http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/taxonomy/term/413 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/160 <p>A few days ago, on her blog, the inimitable <a href="http://mistressmatisse.blogspot.com/2007/06/i-had-nice-weekend-how-about-you-want.html">Mistress Matisse</a> described her and her partner&#39;s BDSM play as &quot;anarchist kink,&quot; meaning the typical dom/sub hierarchies don&#39;t really apply in their play. (Things are different with her clients, I&#39;m sure.) In other words, as she writes, they switch a lot and are very kinky. Later she posted some <a href="http://mistressmatisse.blogspot.com/2007/06/as-promised.html">video</a> of some friends of hers that &quot;take it to another level.&quot; </p><p>So, what do you think of anarchist kink as a concept? Some would say BDSM is anarchistic by nature, or at minimum subversive, a obvious rebuke to traditional social institutions and mores. Those who try BDSM realize that it&#39;s actually incredibly formal, as <a href="http://freaksexual.wordpress.com/">freaksexual</a> has written, a level of intense formalization that says a lot about power in society and raises interesting questions about consensual power play.</p><p><a href="http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/160">read more</a></p> http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/160#comments BDSM anarchism BDSM kink politics Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:42:57 -0700 RC 160 at http://sexinthepublicsquare.org