Love him, loathe him, follow his exploits by trying out your own brand of kinkiness on regular occasions, or simply looking at pictures and reading his work with a “Oh no, not me, ever!” one can’t deny the historical significance of the ol’ Marquis de Sade. With the term ‘sadism,’ born off his name, even those not-in-the-know of all the Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade was about in his lifetime back in 18th century Paris, kind of get the hint of the man’s proclivities.