An Appeal for Violence in the Media

I have to write a case study on violence in the media for one of my classes - pick an article and discuss the discourses that are being deployed around the depiction of violence within it.

This sounds like fun. I even had an article picked out - problem is, I can't find it. I read it online, it was in a major American newspaper, and it was about a woman who liked to be spanked. As I recall it, she eventually managed to find a loving man who was willing to entertain that fantasy; they got married, started a family, and then she became concerned that the bedroom power play was sliding into their everyday life, and they broke up. I know I sent the link to a few people, so if anyone remembers it, please let me know. (Other suggestions for articles are always welcome).

In the meantime, since I can't find that article, I'm starting to work on this one. I actually found it linked through this blog, written by a Seattle-based professional dominatrix, and I'm intending to talk a little about fringe publishing and the freedoms and limits that imposes. The blog is really worth a look: well-written, humorous, a little bit sexy - and as a well-seasoned kinkster in both her personal and professional lives, the author's comments about the article, Education of a Sadomasochist, really are insightful and valuable.

Preparations for Deviancy Week continue apace. It is going to happen, but maybe not so 'soon' as you may have been led to believe. Uni is slightly insane right now, so I'm a little pressed for time in which to pursue big plans.

Anyway, I'm off to bed with On Killing - a little bit of light reading for a Wednesday night.