Q is for Question

Spankos are very secretive about their fondness for spankings.    Some of us have never told anyone, not a single soul, about our liking - ever.   And I am talking big numbers:  20% or more are that reticent.

When asked, Spankos keep it to themselves for they say in surveys that they think that those without our taste will look on us as perverts in need of medical treatment and that we are a danger to children

So, part of the LSF spanking survey allowed "vanilla" participants to answer a very short survey designed to answer the question "What do you really think of us?"   The number of respondents to the survey who stated that they are of a vanilla persuasion is not large enough to be totally reliable.   But since every single one answered some questions in an identical manner, we should look at them as setting some sort of trend.

Here are the questions, and responses, set to the vanilla community who took part:

Are you male or female?
Male	40.00%
Female	53.33%
Prefer not to say	6.67%
How old are you?
Under 30	26.67%
Between 30 and 40	13.33%
Between 40 and 50	33.33%
Over 50	26.67%
Were you spanked as a child?
Never	13.33%
Rarely	53.33%
Often	20.00%
Very often	13.33%
If you had to make a guess, how many times do think Spankos got spanked when they were kids?
Never	0.00%
Rarely	35.71%
Often	50.00%
Very often	14.29%
Again, if you had to make a guess, at what age do you think most Spankos first get fascinated by spankings?
Before Puberty	20.00%
At Puberty	26.67%
Between puberty and 20	26.67%
Between 20 - 40	6.67%
Over the age of 40	0.00%
No idea at all	20.00%
In general, which of the following statements apply to spankos?
I cannot understand them	7.14%
They are very nice people	28.57%
They are perverts	0.00%
They need medical or psychiatric treatment	0.00%
They are harmless	14.29%
They are a danger to children	0.00%
They are like everyone else	78.57%
They are fun people	7.14%
If it is consensual between adults, that's OK	57.14%

So - while they might not understand us, every single one disagreed with the statement that we are perverts, that we need treatment and that we are a danger to children.    And I personally take great comfort in that.

However, the number of respondents is quite small.   If you can assist in getting the vanilla community to weigh in on the topic, you could always use this link.    It is the same one that contains the spanking survey, but an early question splits the respondents to their own sections.