal, and independent. Radically seeking harmless fun, amusement, and adventure. While it often carries some negative connotations, it generally aligns with our roles because it also possesses traits that are not inherently bad or harmful. After all, we’re already seen in a negative light by people coming from a “normal” mainstream lifestyle, or especially a Christian angle, portraying the alternative, kink, and fetish lifestyles as abnormal, evil, and harmful. Even a Christian lifestyle – the Bible – approves* of the lifestyle if you don’t pick and choose passages to tweak the view mainstream Christians typically want to portray. Thus, we’re going rogue. We are alternative, kinky, with fetishes that most consider abnormal; thus, we are going rogue.

In the beginning

In the beginning, we skipped our regular fetish night at 1135 Decatur/The Dervish/The Crystal/Blue Crystal/Ruby-fruit Jungle/et al Thus, we went “Rogue” and partied a block away at The Dragon’s Den. Interestingly, they officially hosted us, the “Non-Rogue,” about a year after that, before returning to 1135 under a new facility owner and name.

Beyond the club

Rogue complements our Photo/Rope Bombing, Gorilla Rope, and Urban Exploration activities as we defiantly and confidently express our fierce, bold style to create our art (See definition of ‘fierce’ below).

It also goes interestingly, though ironically, with our independence as we hold firm against abusive, bullying, or cliquish groups, both lifestyle and mainstream. “Ironic” given the negative some consider “rogue.” Yet, similarly, it is very fitting, given the justice, that we push back on the evil of the world.

* NOTE: There is much evidence that Christian beliefs not only specifically allow, but also positively approve of the kink/fetish lifestyles. However, that discussion is beyond the scope of this page.

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Thoughts from the web…

Definitions

rogue

adjective

1. resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant, especially in being isolated, aberrant, or uncontrollable
2. being in defiance of societal norms

noun

an appealingly mischievous person (Synonym Larker)

Example:

Go rogue: to begin to behave in an independent or uncontrolled way that is not authorized, normal, or expected.

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More Definitions:

rogue elephant

noun

1. a vicious elephant that separates from the herd and roams alone
2. one whose behavior resembles that of a rogue elephant in being aberrant or independent

• Vicious: having the nature or quality of vice or immorality : depraved
  • Vice: jester
  • Vice: uninhibited sexual behavior
  • Vice: Immorality (Those Immoral Kinky people with their damn fetish’s)
• Vicious: Impure
• Vicious: marked by violence or ferocity : fierce
  • Lifestyle “Violence”: Flogging, Caning, Paddling, Biting, Shocking, etc.
  • Fierce:
    • marked by unrestrained zeal or vehemence (a fierce argument)
    • extremely vexatious, disappointing, or intense (fierce pain)
    • furiously active or determined (make a fierce effort)
    • wild or menacing in appearance
    • informal : having or expressing bold confidence or style

aberrant

adjective

1. deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical, abnormal
2. straying from the… “normal way”

noun

1. a group, individual, or structure that is not normal or typical : an aberrant group, individual, or structure
2. a person whose behavior departs substantially from the standard

lark

noun (2)

: a source of or quest for amusement or adventure

verb (3)

larked; larking; larks (intransitive verb)

: to engage in harmless fun or mischief —often used with about