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Essay / blog post / article (evidence exhibit)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from an essay or blog post analyzing the philosophical and legal definitions of 'sex' versus 'BDSM.' It discusses the subjectivity of sexual definitions, using the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal as an example of the ambiguity of 'oral sex.' It further details a 2009 legal shift in New York City where the Manhattan DA's office redefined 'sexual conduct' to include BDSM activities, leading to the arrest of professional dominatrixes. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' footer, suggesting it was included as evidence in a congressional investigation, likely related to sex work legislation or trafficking.
People (4)
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| Bill Clinton | Former US President |
Mentioned as an example in the debate regarding the definition of 'sex' versus 'oral sex'.
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| Monica [Lewinsky] | Former White House Intern |
Referenced by first name in relation to the Bill Clinton scandal.
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| Unnamed Author | Writer |
The author writing in the first person ('I see two sides', 'It is my experience').
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| Famous BDSM writer | Subject Matter Expert |
Quoted anonymously regarding eros in BDSM.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Manhattan District Attorney's office |
Mentioned regarding a 2009 decision to redefine 'sexual conduct' and arrest dominatrixes.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT', indicating this document is part of a congressional investigation.
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Timeline (2 events)
2009
Arrest of professional dominatrixes in New York City based on a reinterpretation of 'sexual conduct' laws.
New York City
Professional dominatrixes
Manhattan District Attorney's office
Unspecified (Historical)
National debate regarding Bill Clinton's statement about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
America
Bill Clinton
Monica
Locations (2)
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Location where professional dominatrixes were arrested in 2009.
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Context for the national debate regarding Bill Clinton.
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Relationships (1)
Text references Clinton admitting to getting a blowjob from Monica.
Key Quotes (2)
"I've always found that the more you look at the line between 'what is sex' and 'what is not sex,' the more blurred the line becomes."Source
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"In 2009, the Manhattan District Attorney's office decided that 'sexual conduct' means 'anything that is arousing to the participants'... and then decided that this suddenly meant they ought to go arrest dominatrixes."Source
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One such question is the "BDSM versus sex" question. Is BDSM always sex? Is it always sexual? A lot of people see BDSM as something that "always" includes sex, or is "always sexual in some way." In the documentary "BDSM: It's Not What You Think!", one famous BDSM writer is quoted saying something like: "I would say that eros is always involved in BDSM, even if the participants aren't doing anything that would look sexual to non-BDSMrs."
But a lot of other people see BDSM, and the BDSM urge, as something that doesn't necessarily have anything to do with sex -- that is separate from sex.
I see two sides to this question: the political side, and the "how does it feel?" side. Both sides are intertwined; when it comes to sex, politics can't help shaping our experiences (and vice versa). I acknowledge this. And yet even when I try to account for that, there is still something deeply different about the way my body feels my BDSM urges, as opposed to how my body feels sexual urges. I don't think that those bodily differences could ever quite go away, no matter how my mental angle on those processes changed.
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The Political Side of BDSM versus Sex
"BDSM versus sex" could be viewed as a facet of that constant and irritating question -- "What is sex, anyway?" I've always found that the more you look at the line between "what is sex" and "what is not sex," the more blurred the line becomes.
For example, recall that ridiculous national debate that happened across America when Bill Clinton told us that he hadn't had sex with Monica -- and then admitted to getting a blowjob from her. Is oral sex sex? Maybe oral sex isn't sex! Flutter, flutter, argue, argue.
It is my experience that (cisgendered, heterosexual) women are often more likely to claim that oral sex is not sex, while (cis, het) men are more likely to claim that oral sex is sex. I suspect this is because women face steeper social penalties for having sex (no one wants to be labeled a "slut"), so we are typically more motivated to claim that sex acts "don't count" as sex... whereas men are usually congratulated for having sex (more notches on the bedpost!), so men are typically more motivated to claim that sex acts "count" as sex. (Unless they're Bill Clinton.)
So we already have this weird ongoing debate, about what "qualifies" as sex. And you throw in fetishes such as BDSM, and everyone gets confused all over again. A cultural example of this confusion came up in 2009, when a bunch of professional dominatrixes got arrested in New York City... for being dominatrixes... which everyone previously believed was legal. Flutter, flutter, argue, argue, and it turns out that "prostitution" (which is illegal in New York) is defined as "sexual conduct for money."
But what does "sexual conduct" mean? At least one previous court had set the precedent that BDSM-for-pay is not the same as "sexual conduct for money"... and yet, in 2009, the Manhattan District Attorney's office decided that "sexual conduct" means "anything that is arousing to the participants"... and then decided that this suddenly meant they ought to go arrest dominatrixes. It's not clear why the Manhattan
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