BDSM stands for bondage, discipline, submission, and masochism and is a type of sexual act that is considered “deviant” in our society since these acts violate social norms we have towards how sexual acts should be performed. BDSM is often performed by a dominatrix which is described as “a woman who takes the dominant or sadistic role in sado-masochistic sexual activities” while the man is subjected to the submissive role (Oxford English Press). This project seeks to understand the views on where BDSM stems from and the health benefits and drawbacks of BDSM. Two of the articles viewed BDSM as a healthy relationship while the other two articles argued that this act was unhealthy. In addition, two of the articles viewed BDSM as conforming to societal roles while the other two viewed it as being a social deviation. Many of the authors theorized on what it means for people take part BDSM. For example, according to Adler and Adler, people took part in BDSM because “membership involves a sense of belonging and identification” (2015:492). BDSM therefore offers a similar feeling of fitting in that we receive from many of the communities or social groups in which we belong. However, this deviant label on BDSM and how it is produced varies from different viewpoints. For example, “Therapists believed that BDSM stemmed from sexual abuse and was classified as a mental disorder” (as cited by Diekhoff, Kelsey, Spiller, and Stiles 2013:256). Similarly, the scientific community was in
Human sexuality is a common phrase for all, and anything, pertaining to the feelings and behaviors of sex for the human race. Sexuality has been a topic that has been discussed and studied for as far back as 1000 years B.C. and is still being studied today. As the discussion of sexuality has progressed through history, theories have been created based on research and experiments that scholars have implemented, based on their own perceptions of human behavior. Out of the many theories that pose to explain sexual behavior, Sexuality Now explained ten that are seemed to be the most overlapped, and built off of theories. Of these theories, two that were discussed in the text were the behavioral and sociological theory. These two theories cover some of the basic ideas of what could possibly influence a person’s sexuality.
Rubin discusses sexual hierarchy and how people are constituted within it based on types of sexual practises. She approaches these schemas as a basis of understanding how various institutional forces such as Medical communities and Religious communities define good sex versus bad sex and how their discourses define how people should see various types of sex. She emphasises that “marital, reproductive heterosexuals are a lone at the top of the erotic pyramid” (279). From this point, any type of sex falls under the heterosexual ideal is considered bad sex. Rubin further argues that “sexual liberation has been and continues to be a feminist goal” and states that both the LGBTQ+ community and Feminists often debate internally whether sexual liberation is good or not
NAMBLA is an organization that was created in 1978 to advocate for the interests, rights and promotion of adult sexual interactions with children. The acronym stands for the North American Man-Boy Love Association. Members of this group face stigma as well as direct legal interference. According to de Young, “Some have lost jobs when their organizational affiliation was discovered; others have been forced to use pseudonyms to protect their identities; and still others have been ostracized by their professional colleagues and social companions (O’Carroll, 1981). According to the article, the main techniques used by members of this group to manage or reduce stigma are denial of injury, condemnation of the condemners, appeal to higher loyalties, and denial of the victim (153). Denial of injury allows members of this group to admit and accept responsibility for the having sexual contact with children by insisting that the contact is permissible because it doesn’t actually cause harm to the child. In fact, NAMBLA’s publications stress the benefits and advantages to children of having a sexual relationship with an adult. The second justification, condemnation of the condemners is used to turn the
The paraphilia that I choose to dicuss is transvestic fetishism which has two parts for the diagnosis they are a) over a period of at least 6 months, in a heterosexual male, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving cross-dressing and b) the fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. There mey be an increased risk for sexual acting out for example, subjects have accidentally died when they were engaged in autoerotic asphyxia, which is a high risk paraphilic behavior based on self-induced cerebral anoxia by hanging or suffocation during masturbation. In one study results indicated that 36 men and 5 women ever having experienced sexual arousal from actual cross-dressing behavior, results suggest that sexual arousal to cross-dressing is rare, but could be associated with potentially criminal paraphilic sexual behavior such as voyeuristic and exhibitionistic acts, and there was a non-significant trend suggesting that childhood sexual victimization was related to transvestic fetishism.
