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Thinking Kink: The Final (Leather-Clad) Curtain

Sex and Sexuality post by Catherine Scott on August 10, 2012 - 12:37pm; tagged BDSM, bitch, Breanne Fahs, Clarisse Thorn, Cliff Pervocracy, kink, Mollena Williams, pop culture, Stacey May Fowles.

Writing this series has been amazing! Time for a few shout-outs to those who have helped the good ship Thinking Kink along its voyage...

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Thinking Kink: The Right to Play With Race

Sex and Sexuality post by Catherine Scott on August 8, 2012 - 1:38pm; tagged BDSM, Ciara, Clarisse Thorn, Grace Jones, Joan Armatrading, Justin Timberlake, Mollena Williams, Race Play, racism, rihanna.

Last post I looked at those for whom playing with racialized imagery in kink is too close to the bone. Today I'm turning my attention to the the black artists and performers who refused to be silenced in their desire to push boundaries.

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Thinking Kink: Is Vanilla Sex Boring? Who Gets to Decide?

Sex and Sexuality post by Catherine Scott on July 16, 2012 - 10:35am; tagged Andrea Dworkin, BDSM, Clarisse Thorn, Friends, Peep Show, Vanilla.

As kink continues to infiltrate the mainstream media so does its accompanying lingo, and one of the terms that's bugging non-kinksters is "vanilla." As folks who've fought against negative labels themselves, should BDSM practitioners quit bandying around this term? Or do we just need to redefine "vanilla" as an equally acceptable sexual choice?

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