I disagree. Sure, thoughts themselves aren't the problem, but these thoughts lead to action and really fucked-up, sexist porn. Do you think it's any coincidence porn has gotten more degrading and sexist in its marketing as women have gained independence? Of course we can't police people's thoughts, but we can…

No, they're a reflection of environmental factors, cultural biases and stereotypes, and mental states. That's what I meant by reality. We live in a rape culture, so women fantasizing about rape is a consequence of a world in which rape unfortunately exists on a large scale. Fantasizing about calling a grown woman a…

Dunham has said that was the porn thing was her inspiration and I definitely have seen it in my personal life. Hannah also mentions he's a sex addict, and many sex addicts or individuals who act like them have issues with porn and desensitization. I have no problems judging someone who brings up underage children in…

I interpreted it as him intentionally trying to degrade Natalia to gain his own sense of self-control. Not only was he with a woman who has her shit together and perhaps intimidated him, unlike his needy, insecure ex, he had just relapsed and seen Hannah.

"Marston intended his character, which he called Suprema, to be "tender, submissive, peace-loving as good women are,"
While those, other than being submissive in some circumstances, are positive traits, this hardly sounds woman-positive.

I saw that scene as she wanted him to fight the bully, hence the references to primordial urges. Wanting someone to stand up and say it's childish wouldn't really make sense in the context of what she said in the scene.

And women like you who encourage a false sense of "machoness" in men make it bad for all of us, thanks. Wow, he can fight like drunk idiot at a bar. Big deal. Fighting is justified if you have to directly protect yourself, otherwise, it's an emotional response.

I'm confused, is that to me or the OP?

If you like it, it's not degrading. Rough sex isn't automatically degrading. Degrading is subjective anyways, but when it comes down to being name-called (and it's worth noting that other than in the scene with Natalia, Adam hardly seems kinky at all-same old missionary, just with name-calling), it often shows lack of…

I think you need to consider the role society plays in this. Our animal instinct sex-wise is to mate and reproduce. Kinks themselves are derived from socialization. Wanting to call a woman a dirty whore is clearly a result from a cultural stigma- it's not "kinky" in the sense a foot fetish is, it's mere…

Because being called an eleven year old cum whore is good sex. Rather than "feel" mature, maybe he should become and act mature?

Natalia has the right to be more particular now than ever after last week's disastrous sex scene. Adam needs to grow up and stop forcing his "you're a whore for liking my dick" BS down chicks' throats; it's like sexist madonna/whore double standards a teenage boy would learn from porn. Internalized crap. I don't have…

SHE wasn't too freaky for the boy from hometown, she was just used to the way Adam had sex. I'm fully aware some people like sex beyond the missionary position, thank you for the patronization. I didn't say anything about the patriarchy… you can be weak without it. Look at the past sex scenes with Adam that don't…

It's more that it was obvious she wasn't into it and he was intentionally being a dick, as evidenced by his curt "so is that it, are you done with me?" at the end.

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I think his insecurity is rather what drove his kinks. Wanting to be humiliated? He had internalized shame about sex (I believe on episode showed how insecure he was a kid) and that became the fetish. Comparing someone to a baby isn't healthy by any means. Someone younger, sure, but a baby? That scene seemed more…

I hope you're joking, because A.) no one is obliged to be "curious" and "open-minded" (and you are judging her, so how's that for open-minded?), and B.) she willingly submitted, seeming to be open to trying something but, C.) he was a douchebag and didn't give a shit enough to turn her on before he rammed it in or…