Figurehead, In my present "location", it would seem we are, but someone has to attempt to keep the balance.
Seven, hehe ...Cocky little fucker for a "newbie", aren't we.

That is just a small window through which you caught a glimpse. Some black people call each other niggers. It's very much about intent. I won't try and get too esoteric on this one. It doesn't take a genius to figure out all the angles. btw, what were you talking about ?
I have to agree with the essence of both yourself and figurehead's perspective on the term and I even alluded to it in my previous post.
However, my precious statements still stand. Not everyone will interpret it in such a way. Do you honestly think everyone who goes out and buys a Rage CD, appreciates the messages or interprets them in an insightful manner. No, many just follow them coz they are bitter, have a chip on their shoulder and relate to the general angst; using it as an outlet, without questioning it's true meaning.
It's obvious that we all seek slightly different things from an MPA experience. At one end of the spectrum there are those who are purely in this, for a sexual release and at the other, there seems to be those looking for a serious connection on a more emotional level. For me, like the astute Monkeylove, although the primary motive is sexual, it is also an emotional outlet of sorts, and bonding with another human being, no matter how short lived and superficial it may or may not be. I know you use the term "good jerk" to reduce it to the bare bones of your perception and not in a literal sense, but to be honest I rarely get a good jerk. If that's truly all I was after, I do a much better "job" myself. Although my primary goal is a sexual experience with hot chicks, if there is no perceived chemistry with an MPA I generally do not repeat. The terms mechanical, clicking etc are used often in reviews and for good reason. Many of us desire that human interaction.
btw, On the other side of the coin, I find the term, "the ladies", which some people use, a little patronising and pretentious.
Anyway, I don't think our views on this new term, are really that different, as you haven't disagreed to it's other inference, which I stated before. You only gave your personal interpretation and how you think others may percieve it. Apparently it's a small minority who object to it's possible inference, so ...
If it takes stripping the experience of any real human element, to keep our heads on straight, so be it, but for me I'll continue to appreciate it for what it is, within my reality. Nothing less and nothing more. ( except when it is more or less ... hehe )