Archive for July 20th, 2007
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Saying Yes just pointed me to Christian Domestic Discipline Blogs, which she learned about via this post at Shakesville.
Jesus General and Boingboing have also pointed to them. I won’t link. As many enter via the blogs they will probably first wonder if this is real or parody, and there are many who may not look throughout the site and walk away thinking this is real.
I’m not buying the Christian Domestic Discipline site and only think it is “real” in that I believe it’s a real business. It’s soft core BDSM in a Christian setting and I think the blogs are fake. They’re meant to entice and get one interested in the BDSM fiction in the bookstore. The book cover images are of men rolling up shirt sleeves and paddles and belts. They’re marketed elsewhere in genres such as “Christian spanking romance”.
“Becca learns what happens when she disobeys her husband on a camping trip. ”
That kind of thing.
And it’s fabulous publicity for them. Because Boingboing and Jesus General have both pointed to them. Y’know how many hits they raked in with Boingboing? Thousands upon thousands upon thousands.
It’s a ByProxy registered site so it is anonymous. The authors are all going to be going by fake names. There are several authors featured but who knows if they’re not all the same person.
They have fiction on pantaloons and have a store where they are selling pantaloons. And crotchless pantaloons. And baby doll dresses.
The website author (a submissive) writes:
Speaking of baby doll dresses, don’t you think they are just the cutest things in the world? I have liked them since I first noticed them in the store. They are just so feminine and delicate. When I finally found one that actually had sleeves and covered my behind (just barely), I bought it and brought it home…I have been taking pictures of my new dresses and plan to make them available for purchase in my store within the next couple of days. I probably would have had this done last night, but I modeled my newest pink one for my husband and… well… let’s just say it will have to be freshened up before I can take pictures of it now
They not only have Xtian romance books featuring spanking of women but teenagers.
Kelley’s “The Wisdom Worker” has a description of “Contains spanking of teenage girl”. No reason to feature this if it’s not a selling point.
They know what they’re selling and who they’re selling it to. It is business.
At Amazon the selling point for Kelley’s “Christian Domestic Discipline, Spanking Romance Short Story Collection” is “Over 50,000 words of punishment spanking fiction”.
How about this invitation-to-read description of Rutherford’s book?
Brad has no trouble disciplining his niece and sister-in-law. With his wayward wife, though, it seems to be a different matter – until Brad learns something that enables him to exert his authority.
They also sell racial punishment fiction.
Homeless, scared, and pregnant with Kerel’s baby, Angel is relieved when the huge black man agrees to care for her. But from his proud, unaccepting family to his elephant-hide sjambok whip, life with Kerel may take more courage than Angel is able to muster.
And they sell Viking and Camelot spanking fiction. Which is why “Leah” mentions on her blog how much she likes that medieval diner.
Have you any doubts now? It’s a business.
Sell books. Make money. Business.
They are laughing all the way to the bank. Selling baby doll dresses and “wisdom worker” fiction in which the high point for the reader is the spanking of a teenage girl. Isn’t that a lovely combo?
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