Misogyny’s comeback in our dystopian disorder

The Beginners Guide to Bondage, Domination and Sado Masochism is currently on sale in Irish book stores across the country and probably across the world.

In George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, misogyny is State policy. Winston Smith, Orwell’s central character, is employed with large numbers of men and women in the State-run pornography sector of Government. Women are defined by the State primarily for male gratification and in the role of domestic servants.

Pornography and prostitution for the proletariat, shading into bondage, domination and sadomasochism for the bourgeoisie.