masochism

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Ironically, while feminists continue to argue with each other about lesbian sexual practices, masochism, the term that has become synonymous for some feminists with internalized oppression, has undergone a theoretical renaissance in which the erotics of submission have been reclaimed by a diverse group of scholars as an emancipatory sexuality for men.

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  1. noun The deriving of sexual gratification, or the tendency to derive sexual gratification, from being physically or emotionally abused.
  2. noun The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from being humiliated or mistreated, either by another or by oneself.
  3. noun A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences.

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  • "Sado-masochism," Hannah said grimly as Goody recoiled in horror. —  Piers Anthony - [Xanth 29] - Pet Peeve (2005)
  • There is also a streak of masochism, the desire to hurt oneself, in Varun's mother's family
  • Ironically, while feminists continue to argue with each other about lesbian sexual practices, masochism, the term that has become synonymous for some feminists with internalized oppression, has undergone a theoretical renaissance in which the erotics of submission have been reclaimed by a diverse group of scholars as an emancipatory sexuality for men. —  1tbm
  • To understand Pakistan's collective masochism, one needs to study the drastic social and cultural transformations that have made this country so utterly different from what it was in earlier times. —  Countercurrents.org
  • The first and most obvious is masochism, a semi-sexual desire to experience pain, confinement, humiliation and subjugation. —  SCI FI Wire
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  1. After Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895), Austrian novelist.

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  1. From Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, an Austrian novelist, who described the perversion.
 

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/ˈmæzəkɪzm/
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