On Sadomasochism, Fantasy and Transgression: Rethinking Power and Gender through Histoire d’O
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frame 24.2 | november 2011 | 105-115 I think that the feeling of horror . . . does not correspond, as most people believe, to what is bad for us, to what jeopardizes our interests. On the contrary, if they horrify us, objects that otherwise would have no meaning take on the highest present value in our eyes. Erotic activity can be disgusting; it can also be noble, ethereal, excluding sexual contact, but it illustrates a principle of human behavior in the clearest way. (Bataille, Accursed 104)
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