Clarisse Thorn

Clarisse Thorn

I write and speak about subcultures, sexuality, and new media.

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The S + M Feminist


The S&M Feminist


“I wish we could make it so everyone buying a copy of Fifty Shades of Grey  would also buy Clarisse Thorn's The S&M Feminist.”

~ A.V. Flox, editor of BlogHer's Love & Sex section
Fiese Kerle

Look out, Germany....

Clarisse's first book
has been translated!


Read the book everyone's talking about —
from Bild to Spiegel, Zeit, ProSieben, Aspekte,
Die Welt, Neon, and Interview!
Confessions of a Pickup Artist Chaser
# 1 in TWO Amazon categories for a FULL WEEK after its 2012 debut!

Confessions of a
Pickup Artist Chaser


“Insightful, thoughtful, engaging, and very well-balanced.”
~ Psychology Today
Violation: Rape In Gaming
Feminist S&M writer
CLARISSE THORN
collaborates with former editor of Wired
and Stanford Fellow on Internet & Society
JULIAN DIBBELL

Violation: Rape In Gaming


Is it ever “just a game?”

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About Clarisse

I like to think about sexuality and subcultures. My favorite topics include BDSM, masculinity, and communication.

My best-known book is about love, sexuality, gender and ethics.

On the other hand, I also wrote a different book about the subculture of men who trade tips on how to seduce and manipulate women:

I give great lectures on my favorite topics. I've spoken at a huge variety of places — academic institutions like the University of Chicago; new media conventions like South By Southwest; museums like the Museum of Sex; and lots of others.

I've also written about rape in virtual worlds, and I really love the Southeast Asian legend The Ramayana. I'm semi-famous for infiltrating the pickup artist subculture — men who trade tips on how to seduce and manipulate women.

I established myself by creating this blog. I don't update the blog much anymore, but you can still read my archives. My best writing is available in my books, anyway.

I've lived in Swaziland, Greece, Chicago, and a lot of other places. I've worked in game design, public health, and bookstores. Now I live in San Francisco, and I make my living with content strategy and user research.

Recent Posts

  • New Oxford Anthology About Sexuality Features One Of My Best Articles!
  • Oral History of BDSM Experience: The Your Personal Kink project at the Leather Archives
  • Extra Book Covers for “BDSM & Culture: 50 Shades of Stereotype”
  • How My Self-Published Book About Pickup Artists Made Me Famous In Germany
  • Meet me in Berlin

Tag Cloud

abuse advice Africa anti-BDSM BDSM blogosphere books casual sex coming out communication community e-publishing education events evolution feedback feminism film series history HIV/AIDS humor images interviews Leather Archives LGBTQ literary quotations manifesto masculinity monogamy orgasmic dysfunction orientation pickup artists polyamory porn & erotica PostSecret preferences privilege pro-sex outreach random screwups sex work stigma storytime terms vanilla

Recent Comments

  • On a Constitutional Right to BDSM « Slut, Ph.D. on Thinking More Clearly About BDSM versus Abuse
  • Avery on [classic repost] BDSM As A Sexual Orientation, and Complications of the Orientation Model
  • ladymaeve on Kink bloggers open thread: how do you feel about BDSM blogging?
  • Canaan on Kink bloggers open thread: how do you feel about BDSM blogging?
  • Pete Riggs on Kink bloggers open thread: how do you feel about BDSM blogging?
  • Oz on [ladypornday] BDSM Can Be “Love Sex” Too
  • ()ri0n on BDSM vs. Vanilla, Part 1: Why I Pretend I Don’t Date Vanilla-But-Questioning Men
  • Jenn on BDSM Roles, “Topping From The Bottom”, and “Service Top”
  • Down The Beaten Path: Tracing A Masochist’s Journey to Sex-Actualisation | DEEPTHROAT on Love Bites: An S&M Coming-Out Story
  • Clarisse on S&M Aftercare … or Brainwashing?
  • Layla on S&M Aftercare … or Brainwashing?
  • kink 101 for purity culture survivors – Samantha Field on S&M Resources
  • Brats, SAMs and Break-mes - Deviance & Desire on BDSM Roles, “Topping From The Bottom”, and “Service Top”
  • Resources for Sexuality and Gender Warriors | Dulcinea Pitagora, MA, LMSW on S&M Resources
  • Faith Lessons – A Place of Strength | Kink Theology on [slogan] Start From A Position of Strength

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