Serious question for a change:
Recently the NY attorney general was accused of committing acts of violence against women he was dating. He claims what he did was part of a consensual role play. The accuracy of those claims notwithstanding, do you think it is OK to sexualize violence between consenting adults? Would how you feel change if one or both parties involved come from an abusive background? Is allowing for violence as part of a role play a slippery slope that will inevitably lead to non consenual violence?
At the risk of sounding judgmental, it's not okay with me.
That’s not fucked up in the slightest. 2k69
I think what two consenting adults do, is none of anyone else’s concern as long as the consenting adults are not hurting any non-consenting adults.
Why would either of them having come from an abusive background have any relevance to my opinion?
The slippery slope to non-consensual violence can be averted by communication and agreements beforehand, use of safe words and/or signals. If you’re talking about someone losing their shit for real during a role play, anything is possible but smart people wouldn’t put themselves in that position with someone they didn’t trust not to hurt them. I do not think this type of role play would make a non-violent person, want to be violent.
I see no reason that consenting adults should not practice the sexual acts in just the manner they chose. It is not a practice that anyone else need to approve or accept
However, at the same time with all the Me Too Publicity these days I am sure any couple who are practicing the style would do so only with great concerns. I am sure some of these guys have gone way over the line as to what is acceptable and what is not. I am equally sure there are woman who have accepted the benefits of what comes from a relationship with her counterpart. Only now to scream "Poor Me, I am a victim.
I know a number of rich men who have powerful positions, both in the public eye as well as private. I hear things like"There will never be a woman in my office alone again. They believe there is just too much vulnerability.
Just when woman's voice was beginning to be taken as seriously as a mans in the board Room.
I don't know if there is a definitive answer for this question. Everyone's answer is going to be based on their own individual experiences. Mine is no exception. I don't think it's a secret that my kinks include bdsm. Let me narrow down the specifics as far as i'm concerned.
rope bondage. gags. spanking. A full spectrum of flogging, including crops, floggers, and whips. Breast and vaginal torture (clamps/biting/needles). Obviously, I am far outside the norm of society.
A little history. I discovered and developed some of these kinks while in a relationship at the age of 20, one which spiraled into an abusive relationship, so you can understand the conflict i sometimes feel. That said, my current relationships are very loving and and consensual and I still find myself craving those particular fetishes. They are also done with a lack of violence on my partners part. Anger is never a part of bedroom/bdsm play. If it was, I think that I would put a stop to it.
and aside, choking, a popular fetish in bdsm is a huge issue for me, to the point that i have had panic attacks during online cyber play in the past. That said, a very wonderful woman here worked with me and i am comfortable, at times, with the right partner, with it, as long as i have total control and initiate it. Sometimes, i still have huge issues. this is due the afore mentioned abusive relationship where choking was often a way to control me and force sex on me.
what it all boils down to, is it's different for everyone. I think that, for some, it can be a way of coping. for others, it's simply a kink, one that sometimes is associated with abuse, but wasn't a necessarily a product of it. And, for some, it' simply a kink that is hard wired into them. I do find that a lot of women into bdsm do have backgrounds of abuse or being controlled, and it would be an easy trap for them to fall into a bdsm relationship with someone looking to hurt them or use them. That said, i think many of them are wary of this and, if they get involved again, they make better choices and find someone willing to take the journey with them who is loving and caring and looking out for their best interests.
also, there are people on the other side of the spectrum - tops/dom/mes who have come from an abusive past as well and this is their way of protecting themselves - it's all about having control of the situation, after all - that's true for both subs and Dom/mes. I know it sounds strange, but as a sub, in a healthy relationship, i feel like i am the one in control. I control what happens, when/if it starts. when it stops. i have the final word on everything that happens. I think that might be a result of what happened to me in the past, when i didn't have control over what happened.
Hope that provides some insight?
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
Yea.. it’s not at all something I’d ever be comfortable with. Part of that is a sort of heightened level of empathy that kicks in occasionally and would make me feel like complete and utter Shit if I ever did. BDSM and everything in between just isn’t a thing that does anything for me.
Too many injuries early in life may have developed a high pain tolerance, but outside of weight lifting discomfort, pain and discomfort isn’t something I’m inclined to seek out particularly when it comes to sex.
I’m also of the opinion violence is still hardwired into humanity. We haven’t advanced as far as we think. And violence in sex just seems to slippery a slope to easily slip into very base instincts of our ancestors.
So the main topic is about violence, making it look sexy in some way,
and not about being violent during sexual acts, as the topic is literally stated?
Hmmm...Violence: the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy.
In either case I would say definitely NO.
The act of bill-boarding violence as a good, moral, or even as a sexy trait, should never be tolerated on any media source, or in private.
That would be an illogical, immoral, and unintelligent thing to do or promote.
Giving the impression to others, that because someone is sexy, then they are a good roll model to young adults or anyone,
it is then ok if they are violent, their immoral actions are ok, is basically just what an illiterate, immoral, or mentally ill person would feel or think.
If this topic was intended to be something regarding (Domineering Violent Behavior) during sex, or when with your Mistress/Master?
I would also say NO.
A sexual partner would get violence from me in return and maybe shot.
If with your Mistress/Master?... A really good DOMME isn't supposed to be violent, never was intended to be such,
but only to be Domineering, physically, mentally, and sexually, as your guide, and help you with your desires as you help her become a better Mistress.
I am only and truly free, when I am bound...NOT being violated.
My limits are always set by the sub I’m involved with. My feelings are, I want to go as far as she wants me to. Who am I to tell her what’s right and what’s wrong. I gravitate to extreme intense personalities, and women like that tend to have extreme intense fantasies. I think most, if not all, of the women I’ve engaged in this kind of play with would admit to probably using violent role plays as a means of coping with issues stemming from their abuse. I also don’t think any of them really cared that was the case. The truth about abuse is, once it happens, there is no going back. You’re forever changed. You can go to therapy and learn to live with the changes that were forced upon you, but you can’t be the person you would have been without the abuse. So, when people have made the argument to me that women who engage in more extreme BDSM dynamics are only doing so to cope with their own abuse, my response has been, “Thank God! Imagine what they’d be doing instead if they never found that outlet.”
While it’s fundamental to the discussion of sexualising violence I do think we have to be careful to not suggest kinks are mostly a way of dealing with trauma or that they potentially are an indication of previous abuse. Not that that is being argued here but I just want to say I like incredibly dangerously rough sex and it’s not due to some latent trauma.
Kinks are strange, I think it’s okay to sexualise just about anything as long as no permanent harm is done and people consent. While they can be indicative they can also be impulsive in my opinion.
"A dirty book is rarely dusty"
This is an interesting thread.
So is punishment in a D/s relationship a violent abuse, or is it filling a need within the sub? Does it simply come down to intent as much as consent?