Secretary?

[Jennifer Williams]

Going back to the topic of BDSM in the media, there was an episode of House that had a sadomasochist as a patient http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Hurts_%28House%29

I liked some aspects of it, especially at the end where she explains that masochism is beautiful because of the level of trust it requires; but other parts I found disturbing (such as he paid her to dominate him, which suggests that two people could never form a loving, nurturing, mutual BDSM relationship).

However, overall it made me excited to see BDSM portrayed on a mainstream primetime show, and for the most part, most of the characters seemed to accept it just fine (implying that such desires are acceptable).

Just on a side note of the other tangent in this topic- I think there is a distinct difference between masochism (pain for pleasure) and self-mutilation (seeking emotional escape), though really I wouldn't be able to say how on earth a person on the outside would be able to know the difference (I am a masochist and before I had my beautiful sub I had to cause my own hurt, which was lonely). But I can guarantee I wasn't doing it for attention, at least not from 'nillas.