Netflix show on bondage is given a right slapping by real dominatrixes

A NETFLIX series about bondage has been slammed by real-life sex workers over it’s ‘powder puff’ representation of their jobs.

The new show, Bonding, tells the story of a dominatrix and her assistant, based off creator Rightor Doyle’s own experience of being involved in the adult industry in New York.

But fellow dominatrixes have criticised the show, telling directors to ‘do some actual research’ into their community before making false representations of them.

One woman wrote on Twitter: “Netflix, do better and do some actual research when making a show about a profession that faces social ridicule and is unfairly stereotyped.

“This is a powder puff representation of something that hard working people actually do.”

Another agreed: “Painfully obvious nobody was consulted on this, though ‘based on a true story’. Was he an assistant for a week, 20 years ago and with a fuzzy memory?”

Hey Netflix. Do better and do some actual research when making a show about a profession that faces social ridicule, is unfairly stereotyped and is currently dealing with the effects of fosta/sesta. This is a powder puff representation of something that hard working people do.

— oppaibby seattle la (@oppaibby) April 26, 2019

Others took offence at the social media account set up under the name of character Mistress May, which plugs material for the newly released show.

Dominatrixes said the account showed ‘bad taste’ as many of the accounts of real sex workers had been deleted or made difficult to find by media companies.

“This is such bad taste,” a woman replied to a Tweet by the Mistress May account. “Operating this like an actual account when real ones are shut down all the time. Yuck. The whole concept is ew.”

“I appreciate there are more representations of what I do in mainstream media,” another added. “But opening a social account when we are deleted – it’s depressing to see you validated and us silenced.”

As a Dominatrix I appreciate that there are more representations of what I do in mainstream media

But opening a character social media account where we are shadowbanned and deleted… It is depressing to see you validated and us silenced.

Please reconsider what you are doing.

— MISTRESS EVA (@youwillpleaseME) April 25, 2019

This is in such bad taste. Operating this account like an actual domme account when real dommes are shut down and shadowbanned all the time. Yuck. Throw the whole concept away. Ew.

— Sabina Magic (@sab_magic) April 24, 2019

Rightor Doyle originally said his motivations behind creating the show was not to ‘exploit’ the world of sex workers, but to help people understand it more.

He told The New York Post: “It’s highly fictionalised. It’s not a show about me, but I’m interested in a show about what happened and what I learned.

“The important thing about the show for me is we are exploring this world, but not exploiting it.”

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