[soc.feminism] WOMEN UNDER TORTURE IN MOVIES -- HOW WOMEN RESPOND

u40@mace.cc.purdue.EDU (Ivy Tiger) (12/07/90)

One week ago, my following article was posted in a couple of sex-related
and movie-related newsgroups. Following is the original posting:

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I have a kind of obsession with movies full of close-ups about women under
torture, an find them sexually exciting. Can anyone recommend some titles
(with sources if possible, since many of them are not available in video
stores).

Also does anyone have such kind of obsession?
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Since then I have received a lot responses from both men and women.
Following is my follow-up posting:

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	Since my original posting, I have received a lot of reply. Thank you
all. Now based on all the follow-up postings and e-mails I got, as well as on
my week-long exploration in several dozens local video stores, I have compiled
a long list of movies with full-length women torture scenes. Anybody who is
interested in getting a copy may now direct E-mail to me.

	I also thank those, both men and weman, who had the guts to admit that
they had the same obsession. Most of them did it via e-mail, but a few of them
even had the courage to admit it on the net. Because of their confession, I
feel much better about my obsession now --- I'm not alone.

	Some ask me about my gender. I AM A MALE.

	While the obession with women torture scenes is not a rare sexual
behavior, I think it would be meaningful to question its mechanism. Why do they
appeal to some of men and women? And how? I would like to see this discussion
go deeper and maybe it can reveal some secrets of our human nature.

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It is interesting to notice that some women like to fantasize being tortured
as a way of seeking sexual satisfaction. One woman confessed that both she
and her loved one enjoy this kind of movies--maybe from different angles.
Anyway I brought this topic up to this newsgroup and hope to get some
women's point of views.