Sadomasochism

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In terms more understood in the year 2000, the sadist might now be termed the Dominant: the Master, Dominatrix, or Mistress - or simply "The Top". The masochist is called a Submissive, a Slave, or "The Bottom". 'Top' and 'Bottom' are also used as verbs, as in "I bottomed to her", or "I want him to top me!".
Another aspect of modern Sado-Masochism is the psychodramatic development of "The Switchable". That would be a person who consciously, in the sadomasochistic acting-out session, takes one side of the dynamic, then at some point "switches"' over into its psychologically "equal and opposite". So that a man might begin to act aggressively and then, either of his own will, or because compelled by his partner, "switches" to enact the submissive side of his sexuality. (We assume the more favored, aggresive role, is the one that ends the session - otherwise I cannot imagine what purpose the switching might have.) As well, you have to understand that whomever the "Switchable"' is ...

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