Curious about this for awhile...

[saucyirishlass.livejournal.com]

It's been said in many places by different people that LKH's portrayal of the BDSM lifestyle is off. I know a bit more than just the basics - ah, the joys of reading - and can sort of inherently pick up that something isn't right with her depiction, but I can't really articulate it. I was just curious to hear from those who participate in the lifestyle, what they personally find offensive, frustrating, or just headdesk-worthy about LKH's portrayal. Perhaps they can help make it clearer to me why it feels amiss.

Comments

[catskin.livejournal.com]

I wonder if it's the other way around - She wants to have these interests, kinks and sexual proclivities because it suits her darkitydark image of herself, but she actually doesn't. That's why her writing on the subject is so shallow, tame, and misinformed - because she can't immerse herself in that culture.

[catskin.livejournal.com]

I definitely feel she's gone to great lengths to create a particular public image, and I think her professed interest in BDSM, threesomes, etc is part of that. However, I do think it's just image. It's a way of attracting readers to her.

[jycaegima.livejournal.com]

I agree with this totally. It reminds me of the people in high school that were bordering on homophobic, but wanted everyone to believe that they were bisexual because it was good for their image.