Traditional Kink Club Members Leaving the Scene En Masse "Things have gotten really weird"

A once thriving and vibrant scene has begun to crumble recently as the old guard members of the Anchorage kink scene have been hanging up their chains and resigning themselves to a life of vanilla.

"Things have really gotten weird," a man who identified himself only as TEXREX told PP. "Back in the day, things were great. It was a real community of like-minded folk. Now, this new group of people coming in have been bringing in some ideas I won't even touch," he continued.

TEXREX blames social media for shortening people's attention spans. Others we spoke with felt the same way. "I remember back in the day, everyone was fine with going to the dingy basement downtown and hanging from hooks while people threw tomatoes at you. Now everyone wants to dress up as cats and eat out of tiny bowls on the ground. I guess I'm just old fashioned," said a woman who wanted to be identified as QueenSteam.

Not everyone was feeling so down and out. We interviewed the current HR manager for the local club and asked "ze/hir" about the current state of the membership. "I think we just lost a bunch of dead weight really," said Zealot Furscratch. "We're branching out in new and exciting ways and we need everyone to be on board so that this stays a safe and inclusive space."