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Summary
This document is a printout of a blog post dated November 11, 2010, from the website of Clarisse Thorn. The text discusses sexual communication, consent, and the application of S&M communication tactics to general sexuality. The page bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018465' Bates stamp, indicating it was included in evidence for a House Oversight Committee investigation.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Clarisse Thorn | Author |
Author of the blog post (identified via URL and first-person narrative 'I'), discusses her workshops and analysis on ...
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| Scarleteen |
Mentioned as an 'amazing sex education site' that implemented an idea similar to the author's.
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| Yes Means Yes! |
Described as a 'wonderful sex-positive anthology' referenced in the text.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018465', indicating this document is part of a congressional investigation.
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2010
Author notes she finally 'got around to' writing a series of posts on Sex Communication Tactics Derived from S&M.
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Key Quotes (3)
"[There is a] need to demystify and destigmatize communication about sex."Source
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"Giving everyone great sexual communication skills doesn't just give us all better sex -- it fights rape."Source
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"As soon as I started researching S&M and thinking critically about the communication tactics promoted in the S&M community, I realized that there were a lot of really important lessons wrapped up in those tactics..."Source
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giving them to their partners. (The amazing sex education site Scarleteen later
implemented the same idea, in a much more comprehensive way than I had!) I suggested
that partners write out their fantasies and email them to each other, or write out
descriptions of their mutual sexual experiences -- long accounts, describing how they felt
about everything and what sticks out in their minds -- and send those to each other, too,
so they can get each others' perspectives on what they've done.
implemented the same idea, in a much more comprehensive way than I had!) I suggested
that partners write out their fantasies and email them to each other, or write out
descriptions of their mutual sexual experiences -- long accounts, describing how they felt
about everything and what sticks out in their minds -- and send those to each other, too,
so they can get each others' perspectives on what they've done.
(By the way, I still offer a much-improved version of that workshop on my list of events,
lectures, and workshops, just in case you're interested in bringing me in....)
lectures, and workshops, just in case you're interested in bringing me in....)
God, it's so hard to talk about what we want. It's even hard to talk about talking about
what we want. I mean, it's hard enough to figure out what we want in the first place -- but
communicating it... eeek! And it's worth noting that this is not just a problem of having
good sex. As was pointed out recently on the blog for the wonderful sex-positive
anthology Yes Means Yes!:
what we want. I mean, it's hard enough to figure out what we want in the first place -- but
communicating it... eeek! And it's worth noting that this is not just a problem of having
good sex. As was pointed out recently on the blog for the wonderful sex-positive
anthology Yes Means Yes!:
[There is a] need to demystify and destigmatize communication about sex. If we can't talk
about what we like and what we want, we will always have problems making clear what
it is we're consenting to. If we can't be frank about what we do want, we put a lot of
weight on the need to communicate what we don't.
about what we like and what we want, we will always have problems making clear what
it is we're consenting to. If we can't be frank about what we do want, we put a lot of
weight on the need to communicate what we don't.
Giving everyone great sexual communication skills doesn't just give us all better sex -- it
fights rape. There's a noble cause for you!
fights rape. There's a noble cause for you!
... So, that's my five-pointed analysis. And that's what I'm pushing for. My goals are not
just to get people thinking that sex is awesome and sexual freedom is important. It's
going to be hard, and it's going to be an uphill battle, but I'm hoping that I can not only
help out with sexual liberation -- I'm hoping to improve it.
just to get people thinking that sex is awesome and sexual freedom is important. It's
going to be hard, and it's going to be an uphill battle, but I'm hoping that I can not only
help out with sexual liberation -- I'm hoping to improve it.
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This can be found on the Internet at:
http://clarissethorn.com/blog/2010/11/11/classic-repost-liberal-sex-positive-sex-
education-whats-missing/
education-whats-missing/
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COMMUNICATION:
[theory] Sex Communication Tactic Derived From S&M: The
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As soon as I started researching S&M and thinking critically about the communication
tactics promoted in the S&M community, I realized that there were a lot of really
important lessons wrapped up in those tactics -- lessons that could be deconstructed and
applied to all kinds of sexuality. From the beginning, I planned to do a series of posts on
Sex Communication Tactics Derived from S&M, but I only got around to it in 2010.
tactics promoted in the S&M community, I realized that there were a lot of really
important lessons wrapped up in those tactics -- lessons that could be deconstructed and
applied to all kinds of sexuality. From the beginning, I planned to do a series of posts on
Sex Communication Tactics Derived from S&M, but I only got around to it in 2010.
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