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Thinking kink : the collision of BDSM, feminism and popular culture / Catherine Scott.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015Description: vii, 220 s. illContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780786498635
  • 0786498633
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.775 23/swe
When the trilogy 50 Shades of Grey became popular reading in 2012, the media speculated that feminism was in reverse, as the public went mad over bondage-dominance-sadomasochism (BDSM). Examining the kink in books, TV shows, film and music industry, the author interweaves her own research in the BDSM scene with the subculture's portrayal in the media"
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Subversive or complicit: the female dominant. Brave or pathetic: masculinity's troubled relationship with the male submissive. Who's vanilla, who's edgy and why it matters: the mainstreaming of kink. Billionaires, bullies and lost boys: the male dominant. Safe words: BDSM and the concept of consent. A heavy load to bear: feminism and the submissive female. Dykes, daddies and drag queens: how BDSM and LGBT people are portrayed. Consumerism, switches and abuse: different faces of BDSM. Blinding whiteness? race and BDSM. Afterword

Includes bibliographical references and index.

When the trilogy 50 Shades of Grey became popular reading in 2012, the media speculated that feminism was in reverse, as the public went mad over bondage-dominance-sadomasochism (BDSM). Examining the kink in books, TV shows, film and music industry, the author interweaves her own research in the BDSM scene with the subculture's portrayal in the media"