Picture a room full of whips, rope, floggers, a wooden St. Andrew's cross, riding crops, and handcuffs. To some, the thought of this room is disturbing and atrocious. To others, this could be their sanctuary and a pleasure palace. In light of a certain pop culture phenomenon, the once taboo and hidden bondage/discipline, domination/submission, and sadism/masochism (BDSM) lifestyles have been unearthed. E. L. James’s Fifty Shades of Grey series brought the unique relationship between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey into the homes of millions of average individuals. A once secret lifestyle was now written out upon countless pages, sitting on the best seller’s table for the world to pick up and read. The
227). Among these females, 27.8% were forced to be sexually photographed or filmed by their partners, 75% were forced to consume pornography and 80.5% claimed that they were forced to re-enact sexual acts from pornography (Moreau et al. 227). With 9.4% having reported that they experienced forced sexual relations with other individuals, 38.5% forced with other couples, 53.8% forced into sexual relations with other individuals including family and 69.2% having experienced prostitution through the force of their partners (Moreau et al. 227). With most of these statistics demonstrating forced exposure of pornography to an individual, it could potentially lead to the solidification of sexual scripts involving the alteration of values and such. Which slowly and forcefully educates the females of subordination and objectification. Forcefully creating beliefs that women are tools for sexual gratification as a normality of society. Overall demonstrating that the exposure of pornography has positive correlations with the increasing of sexual
With the rise of books like Fifty Shades of Grey, there are many questions being asked about what the real effects of BDSM (bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism (sadomasochism)) relationships are on participants (Turley et al 123, McDonald). There’s the question of where the boundary between abuse and recreational play is drawn, where the psychological implications of the relationship becomes too much for the individual, but all of that can be boiled down to just a few points to explore. In order to really understand what all comes with these relationships, we must look at the experiences of participants, seeking to understand what BDSM is, and what it means. We must
Roy F. Baumeister explores the taboo lifestyles of sadomasochism. The main theme and purpose of the piece is to find out who are masochists, and what do they put themselves through in the name of pleasure. "Across the country, from sophisticated cities to subdued suburbs, men and women are acting out fantasies of sexual domination and submission." (Psychology Today 47) I believe that Baumeister describes a very accurate portrait of who one specific group of masochists is and what they do for pleasure, however, I feel that he fails to recognize the younger generation of masochists. I also feel that on the issue symbolic of sex change, Baumeister does not elaborate enough.
The sexually realistic material discovered online regularly demonstrates brutality and the dehumanization of individuals in sexual scenes, particularly ladies. As indicated by specialists, express explicit entertainment can shape effective, yet false thoughts regarding solid connections and sexuality. It regularly needs points of interest of closeness and doesn't demonstrate the improvement of profound individual connections. Or maybe, it energizes sexual acts with no enthusiastic association or worry for the poise and regard of the other individual. Human sexuality includes passionate, otherworldly, and scholarly measurements and additionally physical. Inquire about has exhibited that these are required for a sound, satisfying
Not surprisingly for quite a few people, there seems to be a cloudy undertone in their consciousnesses that something exists amiss; as if a component within them became ill-informed or altered. Perhaps wondering why one’s Creator would be extremely generous to grant a person the incredible gift of their sexual beings, giving to them a desire for the warmth of love that longs for intimate closeness, sexual contact, and the romancing of their beings. Yet sadly, a great deal of the time, “this exact matter” dispenses a devastating amount of ungodly pain, causing misery and heartache. Undoubtedly, this perplexity transpires into confusion; for within this paradox dwells the sexual ‘bondage’ of humanity. From the elite superstar, to the down and out
In 1993, five men engaged into activities, which to them only brought gratification and satisfaction. However, it was evident when the “Law Lords upheld the original convictions of the men under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act for engaging in sadomasochism” , that the law saw it differently. All “five men were fully consenting adults, who willingly and privately participated.” Still, the Law Lords held that “it is not in the public interest that people should try to cause, or should cause, each other actual bodily harm for no good reason.” This decision, has become a very controversial one, with many questioning its merits. This essay will therefore try to negate whether consent should have been a sufficient defence, if this decision
For this ORIID, I will be focusing on the paraphilia of sadomasochism. Some of the theories behind why people develop paraphilia’s include the biological theory, believing that paraphilia’s are caused by illnesses or disturbance in the brain structure, psychoanalytic, when a child does not successfully make its way
One of the most important aspects of BDSM is the use of a safeword. A safeword can be a word or a phrase that is implemented by both parties that both can remember during the sexual act. The safeword is to be said out loud when things are not going as expected or when one of the parties wants to stop. Once the safeword is used, the Dominant (person in charge) has to immediately cease all activity and release the submissive (person who gave up power) from all bondage and whatever
Throughout history, definitions of sexuality within a culture are created and then changed time after time. During these changes, we have seen the impact and power one individual or group can have over others. In the Late Nineteenth Century into the Early Twentieth Century, we see multiple groups of people and or authorities taking control over the idea of sex and how they believe society is being impacted by sex. At this point in time, society had groups of people who believed they had the power to control how society as whole viewed and acted upon sex. Those particular groups and ideas changed many lives and the overall definition of sexuality within that culture.
BDSM is an acronym for bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism /masochism. The term BDSM is defined as a variety of erotic practices involving power play. Now because this term does not cover everyone in the kink community, known as an umbrella term, people are now starting to use the term WIIWD, which stands for “What it is we do”. I will be using symbolic interaction theory to describe why BDSM is not deviant in our society today. Our society is always flowing and changing with the environment around us. We have