Glenn Marcus: The S&M Svengali

• I know Glenn - I know Pooch (Jodi) and this is a travesty of injustice. Jodi, who I always liked, was far from fearful and even left him for a time before going back to him. Glenn was never quiet about his wants/likes. Everyone who knew him knew he was into extreme BDSM activities. Thus, if you were going to be with him you knew you were in for a hell of a ride. Quite frankly, this is just another assault on the freedoms of the American people in the name or misguided morality.

• Excellent post, Mark! Intriguing first paragraph. :P I agree with your conclusion entirely.

• where can I get an outfit like that? :o

• Well, it's not just women that choose to become "slaves" in the bedroom. It's men too. Personally, I can understand the desire of either gender to want to role-play a DOM/sub or MASTER/slave relationship. Many of my partners over the years were quite submissive in the bedroom despite being dominant outside of the bedroom. On more than one occasion, I have had to take the role of a Dominant Master with partners upon their repeated insistence (which for a naturally submissive person can be a challenge to do). For those who are a bit more Victorian or Vanilla about their sexuality, the appeal might not be understood, but it is there, and it is more common than one might think (although some of the fetishes she and he participated in, according to the article, are pretty out there, even for those in the Bondage & Discipline or S&M Communities). HOWEVER, the 24/7/365 MASTER/slave relationship is difficult for even I to understand...although I acknowledge that there are people who seem to enjoy that. In my mind, the ideal of Equality is so prominent that outside of role-playing I can't imagine the *NEED* to settle for more or less than Equality. For each their own, I suppose. If two people, of sound mind and of legal age, choose to live such a consensual lifestyle, then good for them. It takes all types to make the world go around, and I don't feel it is any one's place to tell two perfectly sane adults what they can or can't do consensually in their bedroom. That is their business and their business alone, even if I don't understand it, appreciate it, or personally like it. From the article, it sounds like she was entirely consensual until the time that she left (especially when you consider the excerpts from her Blogs up till the very end), and then rescinded her consent as a form of retribution. Her argument was based upon being a battered woman, she wasn't able to dissent, and gave her consent entirely under duress. That is precisely why 99.9% of the B/d & SM community require the use of "Safe Words", which this guy did not. Also, the guy demanded full control over his submissive's finances, which is where he crossed the line. So, without safeguards in place to ensure that it was consensual the entire time, and controlling not just what went on in the bedroom, but insisting on controlling their financial means of freedom and independence, he left himself entirely open to being in violation of Federal laws. Besides, it sounds like it couldn't have happened to a nicer fellow. He was an overweight, unkept, 40-something living in his parent's basement, and sold comic books for his meager living that netted him a whopping $250 Net Worth! Sounds like quite the charmer there! This is one of those things that is easy to be over-sensationalized because of the nature of their relationship, and some of the acts they would act out during that relationship. However, the simple fact comes down to these two had a relationship (no matter how unconventional that relationship may be) and when they broke up it got messy. Morale of the story: What you and your partner consent to in your bedroom is your business. However, if your partner says "STOP" or "NO" or whatever "Safe Word" you have chosen, it means "STOP! NOW!" If your partner chooses to leave, then wish them well on the way out the door (and even offer to call them a cab if you are feeling especially nice). If your partner wants their share of all shared assets, then let them have it. If they ask nicely for you to take down the naked pictures of them on your website, then be a nice fellow and do such (even if you have a Model's Consent Form). Otherwise, if you choose to do otherwise, then don't be surprised when it turns out the same way as any other Divorce proceedings tend to go in Court.

• Very interesting story. Reminds me of the Carol Smith story (http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/psychology/sex_slave/index.html) only that she was truly abducted and held for seven years! Crazy stuff...

• Anyone who chooses to do anything remotely like this. Or allow someone else to degrade them such as this really needs to see a head doctor. I'm not a sexual prude. But please. There has to be a more healthier activity for sex then what was discribed here. Sick people. I understand that some people need unhealthy sex to enjoy it. But that doesn't give them any right to broadcast it to the world (or atleast my little world) There is more then enought sick crap out there that my family has to be intimate with. They (the babies) don't need to hear about stuff like this as well. Why can't people keep thier sex in the bedroom (or any room for that matter) and not subject others to it? Just sick!!!! If i was to see someone nake peeing on the ground like a dog, i think i would call the cops because that person has to be mental or something!

• Goddamn people are weird. Most of the time you can't save them from themselves. Women voluntarily becoming somebodys slave... Hmmm, I wonder if they do laundry and house cleaning?

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