XPost: alt.psychology, sci.psychology, alt.sex.bondage   
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   From: dank@nugget.org   
      
   Some new study conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA)   
   claims that being spanked during childhood leads to "sexual problems"   
   later in life, including a preference for sadomasochistic sex.   
      
   Now I want to know why sadomasochism is considered a sexual problem while   
   homosexuality and transexuality are not.  I'm not arguing that they are   
   sexual problems, but the fact is that the same APA had previously defined   
   homosexuals and transexuals as abnormal and practitioners were diagnosed   
   as mentally ill and subjected to shock treatment to cure them of their   
   perverted tendencies.  Now those same exact sexual preferences are defined   
   as "normal" by the same exact American Psychological Association, but S&M   
   is still naughty and requires $500/hour psychotherapy (or shock treatment)   
   to cure.  Interestingly, it is those people who object to the APA's previous   
   mental disorder of homosexuality who are now diagnosed as mentally defective   
   and subjected to $500/hour psychotherapy to treat their tolerance disorder.   
      
   Perhaps if more psychologists were into S&M, B&D, DV/DA, and watersports   
   then those activities would be defined as mentally hygienic and there   
   would be a huge social crusade to promote awareness and tolerance of it   
   in schools and the workplace.   
      
   Article Link:   
   http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hfFJ2o-5pwO6alsig-o7kJRf7IVQD8V4ATU00   
      
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