You may not realize it yet, but something fairly radical has happened over the past couple of months. This issue’s Fetish Feature is about a couple of doctors who discovered a cure for Erectile Dysfunction by studying BDSM. Their findings are in a book titled “The Dominatrix, The Doctor & The Cure”. A couple of weeks ago Dr. Oz said that BDSM was “the new G-Spot” for women. Doctors and professionals of all types are opening up to the stimulating possibilities of kink play.
Of course, those of us who have practiced BDSM know the effects to our libido and our relationships and our own personal development. BDSM is about stimulating the mind in so many wonderful ways. Yes, that includes sex, but it can be so much more than that as well. The media, doctors and academia are not ready to fully embrace BDSM, and there are certainly holdouts (see the Dr. Drew story in the Fetish Fab Five), but for the first time there is momentum in the right direction.
To hear credentialed professionals tout the sexual benefits of consensual kink is something that is very new and very radical. Sure, there have been plenty of vanguards over the years, but not on mainstream daytime television, or in Newsweek, or USA Today. This is different. This is significant.
If you see someone in mainstream media talking about BDSM or fetish, please leave me a comment below or contact me directly at: dirk@dirkhooper.com
Dream hard,
– Dirk Hooper
May 22, 2012
Fetish Feature
Cure for Erectile Dysfunction without Drugs Discovered During 2 Year Study of BDSM http://bit.ly/Ko7CRx
(Source: PhalloGauge).
Fetish Fab Five
- Fifty Shades is ‘changing bedroom habits’ – The Times of India http://bit.ly/KoaXA4
- Dr. Drew Is Mansplaining Your Sexual Desires For You, “50 Shades Of Grey” Fans – The Frisky http://bit.ly/KoizTo
- FEATURE: The E-Book Revolution | Ohh My… Blog http://bit.ly/InX1dX
- America’s Having a Moment…And it’s a Kinky One | Cision Wire http://bit.ly/JoAuZ4 @cleispress
- Video Post: Chastity & Keyholding – the Basics | Cara Sutra http://bit.ly/JKNVap
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Bob Bashara’s alternative lifestyle | Local 4 Defenders http://bit.ly/Je9Yot Just the sort of sensationalistic bullshit I would expect!
BDSM Hits Mainstream With Fifty Shades of Grey http://bit.ly/ICUFUn
They’re Looking for a Few Good Dominatrixes – Houston Arts – Art Attack http://bit.ly/KmGSlb #BDSM #FemDom
University in link up with ‘risqué’ BDSM party firm – Telegraph http://tgr.ph/KmGWRL
Power, pain and pleasure – National News – National – General – Great Lakes Advocate http://bit.ly/KmH83v
Secure your own slave for the night | Star Online http://bit.ly/Ko8bel
Felicia Day’s Vaginal Fantasy Hangout on Google+ http://bit.ly/Ko8NR9
Articles
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Submission is a Hot Topic in Fiction, Media and in Real-Life Romance Work http://bit.ly/KoaCxf
The Art of Slavery: Devotion and Desire http://bit.ly/IyEYk9
The Consensual Master: Emotional Empathy as a Master http://bit.ly/IyFcb1
Miss Ivy’s Blog » Rumpelstiltskin (Safewords) http://bit.ly/IyFDlP
The Consensual Master: What is Consensual? http://bit.ly/IyG53w
Contemplating Sensual Dominance http://bit.ly/IyHtD8
Submissive Speech 9: Answering the Phone or Door | Submissive Guide http://bit.ly/ImOWq0
The Art of Slavery: Reset Slave http://bit.ly/ImP3C0
Submissive Speech 10: Speaking with Service Persons | Submissive Guide http://bit.ly/ImPBrF
The Art of Slavery: Bared and Ensnared http://bit.ly/ImQ2SE
The Consensual Master: The Truth About Total Power Exchange (TPE) http://bit.ly/ImQ9h7
Algophilia is a term for sexual arousal from receiving pain. Related to masochism and pain play. http://www.love-hurts.net
7 Tips For Safe And Happy BDSM Sex http://bit.ly/KmH03W
The Art of Slavery: 5 Tiny Ideas to Please your Master http://bit.ly/Ik5vTN
Alicia’s Horny Blog: It’s in my slutty nature http://bit.ly/IitezZ
Does Fifty Shades cast a pall on feminism? – The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/InlVe6 #BDSM
Fit to be tied | Are You Shaved? | Creative Loafing Atlanta http://bit.ly/K5ISkn
The Consentual Master: What slave training means to me http://bit.ly/JKTZjg
Spanking…How does it make you Feel? « An Intimate Relationship with Spanking http://bit.ly/JKMiJX
Alicia’s Horny Blog: That submissive craving http://bit.ly/JKMuZB
The Consentual Master: Using BDSM To Achieve Altered States http://bit.ly/JKMBEo
Submissive Speech 11: Topics to Avoid with Other Submissives | Submissive Guide http://bit.ly/JKMWXM
Submissive Speech 12: Don’t Use That Tone With Me | Submissive Guide http://bit.ly/JKN0H0
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@ladylucielatex: I’m mighty chuffed with this new latex corset shape http://fb.me/1dWxZg0Bc
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Art: In the Dominatrix’s Dungeon – Femdom Artists http://bit.ly/ICVxbu
Juxtapoz Magazine – Sit’s Dark Lust | Erotica http://bit.ly/JKMKI9
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Ainsley-t – Erotic Shoes for Dutch Museum http://bit.ly/Ik6QKe
Christian Louboutin at the Design Museum | The Upcoming http://bit.ly/Ko77qJ
Why Artists Need to Write About Art — Art Biz Blog http://bit.ly/Joyy2W
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