What is Sadomasochism?
[[File:Aline-et-Valcour T3-P459.jpeg|125px|thumb|Picture from ''Aline et Valcour'' (1795) by De Sade. The caption reads ''Is heaven just when it abandons virtue to so big a torment..?'']] '''Sadomasochism''' is a word which is mostly used in a social (non-medical) way. It means that people get together to either give or receive [[pain]] and humiliation. Usually it's a form of [[sexual intercourse|sex]] play. ''[[Sadism|Sadists]]'' enjoy inflicting pain on others or humiliating them. ''[[Masochism|Masochists]]'' get [[pleasure]] from being tortured, hurt, or humiliated. {{stub}} [[Category:Paraphilias]]