What images mean, how they mean and for whom, remain questions worthy of consideration. Living in Canada, we must acknowledge that the state wants nothing to do with such a debate. Ironically, anarchist contributions to sexual politics have reproduced this faulty reasoning. Domination is domination. Pain is pain.
Power is power.
This argument obscures the manner in which negotiation is a part of all sexual relations, desires, identities, and practices. X and Y exist in relation to each other, and it seems to me that a valuable anarchist politic would discuss these relations, contexts, and situations. And so, I submit that an endorsement of ToL is a political move entirely in keeping with anarchy. As individuals interested in social change, we should do well to reflect on the similarities our argumentative strategies share with our allies and opponents. However we choose to address these issues, we need to think about the ways in which our arguments and actions support, or challenge, hegemonic constructions of gender, desire and sexuality.