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I think a lot of progressive arguments right now amount to slippery slopes because we’re not there, I think you…
"But some people seem determined to be the dude in this comic." Just wanted to repeat that for truth. This…
If it's not fascism, it's certainly sparkling authoritarianism made to taste like fascism. But some people seem determined to be…
@Corso: I am perfectly able to define fascism, thanks. I just don't particularly feel the need to explain my definition…
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Category Archives: BDSM issues
Clarisse Thorn’s new sci-fi story “Victory”
Occasional “Alas” guest-poster Clarisse Thorn has written a science fiction short story, “Victory,” about a mayor who enjoyment of BDSM gets outed when her movie-star ex-husband releases a sex tape. The story includes depictions of consensual BDSM sex, and separately, … Continue reading
Posted in BDSM issues
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Two Quick Links
School is eating my brain and I’m going to China in a week, so I’ve not been Mr. Blogger-pants of late. I did want to post two links I’ve read lately, though. I Don’t Respect You, by Emily Nagoski – … Continue reading
All the Happy, Kinky People
Here’s my stab at creating a different kind of feminist BDSM discussion. Anyone want to post their happy BDSM stories? Actually, can we broaden that to happy kink stories? Happy stories of the joys of non-mainstream sexuality — asexuals so … Continue reading
Posted in BDSM issues, Gender and the Body
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BDSM: Examine your desires
For approximately a jillion weeks now, I’ve been working on a post about why I believe BDSM can be (and is for me) feminist. For some reason, work has been slow on it . . . I’ve got so many … Continue reading
Posted in BDSM issues
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One problem with the taxonomy argument you’re putting forward is that I don’t think it’s realistic to imagine there’s a…