{"product_id":"killing-me-softly-sadistic-care","title":"Killing Me Softly: Sadistic Care","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"gs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ii gt adO\" id=\":1ch\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a3s aiL\" id=\":1cg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-112\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCould sadism be aligned with ethics and practices of care? At first blush, especially with all of the associations we might have between sadism, coldness, and cruelty— care and sadism might feel like very strange energetic bedfellows (or, perhaps, “dungeon-fellows”).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this class, we will explore this seemingly strange juxtaposition:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne—in what ways might sadism be a sublime form of care? We will dive into various ways sadism has been understood—from its origins in the work of DAF de Sade to 19th century sexology and in contemporary leather. And drawing from the work of the psychoanalyst Avgi Saketopoulou (\u003ci\u003eSexuality Beyond Consent\u003c\/i\u003e), we will consider how particular applications of sadism are inseparable from an ethics of care.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo—how might certain forms of care, nurturance, and affirmation be deployed to sadistic effect in scene? We will consider how care can be achingly hard for so many of us to receive, even as we might yearn for it in some way. We will also discuss how moments of softness and nurturance can be a vehicle for tumbling into a pain-pleasure-scape. Here, we will take time to brainstorm scene ideas so that we can benefit from everyone’s collective debauched wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome topics we’ll discuss:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSadisms (particularly “exigent sadism”)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaregiving and nurturance with a sadistic approach\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Munchaussen by Proxy” kink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaying with attachment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare for the Dominant who is restless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-care and aftercare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2-hour class is pitched for intermediate and advanced players. It will include a presentation of concepts, discussion, and a 30 minute demo scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"WhmR8e\" id=\"avWBGd-113\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur current general event policies and accessibility info is located on our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/filthystudios.com\/pages\/event-info\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eevent info\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSliding Scale Pricing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommunity-Powered\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e($25 )– A reduced rate made possible by community support.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSupporter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e($35) – A partially community-supported rate for those who can chip in a little more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSustainer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e($45 – Covers the full cost and keeps the class running.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e($90)– Helps fund accessibility and community-supported spots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmail info@filthystudios.com for scholarship tickets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: start;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2522\/0797\/files\/6A5A7380_240x240.jpg?v=1763577980\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstructor Bio:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAthénaïs Nin (she\/they) is a white, neurospicy, queer, kinky, transmisogny-affected leather femme and polymorphously perverse slut with a literary disposition, the aesthetics of an 18th century grande dame, and penchants for carnality and decadence. She delights in sadist4sadist and top4top dynamics, perfume and scent, auralism, lactation, blood play, psychological edge play, energy witchery, rituals of devotion, \"exigent sadism,\" muffing, and being, as one of her namesakes writes, “a courtesan depositor of multiple desires.” Athénaïs has an academic background in erotic literature and is an author and sex\/kink educator.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Filthy Studios","offers":[{"title":"Sustainer","offer_id":48364684804285,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sponsor","offer_id":48364684837053,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Supporter","offer_id":48364684869821,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Community Supported","offer_id":48364684902589,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2522\/0797\/files\/KillingMeSoftly.jpg?v=1788396334","url":"https:\/\/filthystudios.com\/products\/killing-me-softly-sadistic-care","provider":"Filthy Studios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}