I’m still technically on break but since I’m doing radio today, I decided it was okay to blog, because this story has me steamed despite its happy ending. (Irony: Since going on hiatus, I’ve come up with five intense ideas, all deeply personal and chock-full of insight and epiphany. Yes, indeed. Sheer brilliance, I tell you. But I haven’t taken notes and I’m afraid I’m going to forget them, since I no longer have those looming deadlines to meet. Ack!)
Bondage lovers happier than normal sex counterparts!
Melbourne:Contrary to the general assumption that people involved in bondage and discipline and sadomasochism (BDSM) are sexually deficient, a new sex survey has now shows that such people are not damaged or dangerous, and might even be happier than those who practise “normal” sex.
The study of 20,000 Australians by public health researchers at the University of New South Wales has revealed that two per cent of adult Australians regularly partake in sadomasochism and dominance and submission-type sexual role-play.
The findings suggest that these people do not do so in reaction to sexual abuse or because they are “sexually deficient” in some way.
The happy ending is the researcher hopes the study will help dispel myths particularly among professionals — therapists, doctors, etc — that kinky people are sick, criminal and dangerous.
I was going to rant about the idiotic assumptions, the definition of normal, and the misunderstanding of BDSM … but then I realized I already have. Here’s a Sex Drive from last year:
