Common Myths About Riggers
A rigger is the person who applies functional or artistic rope bondage to another persons body. This technique can be used for different purposes like photography, performance, artistic, spiritual, educational or sexual. There are many common myths about riggers.
There are many myths about the riggers, as well as the certain mould that Bondage riggers are supposed to fit. Riggers come in different gender, nationality, colour, height, weight and style. Although most people might describe the riggers as older men, there are many myths and misconceptions about riggers.
The first misconception about riggers is that all riggers are men. The word rigger in the BDSM community is a gender-neutral term. A bondage rigger is a person of any gender who practices the art of tying usually with rope. Although most riggers are men tying women, you can also women and others.
Another misconception about riggers is that all riggers are Dominants. Some riggers are dominants, but there is a distinction between being a rope top or rigger and a dominant. For some riggers, tying is about dominance and the restraint they apply to their partner is just a part of the power exchange dynamic. In this case, the dominant is receiving submission in exchange for the exertion of consensually dominant action. Therefore, the rope is just a tool for a larger and more dominant experience.
Other type of riggers use a collaborative dynamic. These type of riggers keep the collaborative nature of the rope session by paying attention on how the bottom is feeling.
Another myth about Riggers is that they do all the work in a scene. Although it looks like the bottom is not doing anything but standing still in the rope scene, they do a lot of work. A rope scene requires the collaboration of both rigger and bottom, where the bottom needs to collaborate with the physical, mental and emotional and mental aspect of the scene. If the bottom isn’t collaborating with these aspects in the scene, no matter how good the rigger is, the scene would not look good.
Now you know the most common myths about riggers.
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