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This document is an excerpt from a 2011 blog post by author Clarisse Thorn about sex-positive feminism, advocating for open discussion of sexuality to destigmatize it. The author discusses challenging stereotypes and shares a personal anecdote from 2008 about reframing her S&M fetish as a 'superpower'. The document, which does not mention Jeffrey Epstein, is marked with the identifier 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018487', indicating it was collected as evidence for a governmental oversight investigation.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Clarisse Thorn | Author |
Author of the blog post, identified via the URL clarissethorn.com. She discusses her personal views on sex-positivity...
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| Unnamed S&M partner | Acquaintance |
Mentioned as one of the author's "first S&M partners" who, in 2008, reframed her feelings about her fetish as a "supe...
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| House Oversight |
Implied by the footer text "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018487", suggesting the document is part of a collection for a U.S. House...
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Timeline (2 events)
2008
The author encountered the 'superpower' framework for fetishes during a conversation with an S&M partner, before she started blogging.
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2011-05-08
Publication of a blog post by Clarisse Thorn on sex-positive feminism.
clarissethorn.com
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The document is a blog post located at http://clarissethorn.com/blog/2011/05/08/towards-my-personal-sex-positive-femi...
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Relationships (1)
The text states, 'I was telling one of my first S&M partners...'
Key Quotes (3)
"Why talk about it that way? You haven't lost anything. You've gained a superpower!"Source
— Unnamed S&M partner
(Said to the author in 2008, reframing her feelings about her fetish.)
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"Really? What makes you think all gay people are abuse survivors?"Source
— Clarisse Thorn (author)
(An example provided by the author of how to challenge stereotypes about sexuality.)
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"I've gotten so bored of the biases and stereotypes against S&M. It's like, "Hey, another person who implies that those of us who do consensual S&M were all abused as children? Sweet! That person is wrong, and I consider those views highly stigmatizing and sometimes damaging. So, can we go for a swim now?""Source
— Clarisse Thorn (author)
(A sarcastic internal monologue expressing frustration with stereotypes against the S&M community.)
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noticing the HIV pandemic, too many people are still refusing to talk about sex openly, or
give healthcare to sexual minorities directly affected by HIV. To say nothing of people
who are attacked or killed for their sexual minority status, like trans people who are
murdered in the street, or lesbians who are raped in order to "fix" their sexuality. Sexual
stigma kills.
give healthcare to sexual minorities directly affected by HIV. To say nothing of people
who are attacked or killed for their sexual minority status, like trans people who are
murdered in the street, or lesbians who are raped in order to "fix" their sexuality. Sexual
stigma kills.
So when someone says something icky about sex and gender, or stereotypes a certain sex
or gender identity, it's so great to challenge them -- or at least to question them. ("Really?
What makes you think all gay people are abuse survivors?") And some of the most
powerful sex activism out there involves starting discussion groups, creating venues for
discussion, hosting sexuality speakers or sex-related art, etc.
or gender identity, it's so great to challenge them -- or at least to question them. ("Really?
What makes you think all gay people are abuse survivors?") And some of the most
powerful sex activism out there involves starting discussion groups, creating venues for
discussion, hosting sexuality speakers or sex-related art, etc.
C) Be "out" or open, without being invasive. This can be tricky, because I don't want
to encourage people to aggressively talk about sex at totally inappropriate times -- and
again, I'm against re-centering. On the other hand, the most powerful tool for
destigmatizing sexuality appears to be coming out of the closet -- whether a person is
queer, BDSM, or whatever. Openly acknowledging, owning, and discussing your sexual
preferences can help others respect those preferences -- and can help others who share
those preferences respect themselves. (Can you tell that I cried when I saw the movie
Milk?)
to encourage people to aggressively talk about sex at totally inappropriate times -- and
again, I'm against re-centering. On the other hand, the most powerful tool for
destigmatizing sexuality appears to be coming out of the closet -- whether a person is
queer, BDSM, or whatever. Openly acknowledging, owning, and discussing your sexual
preferences can help others respect those preferences -- and can help others who share
those preferences respect themselves. (Can you tell that I cried when I saw the movie
Milk?)
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This post can be found on the Internet at:
http://clarissethorn.com/blog/2011/05/08/towards-my-personal-sex-positive-feminist-
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S&M:
[theory] S&M Superpowers
I wrote this post in 2011, but I encountered the "superpower" framework for fetishes in
2008, before I started blogging. I was telling one of my first S&M partners about how
broken and anxious I felt, and he said: "Why talk about it that way? You haven't lost
anything. You've gained a superpower!"
2008, before I started blogging. I was telling one of my first S&M partners about how
broken and anxious I felt, and he said: "Why talk about it that way? You haven't lost
anything. You've gained a superpower!"
* * *
S&M Superpowers
I've gotten so bored of the biases and stereotypes against S&M. It's like, "Hey, another
person who implies that those of us who do consensual S&M were all abused as
children? Sweet! That person is wrong, and I consider those views highly stigmatizing
and sometimes damaging. So, can we go for a swim now?"
person who implies that those of us who do consensual S&M were all abused as
children? Sweet! That person is wrong, and I consider those views highly stigmatizing
and sometimes damaging. So, can we go for a swim now?"
(For the record, the biggest and best-designed study ever done on this topic surveyed
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