Richard Sharpe is a big, tough, rough-and-tumble, suffering (half anti-) hero. He’s been constantly crapped on since day one. His mother was a whore, he grew up in an orphanage, and joined the army (his body being his only means of making a living, and we know how I feel about that) hoping to die [...]
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Masochistic mansub poster boy of the day: Major Richard Sharpe
Posted in Fighting for money, Heroism and masochism, Mainstream sadism & dominance, Mansub poster boy of the day, sordid, tagged Fighting for money, heroism and masochsim, Mansub poster boy of the day, sordid on November 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Pain, shame and degradation part 2
Posted in Desperation, Fighting for money, Mansub poster boy of the day, Men in emotional pain, sordid, tagged Fighting for money, Mansub poster boy of the day, Men in emotional pain, sordid on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m really not a big fan of Ben McKenzie. He’s the least convincing boy-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks ever. But I am a big fan of emotionally tortured men going cage fighting in a vain attempt to get a moment’s respite from their pain.
Here’s why I got sucked into the OC. I turned on the tv one day and [...]
Pain, shame, and degradation
Posted in Desperation, Fighting for money, Heroism and masochism, Mainstream sadism & dominance, Mansub poster boy of the day, Men who fight back, sordid, tagged Fighting for money, Heroism and masochism, Mainstream sadism & dominance, Mansub poster boy of the day, Men who fight back, sordid on November 9, 2008 | 17 Comments »
One of my favourite men-in-pain is Wolverine. ‘Does it hurt?’ ‘Every time.’ Plus, you know, he was a test subject for a mad scientist, locked up, tied down, all manner of horrible things done to his body. He’s practically a mansub poster boy. Then there’s the whole unrequited love thing.
So, I [...]
