One clothed woman leads an uncircumcised man to another woman by a lead fastened to a ring at the base of the man’s testicles. The man has his wrists bound behind his back, and the woman he is being lead to has a cigarette in one hand and a riding crop in the other.
It’s the obvious hierarchy of dominant woman, female servant, and submissive man—in that order—that I find so appealing about this image. Hierarchies of power are sexy because they are an explicit manifestation of power imbalance, which is the cornerstone underlying all Dominant/submissive sexual play. Naturally, such inequities are only sexy in the fantasy realm, so it’s important to maintain a sharp awareness of what constitutes fantasy and what constitutes reality. Carelessness on that front is nothing short of non-consent, which underlies all abuse.