50 SHADES OF CARE Quartz by Christy Duan On Valentine’s Day weekend last year I found myself at Paddles, the local dungeon in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, for the first time. I was perched at the alcohol-free bar when a man politely introduced himself as a human carpet. He …
If a woman regrets and later reports consensual acts—BDSM or not—as rape and it comes down to her word against his, then he will lose. The Federalist By Leslie Loftis The “Fifty Shades of Grey” hype has started its saturation run-up to the movie release this week. I expected the …
Reuters BY PIYA SINHA-ROY A U.S. grassroots movement is urging people to send $50 to women’s shelters rather than see “Fifty Shades of Grey,” while a Midwest child protection league argues the film blurs the lines of what is healthy or harmful in sex. With its whips and chains …
Medical Daily by Lizette Borreli It’s no secret the trilogy and impending release of the movie Fifty Shades of Grey has sparked our curiosity of the taboo 6-for-4 deal acronym: Bondage, Discipline, Dominance, Submission, Sadism and Masochism, also known as BDSM or S&M. Kinky sex has been defined not by what …
The blockbuster fantasy has become a movie. What happens now? The Atlantic by Emma Green What is a fantasy? From Freud to Ludacris, it’s been an elusive idea, suggesting both an escape from reality and an expression of hidden desire. In culture, fantasy works like a mirror: It reflects who …
Live Science by Stephanie Pappas Could you juggle multiple romantic relationships at one time — if each of your partners knew about the others? How about setting up your household as a triad, rather than a couple? And what do you think of people who do such things? …
The Daily Beast by Mélanie Berliet The 50 Shades movie trailers show restraints and sex dungeons, but why do BDSM-themed books and films get the practice so wrong? What do Altoids, Axe deodorant, Ikea furniture, Dannon yogurt, and Bass Ale have in common? At some point in the last two …
Edge Boston by Christiana Lilly To some, the world of sexuality is a black and white one, a place where you’re either straight or not. But it’s far from that — the LGBT movement’s symbol has long been the rainbow flag, including shades of varying sexual orientations and identities. Taking …
How many people are into it—and why? Psychology Today By Brad Sagarin, Ph.D. “A pervert is anybody kinkier than you are” (Wiseman, 1996, p. 23). The novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” introduced BDSM into polite public discourse. Since then, hallowed papers such as the New York Times have published …
NY Magazine By Roni Jacobson The B in BDSM is having a moment. Fifty Shades of Grey, the film version of which is opening on Valentine’s Day, has sparked a loud cultural discussion about kinky sex. FKA Twigs is into bondage, too, and HBO’s new show Togetherness has also dabbled. …
