Reply #281: It's not a game. It's an interactive DVD.

[Gwendolyn]

And I find their premise interesting. It looks to be far more of a weird performance art thing than anything else, starring one of the inventors, Yota (the "victim") Or perhaps you could call it porn.

I like the questions they're asking about the nature of love, the role of submissiveness and dominance in relationships, what constitutes seduction.

In a short interview, the authors/inventors/artists say this:

“Hollywood has shown us its version of love – cute, pleasant, and nauseatingly fake. This simulation shows a different view. Psychologists call it Stockholm ‘Syndrome’, as if it is a disease. I think many people will recognize that true love is a lot closer to ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ than to the candy coated B.S. you find in most romance movies and TV shows.”

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“Before feminists attack ‘Stockholm’, I’d suggest that they take a look at the romance novels that are popular with women today. You don’t see a lot of ‘Ross and Rachel’ type romances. You see kidnapping, captivity, force. Great erotic writers recognize that ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ is a much more legitimate form of love than what Hollywood wants to shove down our throats. This simulation helps people explore that.”

It was the first thing I thought. What about all the bodice rippers women lap up like chocolate covered sundaes on a Friday night. They're filled with "bad boys" and cretinous rapists/seducers. Women love that s**t. Where does this need to be captured come from? At least they're asking the question.

Yota is pretty hawt. I wonder if her sig other is featured. Perhaps she and her sig other are expressing the essence of their own relationship. This dvd will appeal to a niche market, and Amazon has already banned it. Twas just a question of time.

http://www.rmdglobal.net/stockholm/