I haven't seen the ads but I just have to say: I *totally* agree with you. I don't get the appeal at all. It's kind of rare in the Xena fandom, I think, to find women who are into being dominated (at least straight women) -- but when I tried hanging out in the "Phantom of the Opera" fandom, I found to my surprise that there's plenty of them out there. A lot of it is the usual teen fantasy of a strong powerful male, where a girl is still so insecure in her own sexuality that her fantasies are all about being "done to", rather than actively participating. But what freaked me out far more were the people who are just clearly into male-dom. I understand the need to be tolerant, but I still find it tremendously strange. It's one thing when it's just play-acting for a bit of fun, but the sense of physical helplessness and vulnerability as a turn-on? Um... NO.
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Date: 2007-03-08 12:38 pm (UTC)