Seeing this image made me realize how few femdom images show expressions of simple aggression. There are a lot of smiling sadists, haughty stares and dismissive sneers, but not a lot like this shot. Personally, while I’m not a fan of angry domination, I do enjoy seeing controlled aggression. It suggest an emotional engagement with the scene and activity, not simply someone going through the motions. In this case her expression, coupled with the black glove, rope leash and bowed submissive, create a nice sense of focused energy.
I found this image on the She Rules Me tumblr. The dominant looks really familiar – a West coast pro-domme I think – but I just can’t place her name. If you can help with an identity feel free to leave a comment.
Update: Thanks to my knowledgeable readers I can identify the lady in question as Mika Tan. Her name was on the tip of my tongue I swear!
Mika Tan I think, who often appeared in Men in Pain shoots
Mika Tan
I think she is Mika Tan.
Thanks m-gameboy, nujl and clitlickslut! I’ve updated the post appropriately.
simply a wonderful picture, it shows so much action and emotion…
Glad you like it. It really jumped out to me when I browsing the tumblr for exactly the properties you mentioned.
-paltego
Hi Paltego!
Regarding aggression: one way that I think of S&M is that it involves tremendous boundaries violations which would be simply unacceptable in any other context. This is part of what makes it so exciting on the receiving end–it’s a little frightening and exhilarating to be the subject of so much scrutiny and force. If it was some random guy on the street taunting you and getting up in your face, you’d be scared and getting ready to fight.
I can be intellectually aggressive but I have a very calm demeanor. I am also very polite. It took me a long time, as a domme, to learn how to project my emotional aggression (everyone has their own style).
It’s a lot of fun.
Hope that made sense.
Love the pic, by the way.
Hey Miss Margo,
That does make a lot of sense. And definitely agree that everyone has their own style. Every domme I’ve played with had a different way of projecting aggression and different levels of intensity. When someone can project aggression in a very controlled way that they can use as they need, I think it’s a very powerful tool.
Speaking personally I only enjoy it when it’s associated with positive emotional state (focus, force, determination) rather than negative (anger, frustration). But then I’m very much not a submissive into the punishment stye of play.
Glad the picture was one you enjoyed!
-paltego