POWERFUL WOMEN: WHY DO THEY LOVE TO BE SUBMITTED?

POWERFUL WOMEN: WHY DO THEY LOVE TO BE SUBMITTED?

Consider the novel “50 Shades of Grey”, the TV serie “Girls”, the movie “A Dangerous Method” and many others: Dominance and submission relationships are being talked about since a long time ago... But what do modern women fighting for gender equality think about it? Let’s sit back and analyse this fantasy.

Ds yesterday, Ds today

BDSM (Bondage&discipline, Dominance&submission, Sadism and Masochism) practices are surely as old as pleasure itself. Basic concept: fantasy. Ds practices are generally a way to escape a too calm and not exciting enough daily life… But with time, fantasies have surely evolved. Dominance and submission scenes described in great classics, such as Pauline Réage’s “Story of O” (1954), have risen many controversies in the past, but now have become almost trivial.

Powerful woman, submitted woman?

To career women, whose power nobody dares to question, being submitted could be a taboo… therefore is extremely arousing! However, they don’t need to become actual sex-slaves: even a simple spank is guaranteed to do the job. That means leaving stress, responsibilities and social and financial pressures aside, even for a moment… and submitting to their partner’s will, being his property.

Feminists and spanking

For said reason, BDSM is not considered a twisted and reprehensible practice anymore: on the contrary, it is seen as an outlet, a way to escape our day-to-day life. Anyway, Soft Paris believes that even the most dedicated feminists have the right to put the fantasy of being submitted and possessed in practice… and if you are still doubtful, ask to (the spirit of) Simone de Beauvoir what she thinks of her relationship with Sartre!