The Sex Blogger's Code of Ethics

Yesterday, Slave, with due humility, reported that I had not had sexual discharge for a shocking period of 48 hours. Of course, my account was 100% true. Mistress and her Slave had sex Saturday morning, but intervening events, including a late Saturday night, a 9 hour Sunday drive to the east coast, and a partial return had denied me the chance for sexual release until Monday morning, in a no-tell motel somewhere in the “mountains” of central Maryland.

But in a comment left here yesterday, a certain Domme, who purports to have both a panty wearing and chastity device equipped subservient husband and  a macho Trophy Cock armed Alpha lover, accused your humble author of fabricating my 48 hours of cruel denial.

After I recovered from my shock at this false allegation, I realized that the integrity of our entire journalistic enterprise here was at stake. It required an appropriate (if measured) response. In the absence of a battery of cruise missiles off the Massachusetts shore, I figured it was time to go back to our journalistic roots here, and remind ourselves (and our competitors) about what this is all about: Journalistic Integrity, as summarized in the Journalists Code of Ethics…. So how do we measure up?

Preamble
Members of the Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues.

Of course, all we do here at UCTMW is about  seeking  the truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account…. Sure, sometimes I truncate the order of events, fabricate an occasional quote in the name of efficient and clever story telling, and gloss over some inconvenient details (like the occasional stubble amongst the clean shaven folds), But it’s all in the name of reporting a higher truth….

Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility.

Naturally, our overarching goal here is to “serve the public”. I’m thinking of all you guys in Russia, or the Middle East who download those photos of the lovely Molly. I mean, if all you have are neighbors in Burkas, you need some comparative anatomy lessons. If I crop out some body parts, does that mean I am not being “thorough” enough?

Seek Truth and
Report It
Journalists should be honest, fair and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information.

You have to admit it takes a lot of courage to publish the WC’s commentaries, which are a punctuation free zone!

And what about that picture of me in the cock cage?

Journalists should:

—    Test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid inadvertent error. Deliberate distortion is never permissible.

Deliberate distortion? Just because our dialogue here is always pithy, clever and succinct? Don’t you think we always talk that way?
— Diligently seek out subjects of news stories to give them the opportunity to respond to allegations of wrongdoing.

You mean I have to give the WC a chance to explain his AmEx charges before I accuse him of buying drums of high end lubricant at $20/ounce?
— Identify sources whenever feasible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources' reliability.

Wait, you mean I should be using real names here?
— Always question sources’ motives before promising anonymity. Clarify conditions attached to any promise made in exchange for information. Keep promises.

Just because the WC wants to get into Mistress’s pants, does that mean he’s not a reliable source?  I never considered that.
— Make certain that headlines, news teases and promotional material, photos, video, audio, graphics, sound bites and quotations do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context.

At UCTMW we never use headlines as teasers to draw attention. Like that headline a few weeks back, “Slave Dines In. Mistress Eats Out?” Didn’t folks know that was about lunch plans?
— Never distort the content of news photos or video. Image enhancement for technical clarity is always permissible. Label montages and photo illustrations.

Fortunately, I have never had to photo shop Mistress’s head on another person’s body. But does this mean I can’t delete here head altogether?  And yes, that really was my work-a-day cock inside that cage, just in case you were wondering. I know, not that impressive.
— Avoid misleading re-enactments or staged news events. If re-enactment is necessary to tell a story, label it.

This doesn’t mean those clever descriptions of our staff meetings does it?
— Avoid undercover or other surreptitious methods of gathering information except when traditional open methods will not yield information vital to the public. Use of such methods should be explained as part of the story

This doesn’t include photos of large, tastelessly dressed purveyors of sex toys does it? I mean, they were walking on a public street for God’s sake!
— Never plagiarize.

I thought imitation was the sincerest form of flattery?
— Tell the story of the diversity and magnitude of the human experience boldly, even when it is unpopular to do so.

Isn’t this plagiarized from the Star Trek intro?
— Examine their own cultural values and avoid imposing those values on others.

We would never expect your run-of-the-mill Domme/Sub couple to engage in switch days. It’s just our thing.
— Avoid stereotyping by race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, geography, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance or social status.

Dang. We’re back to those sex toy sales ladies, aren’t we? But at least it’s OK to stereotype Tea Partiers!

— Support the open exchange of views, even views they find repugnant.

That’s what the comments section is for. We even welcome those of you who think Slave should spend more time in his cage!
— Give voice to the voiceless; official and unofficial sources of information can be equally valid.

The voiceless WC is always welcome to explain his exotic if self indulgent lifestyle here….
— Distinguish between advocacy and news reporting.

Analysis and commentary should be labeled and not misrepresent fact or context.

We never try to proselytize here at UCTMW about the superiority of the female led lifestyle…. I suspect Mistress would be happy to submit to a good spanking if someone was man enough to administer it!
— Distinguish news from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two.

If only we had rolled out the UCTMW logo coffee cups and T-shirts before google banned blogsploitation!

Minimize Harm
Ethical journalists treat sources, subjects and colleagues as human beings deserving of respect.

Whenever we run a photo of the WC, I try to remind people that he’s really not that scary looking in real life.

—    Show good taste. Avoid pandering to lurid curiosity.

Pander? We just put up those photos of Molly to celebrate the majesty of God’s handiwork!

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Act Independently
Journalists should be free of obligation to any interest other than the public's right to know.

Journalists should:

—    Refuse gifts, favors, fees, free travel and special treatment, and shun secondary employment, political involvement, public office and service in community organizations if they compromise journalistic integrity.

—    — Disclose unavoidable conflicts..
— Deny favored treatment to advertisers and special interests.

To be clear, if someone offered us a trip to Rome in exchange for promoting their product or service, I am sure I would ultimately disclose it after we came back and they paid for all those nice dinners.

So Suzanne, here at UCTMW we embrace the highest standards of journalistic integrity! Now it’s time for this ink stained wretch to put aside my reporter’s hat, and get back to my higher purpose – waking Mistress with my devoted tongue and lips!