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Sadomasochism as a sexual culture
Winter 2013 -
Contemporary manifestations and a Foucauldian deconstruction of feminist discourse Morgane Suel
I cast myself down upon the prie-dieu, and while aloud I open my heart to the Eternal, Roland in a still crueler manner intensifies, upon the hindquarters I expose to him, his vexations and his torments; with all his strength he flogs those parts with a steel tipped martinet, each blow draws a gush of blood which springs to the walls…He seizes my arms, binds them to my side, then he slips a black silken noose about my neck; he holds both ends of the cord and, by tightening, he can strangle and dispatch me to the other world either quickly or slowly, depending upon his pleasure. —Marquis de Sade, Justine, 1781
and purely theatrical behavior, which reflects the fact that very little information is available in mainstream media on what sadomasochism is all (actually) about. SM, the term used for “Sadomasochism,” is the joining of two words: sadism and masochism, named after two writers. The Marquis De Sade and Sacher-Masoch were two European aristocrats well known for writing about their
With rise in media attention, the controversial topic of sadomasochism has gained increasing socio-cultural presence since the turn of the 21st century. First in its increasing commodification and appearances in fashion iconography, and second in the activist movements centered on sadomasochism as they have steadily gained momentum. However, much of this attention has focused on violent, non-consensual
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