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“distasteful” and “bizarre” is how we were seen in the 1st DSM
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Most misconceptions of BDSM stem from the DSM & McCarthy Era Molral policy of comics and literature.
Seduction of the Innocent
What is the DSM:
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association(DSM) is one of the primary reasons that misunderstandings (and misdiagnoses) have continued in today’s society… More found : -(1)
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the handbook used by health care professionals in the United States and much of the world as the authoritative guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders. DSM contains descriptions, symptoms and other criteria for diagnosing mental disorders.-(2)
What is the DSM-5?
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, often known as the “DSM,” is a reference book on mental health and brain-related conditions and disorders. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is responsible for the writing, editing, reviewing and publishing of this book.-(3)
The number “5” attached to the name of the DSM refers to the fifth — and most recent — edition of this book. The DSM-5®’s original release date was in May 2013. The APA released a revised version of the fifth edition in March 2022. That version is known as the DSM-5-TR™, with TR meaning “text revision.”.-(3)
Seduction of the Innocent is a book by German-born American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, published in 1954, that warned that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency. The book was taken seriously at the time in the United States, and was a minor bestseller that created alarm in American parents and galvanized them to campaign for censorship. At the same time, a U.S. Congressional inquiry was launched into the comic book industry. Subsequent to the publication of Seduction of the Innocent, the Comics Code Authority was voluntarily established by publishers to self-censor their titles. In the decades since the book’s publication, Wertham’s research has been disputed by scholars.-(4)
In a dramatic confrontation, Joseph Welch, special counsel for the U.S. Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during hearings on whether communism has infiltrated the U.S. armed forces. Welch’s verbal assault—including the enduring question “Have you no sense of decency?”—marked the end of McCarthy’s power during the anticommunist hysteria of the Red Scare in America. (5)
Bettie Page appeared to have tackled in her own way the era of sexual repression with an integrity and openness that was remarkable. Harron’s film begins with a brief scene from a 1955 Senate hearing on pornography to which Bettie Page has been called to testify. A Catholic priest warns that the threat to American is not communism, but the rottenness “from within.” A vindictive statement in a vindictive hearing room uttered by the smallest of small-minded men. -(6)
Bettie’s disarming, welcoming personality makes her a subculture sensation, attracting the attention of Irving Klaw (Chris Bauer) and his half-sister Paula (Lili Taylor), who run a photo business for private clients, men who like to look at women in exotic outfits and erotic poses. (During World War II, Klaw made a fortune selling pin-ups of Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth to American soldiers.) -(6)
In the relatively paternalistic atmosphere of the Klaws’ studio, Bettie can reinvent her sexuality through images. In a protected manner, she is able to push into the background, or safely tap into, the traumas of a personal history of sexual mistreatment—molestation by her father and later in an incident in which she was kidnapped and abused by a group of men. (The film does not treat the period after her “pin-up” career ended, marked by violent outbursts followed by years in mental institutions.) -(6)
Harron’s film does ask: What makes pornography, even the soft-core variety peddled by the likes of the Klaws, sufficiently menacing to prompt FBI raids and Senate hearings? This form of authoritarianism is being resurrected by the present occupant of the White House. Currently, the Department of Justice is seeking to require web sites with sexually explicit material—entirely legal material for adults—to use a government-mandated labeling system. -(6)
Sources for Article with Reference number
(1) https://kynk101.com/kink-bdsm-facts/dsm
(2) https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/frequently-asked-questions
(3)https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/24291-diagnostic-and-statistical-manual-dsm-5
(4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction_of_the_Innocent
(5) https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-mccarthy-meets-his-match
(6) https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2006/06/page-j05.html
Definitions
Ai overview
“Paraphilia” is the broader term, encompassing both “fetishism” and “partialism”; essentially, a paraphilia refers to any atypical sexual interest, while fetishism specifically involves sexual arousal from inanimate objects, and partialism refers to sexual arousal from a specific body part of a partner, not considered a typical erotic zone.
Breakdown:
- Paraphilia: A general term for an unusual sexual interest or behavior.
- Fetishism: A type of paraphilia where sexual arousal comes from a non-living object like shoes or clothing.
- Partialism: A type of paraphilia where sexual arousal comes from a specific body part of a partner, like feet or hair.
