REA #____8___

Your name: shumoune sultanali

Article number in Sex Matters: 53
Article title: the fantasy of acceptable non consent
Author(s) of article: stacey may fowles
Topic of article: disproving the belief that BDSM sex has similar results to rape and that it should be frowned
upon
Type of article: personal narrative
Types of data in article: personal account data and survey data
Main argument or main point of article: The main point of the article is that the author explaining from her
own past experience, that BDSM sex isn't as horrible as people think it is. The article breaks down arguments
against BDSM such as claiming that BDSM encourages sexual abuse and assault. She points out that unlike
real life situations with sexual abuse, there are safe words to use in BDSM where the whole fantasy would end,
immediately. She also points out that being a submissive during BDSM actually made her more assertive in life
outside the bedroom.
List between 5-10 most important points, findings or sub-points of the article:
1.a survey in 2007 revealed that Australians faced sexual abuse in normal relationships at the same rate as
Australians who participate in BDSM, meaning it doesn't increase sexual abuse
2.feminists dislike submissive females requiring the dominant's permission to do something
3.feminist sub-missives experience self hatred due to their actions being seen as hypocritical
4.ignoring the safe word in BDSM is a clear violation of rules, which is not up for debate
5.the availability of BDSM footage can deceive an uninformed person into thinking all women want to be
tortured or have rough sex
Most surprising finding or observation: BDSM sex is safer than non safe word sex
Create a multiple choice test question on this reading that captures the main point(s) of the article:
Which is NOT a criticism of BDSM?
a. It supports the notion of women wanting to get sexually abused
b. It makes females look even weaker in the eyes of society
c.It undermines the message that feminists try to portray to society
ci.d. It allows women to feel more in control when the ncidentsare staged
This article should/shouldn be included in the next fifth of Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society
Reader for the following reason(s): I believe that this article should be in the next edition of sex matters
because it gives a very informative view on the true intent behind BDSM, and it helps clear up the assumption
that BDSM promotes sexual abuse, it's a very informative article.