like an IDIOT!Sex and Agression: Whip me, Beat me, Make me feel like an IDIOT! This documentary does hit on the key issues of instinctual drive, Sex andAggression. I felt like sex and aggression was met by both participants in eachsexcapade by the use of what the customer felt was a mixture of love anddomination. Love is what I felt all the customers were looking to theirdominatrix for; and by them humiliating, beating and subduing them the customerattained a feeling of what they felt was love, something that had probably beenlacking since early childhood. Aggression for the most part was released by themistress who, in my opinion, also needed that release of a basic instinctualdrive — Aggression. This was probably fueled by a subdued hatred for men or toattain that feeling of power one gets when they conquer something.
Another issue is the cathartic effect this type of expression has as a meansfor deterring non-consensual sexual activity. This statement was illustratedbest by the man who had psychotic thoughts and feelings and used this as a meansof “getting things in his head right”, if he had not had this mental and sexualrelease he could very well have committed some sort of heinous crime againsthumanity. So I may not agree with these people or even see the soothingcapabilities of this therapy but that does not mean it does not hold its ownsocial value and merit.
In closing I would like to say that I feel enlightened to have thisinformation, which may help me in the future to sympathize with someone who mayhave that “urge”, and I feel that armed with this knowledge I may be able torecognize that deviant in the future. Social Issues
