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The term "role essentialism" was used in 2011 by [[Thomas M. Millar]]. [http://yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/domism-role-essentialism-and-sexism-intersectionality-in-the-bdsm-scene/]  
 
The term "role essentialism" was used in 2011 by [[Thomas M. Millar]]. [http://yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/domism-role-essentialism-and-sexism-intersectionality-in-the-bdsm-scene/]  
  
From that essay, it is linked to the following pernicious and false ideas:
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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 [[Status Roles| role]]
 
* The idea that a person has a certain innate, natural, or static bdsm [[Status Roles| role]]

Revision as of 13:16, 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.