Thanks for the link Neurotrash. At the risk of sounding like Camile Paglia, dear god we've become a decadent society, haven't we?
The complex field of sexual fetish has absolutely nothing to do with the important arena of lesbian and gay rights
Have you even heard of the lesbian sex wars?
so if I understand that link correctly, many radical feminists felt that BDSM was a means of reinforcing patriarchal control even when practised by lesbians.
and lib fems, including Pat Califa, whose name I recognised from [[https://medium.com/@doctorEm/the-trojan-unicorn-qt-and-paedophilia-part-ii-ee94e132fb5d Dr Em's queer theory article], and who looks to have had some pretty reprehensible views regarding 'children's sexuality', argued that choosy choice, if I want to do it it, it's fine, I'm totes not affected by being brought up in the patriarchy, there's no context to these decisions at all, no siree
I know nonexistantfox has stropped off to Pride, so probably no answer will be forthcoming
but I still don't see why this means I should be cool with having fetishists in bondage gear in my local play park