Submission and Shyness

I want to share a brief commentary on something that’s been bugging me lately in writing about D/s relationships geared towards submissives.  I keep seeing a submissive empowerment message, which on its own is great, but I’ve also noticed a kind of hostility towards submissives who are naturally shy.  A few different people have said [...]

Despite Ogi Ogas, Why Feminism and Submission Are Great Bedfellows

So there’s been a lot of shit going down in the feminist blogosphere about an blog post I just got a chance to read on the Psychology Today website, authored by Ogi Ogas (of fandom survey fail fame) and Sai Gaddam.  The post is called Why Feminism Is the Anti-Viagra, and despite requisite ass-covering, the [...]

Are Some Sexual Positions Inherently Demeaning?

There was a mention in the book I’m reading about Greek vase paintings, and a particular image of a woman performing fellatio on a man while another man penetrates her from behind, possibly anally, with a hand on her hair.  In the book, this is used as an illustration of how particular demeaning sexual positions [...]