I’m not into BDSM, but...OK, I’ll get to the “but” later. I’m not into BDSM because (1) dominatrices (-ixes?) turn me off (and male doms too); (2) I’m not much of a dominant myself, and the part of me that is dominant is a part that scares me and I don’t want to encourage; (3) I could never trust anyone enough to let them tie me up.
OK here’s the “but.”. There is one exception. There is one person (can you guess who?) that I would let tie me up. And it isn’t because I trust her more than anyone else. It’s because she’s a goddess, and I a mere mortal, and as such I have no choice but to submit to her will.
She’s a goddess, but she’s also a submissive. And if she had been a domme, she never would have made it to goddess status in my eyes. I have no desire to be dominated by a dominant, but I desire to be dominated by a submissive – in this case, a particular submissive – but submissive women in general excite a certain awe in me, which under the right circumstances would make me want to submit to them.
That’s just my own hopeless perversion, but I think this paradox has broader implications. Being “dominated by a submissive” is essentially what modern religion is all about – especially Christianity. Jesus undertook the ultimate act of **********. (“Nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done.”) And it makes perfect sense to me (though I can't explain why) that this is exactly the reason to worship Jesus and to submit to his will. The central symbol of Christianity – which you see almost anywhere you see anything having to do with Christianity – is one which represents that ultimate act of **********. Yet traditionally in the Christian mind it is also a symbol of power. Somehow by representing an act of **********, the cross has the power to dominate vampires, evil spirits, and armed enemies.
Does that make sense? Is it sacrilegious to draw parallels between sex/fetishism and religion?
OK here’s the “but.”. There is one exception. There is one person (can you guess who?) that I would let tie me up. And it isn’t because I trust her more than anyone else. It’s because she’s a goddess, and I a mere mortal, and as such I have no choice but to submit to her will.
She’s a goddess, but she’s also a submissive. And if she had been a domme, she never would have made it to goddess status in my eyes. I have no desire to be dominated by a dominant, but I desire to be dominated by a submissive – in this case, a particular submissive – but submissive women in general excite a certain awe in me, which under the right circumstances would make me want to submit to them.
That’s just my own hopeless perversion, but I think this paradox has broader implications. Being “dominated by a submissive” is essentially what modern religion is all about – especially Christianity. Jesus undertook the ultimate act of **********. (“Nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done.”) And it makes perfect sense to me (though I can't explain why) that this is exactly the reason to worship Jesus and to submit to his will. The central symbol of Christianity – which you see almost anywhere you see anything having to do with Christianity – is one which represents that ultimate act of **********. Yet traditionally in the Christian mind it is also a symbol of power. Somehow by representing an act of **********, the cross has the power to dominate vampires, evil spirits, and armed enemies.
Does that make sense? Is it sacrilegious to draw parallels between sex/fetishism and religion?