to the person who thought that masochism means you have to be gay!!!!! ...
Masochism, or the "m" in s and m bondage, is deriving pleasure from being humiliated or from having pain inflicted upon oneself.
The word masochism is believed to be named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, whose infamous for portraying a beautiful woman dressed in furs with a whip as a symbol of strength in his book "Venus in Furs."
Masochism is by NO means an activity exclusive to gay men; however some gay men enjoy masochistic role plays to varying degrees, from simple handcuffs to being tied down. |