sex... then the person might accept anal sex even if he doesn't really want to... because he wants to be a "real submissive." I have personally witnessed accusations of "topping from the bottom" or "service top” being used to hurt people who were just trying to communicate, or arrange a relationship that they liked. For example: "I thought you were a submissive. Why are you asking me to tie you up? Stop topping from the bottom! I'm the dominant partner, I make the decisions!" An important facet of consent is trying to create a pressure-free environment, so that all partners feel comfortable talking about what they want. Sometimes, it can be very hard to create that environment, because pressure isn't always easy to see or understand -- but if we want maximum consent power, then we have to do our best. One way to create a pressure-free environment is to be careful about phrases like "topping from the bottom" and "service top" and the role policing that can go along with those phrases. ok This can be found on the Internet at: http://clarissethorn.com/blog/201 1/1 1/12/bdsm-roles-topping-from-the-bottom-and- service-top/ ok ok oe ok FEMINISM: [theory] "Inherent Female Submission": The Wrong Question I wrote this post in mid-2011. Perhaps you can tell that I was in the depths of my obsession with pickup artists at the time... those guys talk about "inherent female submission” ad nauseam. Not all pickup artists are evil and misogynist, but the ones who are love to beat this horse. ok oe "Inherent Female Submission": The Wrong Question I get a certain question occasionally, from straight dudes who've had a number of sexual partners. It goes something like this: All the women I've slept with liked pain. They asked me to hurt them or to dominate them in bed. I did it, and enjoyed it; I loved how much it turned them on... it turned them on a lot. But I keep thinking about it now. Why are all women into being submissive and/or masochistic in bed? What does that mean?