Difference between revisions of "Role essentialism"
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From that essay, the term is linked to the following pernicious and false ideas: | 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 | + | * 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 [[Gender| gender]]. |
Role essentialism is upheld in scenes by [[role policing]]. | Role essentialism is upheld in scenes by [[role policing]]. | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 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 gender.
Role essentialism is upheld in scenes by role policing.