Ref: https://www.google.com/search?q=fetishism%2C+paraphilia+or+partialism%3F&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS1010US1011&oq=fetishism%2C+paraphilia+or+partialism%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBBzY4MGowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
A paraphilia is a sexual interest in atypical objects, places, situations, fantasies, behaviors, or individuals, that is recurring or intense. It can also be defined as a sexual interest in anything other than a legally consenting human partner.
Some examples of paraphilias include:
- Abasiophilia: A paraphilia related to people with impaired mobility
- Acrotomophilia: A paraphilia related to people with amputations
- Agalmatophilia: A paraphilia related to statues, mannequins, and immobility
- Algolagnia: A paraphilia related to pain, particularly involving an erogenous zone
The definition of what makes a sexual interest normal or atypical is controversial.
- Paraphilia – WikipediaA paraphilia is an experience of recurring or intense sexual arousal to atypical objects, places, situations, fantasies, behaviors…
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- List of paraphiliasAbasiophilia, People with impaired mobility. Acrotomophilia, People with amputations. Agalmatophilia, Statues, mannequins and immo…
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This is for informational purposes only. For medical advice or diagnosis, consult a professional. Generative AI is experimental.
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Abstract
Objective: BDSM is a overlapping acronym that refers to the practices of bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism. The American Psychiatric Association “depathologized” kinky sex—including cross-dressing, fetishism, and BDSM –, despite retaining a clinical justification, in the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Henceforth, the paraphilias are considered “other sexual interests.” Method: We analyze several psycho-sexological studies that treat sadomasochistic practices as psychic case studies. BDSM practices are no longer considered deviant behaviors, but, on the contrary, “common” behaviors that have been adopted by a large number of individuals. These individuals use contractualization in a specific context. Result: Rather than considering BDSM practice to be a perversion by assimilating it to homosexuality, current research in gender and psychiatry and in the psychology of subsexualities has moved beyond the analysis of “deviance,” preferring a scientific study of the effects of BDSM practice, particularly of their positive effects on mood, stress, or depression. Discussion: The BDSM and Therapy Project is concerned with articulating the possible risks of BDSM play and with clarifying situations where BDSM play is neither safe nor helpful. Members of the BDSM community have expressed the following points: the development of barriers between community members; the risks of alienation and isolation through stigmatization; having one’s limits violated during a scene; the potential risk of dehumanization and destruction. Conclusion: BDSM therapy, in a therapeutic setting as well as within the community, is based on consent. BDSM can be a form of psychotherapy for the subject. BDSM therapy would consist in the modification of the meaning of physical suffering by transforming it into voluntary pain, through consensual constraint. A functional BDSM therapeutic practice requires at least three conditions: (1) the SM relationship involves a willing dominant and a willing submissive; (2) this erotic duo exists in a codified setting; (3) the dominant is a “therapizer” in her/his display of empathy for the submissive; (4) a two-way flow of reciprocal benefits in terms of post-session well-being. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Ref: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-32068-001
Kink DEFINED:
What is the concept of kink?
In human sexuality, kinkiness is the use of sexual practices, concepts or fantasies that are not conventional. The term derives from the idea of a “bend” (cf. a “kink”) in one’s sexual behaviour, to contrast such behaviour with “straight” or “vanilla” sexual mores and proclivities.
kink
noun: kink; plural noun: kinks
- 1. a sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight.”a kink in the road”Similar:curlcrimptwisttwirlringletwavefrizzknottangleentanglementcoilloopcrinklewrinklewarpdistortionirregularitybendcornerangledoglegcrookturncurvezigzaghairpin bend
- a flaw or obstacle in a plan, operation, etc.”though the system is making some headway, there are still some kinks to iron out”Similar:flawdefectimperfectionproblemdifficultycomplicationhitchsnagshortcomingweak point/spotweaknesscatchhiccupglitch
- a quirk of character or behavior.Similar:peculiarityquirkidiosyncrasyeccentricityoddityfoiblewhimwhimsycapricevagarytwistcrotchetmannerismfadaberrationirregularitydeviationperversionfetishhang-upthingsingularity
- INFORMALa person’s unusual sexual preference.
- 2. NORTH AMERICANa stiffness in the neck, back, etc.; crick.”it takes the kinks out of stiff necks”
verb
verb: kink; 3rd person present: kinks; past tense: kinked; past participle: kinked; gerund or present participle: kinking
- form or cause to form a sharp twist or curve.”the river kinks violently in a right angle”
What is the concept of kink?
