Ever wonder what goes through the minds of those leather-clad, cruel beauties known as dominatrices? Well, welcome to my world…
My name is Mistress Sophie; I am a lifestyle dominatrix. I enjoy imparting pain and torment as part of the sacred trust between dominant and submissive. In kink parlance, I'm a fem-domme, or female dominant (not to be confused with a professional dominatrix). I do not hate men, nor was I abused as a child. My sadistic tendencies are not the product of a traumatic experience, but evolve from a deeper understanding of the vagaries of the human condition. I grant my submissives a form of existential release: the opportunity to submit to my will, to be an object acted upon, free of ego, conflict, and shame.
But before I can guide you safely through the many circles of Hell and Heaven, I must educate you. The world of kink can be a very scary place without a few basic guidelines. In this, you become my students. Attend to me, boys and girls, your life may depend on it.
This article appears in Mar 4-10, 2009.