BDSM and cinema share an extended historical past – so lengthy that coded examples of Dom/sub dynamics on display screen might be traced all the way in which again to silent movie. But it surely was solely within the 2000s that BDSM films managed to develop into mainstream sufficient in order that we will have movies like Babygirl and Pillion. So, how did kink develop into so standard? And is extra illustration essentially a very good factor?
Mashable spoke to Liam Wignall, senior lecturer in Psychology on the College of Brighton and editor of The Energy of BDSM, and screenwriter Caitlin Parrish (G20, Supergirl) to search out out.
