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

[witchwillow.livejournal.com]

Cause in an odd way having the char in control of the pain eases things somehow. I get that :)

[salustra.livejournal.com]

It really does. It's also cathartic. Putting the pain I'm experiencing into words, into descriptive prose, is kinda like venting without the whining and self-pity involved. *giggles*

[amamelina.livejournal.com]

I do that, but I also tear the paper up afterwards.

[salustra.livejournal.com]

To each their own. I label the fics, lots of people like h/c or torturefic.