. ▁ ▁Sam ois ▁was ▁strongly ▁re bu ked ▁( and ▁sometimes ▁pick et ed ) ▁by ▁Women ▁Again st ▁Vi ol ence ▁in ▁P orn ography ▁and ▁Media ▁( W AV PM ), ▁an ▁early ▁anti - p orn ography ▁femin ist ▁group . ▁W AV PM , ▁like ▁later ▁anti - p orn ography ▁femin ists , ▁was ▁very ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁to ▁sad omas och ism , ▁seeing ▁it ▁as ▁rit ual ized ▁violence ▁against ▁women . ▁Sam ois ▁members ▁felt ▁strongly ▁that ▁their ▁way ▁of ▁pract icing ▁SM ▁was ▁entirely ▁compatible ▁with ▁femin ism , ▁and ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁femin ist ▁sexual ity ▁advoc ated ▁by ▁W AV PM ▁was ▁conserv ative ▁and ▁pur itan ical . ▁Sam ois ▁open ly ▁confront ed ▁W AV PM ▁with ▁their ▁position , ▁and ▁the ▁ex changes ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁groups ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁earliest ▁batt les ▁of ▁what ▁later ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Fem in ist ▁Sex ▁Wars , ▁with ▁Sam ois ▁being ▁among ▁the ▁very ▁earliest ▁advoc ates ▁of ▁what ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁sex - pos itive ▁femin ism . ▁▁ ▁The ▁book ▁Com ing ▁to ▁Power , ▁edited ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Sam ois ▁group ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁les bian ▁B DS M ▁movement . ▁ ▁Sam ois ▁split ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁amid ▁personal ▁inf ight ing ; ▁however , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Gay le ▁Rub