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ORIGINAL: MrKite

Hollywood has been portraying Bondage and BDSM in a negative light for years. Inm almost any movie these days there is a scene where the villain binds the hero or damsel in distress. If you look carefully at these scenes you will see some fairly good and erotic bondage. (Makes one wonder who’s tying up those stars). Recently I watched an episode of Law and Order in which the murdered victim was found attired in BDSM leathers and left in bondage. Pulp Fiction makes a large scene with a character fully bound in leather and tethered in a secret room of the basement of a couple of rednecks. Southpark the animated series has a number of kinky characters. I even find “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” to be demeaning to the Gay community.

In general Hollywood uses those scenes to depict violence or as a comic gag. A number of fellow posters have even stated that they got a chuckle here or there.

The problem as I see it is that in either case, Hollywood’s portrayal belittles a lifestyle that many of us take seriously. Those portrayals continue the perception that BDSM is either something criminals do or something only to be laughed at. Personally I take offense at this. Not enough to rise up and start a boycott or anything like that but I’d rather not see it used in that manner.

A generation ago African Americans were used in movies the same way. The only time you saw a black character was for comic relief or in relation to a criminal activity. The African American community eventually organized to change that. Tonight as I write this, I’m watching a movie starting Eddie Murphy. Perhaps some day there will be a character or an Actor who plays a role as a serious Dom/me in a leading role.

CSI did a few episodes in which one of the characters was a successful Dominatrix running a house of pleasure for her clients. This character portrayed BDSM as a serious life style and even educated the lead character (Gill Grissom) as to the whys and wherefores of the BDSM’er. A number of years ago the Movie “9 ½ Weeks) hinted at the BDSM lifestyle in its storyline. I still remember the scene in which the lead male character tested a riding crop on his girlfriend’s thighs in the Tack Shop.


It would be nice to see a mainstream film in which the lifestyle is depicted in a serious manner in which the parties involved are loving and happy. Hollywood in general has depicted people into BDSM as criminal or sick. That’s not how I think of myself.


Just my opinion, take it or leave it.

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CSI did a few episodes in which one of the characters was a successful Dominatrix running a house of pleasure for her clients. This character portrayed BDSM as a serious life style and even educated the lead character (Gill Grissom) as to the whys and wherefores of the BDSM’er. A number of years ago the Movie “9 ½ Weeks) hinted at

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ORIGINAL: dark~angel

A Question, may I ask... ?

would 'Tie me up, tie me down' be considered a 'vanilla' movie?

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ORIGINAL: MasterMalice

Here's a short list of main stream fils that have some kink involved

Malice
http://www.mastermalice.com

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CSI did a few episodes in which one of the characters was a successful Dominatrix running a house of pleasure for her clients. This character portrayed BDSM as a serious life style and even educated the lead character (Gill Grissom) as to the whys and wherefores of the BDSM’er. A number of years ago the Movie “9 ½ Weeks) hinted at
Dear Akasha, in what season did CSI potrayed BDSM? And is it the CSI Miami?