So it seems I am obligated to change the band name from Pennywise so there's no copyright issues etc. So I've decided (after a few long thinking sessions) that I will call it S & M. This is for two reasons, the first a basic reason- my full name is Grace Samantha Moxon, which makes the band name simply two of my initials...the other reason is perhaps obvious to you- S & M in my experience is most commonly used as an abbreviation for sadism and masochism, in its simplest form it's slave and master.
The term from Wikipedia is 'Sadomasochism is the giving and/or receiving of pleasure—often sexual—from acts involving the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation. A subset of BDSM, practitioners of sadomasochism usually seek out sexual gratification from these acts, but often seek out other forms of pleasure as well. While the terms sadist and masochist specifically refer to one who either enjoys giving pain (sadist), or one who enjoys receiving pain (masochist), many practitioners of sadomasochism describe themselves as at least somewhat of a switch, or someone who can receive pleasure from either inflicting or receiving pain'.
In case this reference is not legitimate, I looked into another website from the google search engine from a site I hope has only facts. It's called YourDictionary. The link is: http://www.yourdictionary.com/s-m
'S&M means sadism and masochism which is a practice of taking or causing
abuse during sex. (noun) An example of S&M is one partner whipping another during intercourse.' It is stated below this information I have quoted that his information has been approved the Copyright Corporation LoveToKnow
Which means it's perfect! Punk music is in many ways an expression of an extreme indivdual sub-culture. Punks are/were seen as freaks in society, so if it's a freak image they're beating onto the punks across the nation, why not blow their minds and rub it into their faces just like billy minsky said"'well if thats what they want then we'll give it to them!". Acting as a self-fulfilling prophecy while also sending that rock 'n' roll message of rebellion "Here I am, and fuck you if you can't understand me".
In the context of this music genre (rock) I have used the acronym S&M to represent a deviant sexual definition.
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