I was doing some research it I found that many radical feminists claim to be against BDSM for women saying it degrades them and shames them as women. Others argue that whatever one chooses to do in their bedroom is one's own business and there is nothing wrong with it unless both parties involved consent to it.
I don't understand why feminists are supposedly against BDSM.
2007-10-04 14:23:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Feminists are only against BDSM when one of the partners isn't really into it. The movie 9 1/2 Weeks is a pretty good example of this. I say that it's OK to do whatever you want in the bedroom as long as it isn't excessively painful.
2007-10-04 15:04:42 · answer #1 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like movies with lots of explosions . . . action films. That doesn't mean, though, that I would ever want something to blow up in real life or that I would ever wish such mayhem on others. Same with sex. Sexual fantasies are absolutely healthy. Just because I might enjoy an evening of D/S as a sub, does not mean that I believe submissiveness is appropriate or healthy in real life for men or women. People who have problems keeping fantasy and reality seperated are usually pre-adolescent thinkers. Concrete stage of cognitive development. And, I have never heard of educated feminists, men or women, who have made any statement associating bedroom fantasies with reality. That sounds more like pre-sexual troll mentality.
2007-10-04 22:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting... I've never heard that before. I fail to see how any consensual sex is degrading from a feminist, pro-woman perspective. I can only speak for myself, but as a feminist, I'm not anti-bdsm whatsoever. Whatever floats your boat.
2007-10-04 21:54:22 · answer #3 · answered by ©å®®ĩε 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Most feminists I know, including myself, are pro-choice in all ways.. Meaning, if a woman wants to get into BDSM, it's her business.
2007-10-04 21:30:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I'm not opposed to it at all. Whatever one does between two CONSENTING Adults is one's own business.
2007-10-04 22:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
If this is true then please explain to a poor simple Male how it is that the vast majority of professional 'Bondage & Discipline' and 'Sado-Masochist' exponants are Female? You are familiar with the meaning of the word 'Dominatrix', aren't You?
2007-10-04 21:41:00 · answer #6 · answered by Ashleigh 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