BDSM Weblog » Media http://bdsmweblog.com My thoughts on, and experiences in, the BDSM lifestyle Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:06:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Alternative Sexuality In Advertising http://bdsmweblog.com/2011/03/16/alternative-sexuality-in-advertising/ http://bdsmweblog.com/2011/03/16/alternative-sexuality-in-advertising/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:55:14 +0000 Sammael http://bdsmweblog.com/?p=227 Earlier today I was listening to a Pandora mix I entitled “Flog Me, I’m Irish” and an advertisement said, “Why be monogamous with your sound selection?” Which I thought was pretty cool, until it went on to imply that the opposite of monogamy is promiscuity, a word which has some pretty negative connotations of indiscriminate sex.

Then I was watching a YouTube video and saw a little animated ad of a guy using a back scrubber to put Axe body wash on, which cross-faded into a girl draping a flogger over her back.

It then went on to say “The cleaner you are, the dirtier you get.” If only the flogger she had weren’t so crappy.

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The Secretary

This movie is a good depiction of how people can discover that they are into BDSM, and also how it can be a healthy tool to cope with and work through life trauma and mental disorders.


CSI – Lady Heather

Lady Heather is the most sensible example of a BDSM practitioner I’ve seen in popular media, bar none.  She represents a good example of the more ritualized aspects of the lifestyle.


Rome

This scene is just an incredibly hot example of rough sex, with overtones of submission and dominance.  It’s set in Rome, so of course this is real slavery and not roleplay, but salient nonetheless, I think.

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