In human sexuality, kinkiness is the use of sexual practices, concepts or fantasies that are not conventional. The term derives from the idea of a “bend” (cf. a “kink”) in one’s sexual behaviour, to contrast such behaviour with “straight” or “vanilla” sexual mores and proclivities.
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fet·ish
/ˈfediSH/
noun
noun: fetish; plural noun: fetishes
- 1.
- a form of sexual desire in which gratification is strongly linked to a particular object or activity or a part of the body other than the sexual organs.
“a man with a fetish for surgical masks” - Similar:
- an excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular thing.
“he had a fetish for writing more opinions each year than any other justice”
- an excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular thing.
2an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit.
kink
/kiNGk/
noun
noun: kink; plural noun: kinks
- 1.
- a sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight.
“a kink in the road”- a flaw or obstacle in a plan, operation, etc.
“though the system is making some headway, there are still some kinks to iron out” - a quirk of character or behavior.
- INFORMAL
a person’s unusual sexual preference.
- a flaw or obstacle in a plan, operation, etc.
- 2.
- NORTH AMERICAN
a stiffness in the neck, back, etc.; crick.
“it takes the kinks out of stiff necks”
verb
verb: kink; 3rd person present: kinks; past tense: kinked; past participle: kinked; gerund or present participle: kinking
- form or cause to form a sharp twist or curve.
“the river kinks violently in a right angle”
e 17th century: from Middle Low German kinke, probably from Dutch kinken ‘to kink’.
par·a·phil·i·a
/ˌperəˈfilyə/
nounPSYCHIATRY
noun: paraphilia
- a condition characterized by abnormal sexual desires, typically involving extreme or dangerous activities.
“distasteful” and “bizarre”
AndersiN defines
Kink Compleller Fetish
Kink
An intimate, private, and personal connection to/or interest in something, an act, action, or a desire that goes beyond things typically found in the vanilla lifestyle or considered basic. Not inherently sexual but can be.
A Desire that is a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen with/to Something, an act or action that is required/needed in one’s life. It’s something a person seeks out even when unsure what it is but knows it exists through feeling drawn to it I.E. seeing a woman tied made me realize I wanted and needed to recreate that with a consenting woman. Not inherently sexual but it can be.
Fetish
A Desire that is Something, an act or action that is required/needed in one’s life with a sexual component to it. I.E. A person needs to tie someone up to be able to orgasm and enjoy themselves sexually
Intimate Defition:
in·ti·mate1
/ˈin(t)əmət/
adjective
adjective: intimate
- 1.closely acquainted; familiar, close.”intimate friends”Similar:closebosomboondearcherishedfamiliarconfidentialfaithfulconstantdevotedfastfirmfavoritespecialchummypallyas thick as thievesOpposite:distant
- (of a place or setting) having or creating an informal friendly atmosphere.”an intimate little Italian restaurant”Similar:friendlywarmwelcominghospitableharmoniousrelaxedinformaleasycozycomfortablesnugtête-à-têtecomfyOpposite:formalcold
- involving very close connection.”their intimate involvement with their community”
- (of knowledge) detailed or thorough.”an intimate knowledge of the software”Similar:detailedthoroughexhaustivedeepin-depthprofoundexperiencedpersonalfirsthanddirectimmediateOpposite:scant
- 2.private and personal.”intimate details of his sexual encounters”Similar:personalprivateconfidentialsecretinnermostinmostinnerinwarddeepdeepestdarkestdeep-seatedunspokenundeclaredundisclosedunvoiced
- euphemisticused euphemistically to indicate that a couple is having a sexual relationship.”they plan to wait before becoming intimate with one another”Similar:sexualcarnalamorousamatoryromanticfornicatory
noun
noun: intimate; plural noun: intimates
- a very close friend.”his circle of intimates”Similar:close friendbest friendbosom friendconstant companionalter egoconfidantconfidanteclose associatechumpalbuddycronysidekickcullysparmain manmatemuckerchinaoppobuttybezziemarrowmarrermarrahomeboyhomegirlgabbaoffsiderfidus Achates
Origin
early 17th century (as a noun): from late Latin intimatus, past participle of Latin intimare ‘impress, make familiar’, from intimus ‘inmost’.
