Difference between revisions of "Role essentialism"
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* The idea that a person has a certain innate, natural, or static bdsm [[Status Roles| role]] | * The idea that a person has a certain innate, natural, or static bdsm [[Status Roles| role]] | ||
* The idea that a certain bdsm role [[One true way|necessarily has certain features]] | * The idea that a certain bdsm role [[One true way|necessarily has certain features]] | ||
− | * The idea that a person's | + | * The idea that a person's [[BDSM]] role is determined by their gender role |
Role essentialism is upheld in scenes by [[role policing]]. | Role essentialism is upheld in scenes by [[role policing]]. |
Revision as of 13:17, 10 March 2014
The term "role essentialism" was used in 2011 by Thomas M. Millar. [1]
From that essay, the term is linked to the following pernicious and false ideas:
- The idea that a person has a certain innate, natural, or static bdsm role
- The idea that a certain bdsm role necessarily has certain features
- The idea that a person's BDSM role is determined by their gender role
Role essentialism is upheld in scenes by role policing.