This used to be about sex. The literature of my people was pornography, filled with cries for mercy, drama enacted on people without prolonged negotiation, partners engaged in a dance in the middle of a bonfire. Now, it's 300-page manuals about how to make sure nothing bad will happen.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- SM literature has shifted from raw, dramatic erotica to dry, lengthy safety manuals.
- In plain terms
- Old SM stories were wild and dramatic, now they are long safety manuals.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize the shift from erotic intensity to bureaucratic safety.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What kind of stories do you find arousing?
- How has safety changed your reading?
Another view
Safety manuals exist to prevent real harm in the community.
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