Role essentialism
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The term "role essentialism" was used in 2011 by Thomas M. Millar. [1]
From that essay, it 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.