As any practitioner knows, BDSM encompasses a whole range of practices. From latex to whipping, and from cosplay to spanking, there is something for everybody under the umbrella term of kink. Some of the practices find a wider acceptance, even by people with a decidedly vanilla lifestyle. Whereas others strive to become standard, and a…
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Sebastian Melmoth, a member of the “Free the Kink” Facebook group, posted a series of questions about insecure dominants. This must be a sensible topic for many people, for there were 147 comments, way more than for most of the other posts. The BDSM community frequently discusses the topic of vulnerability. However, they are not…
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Yeshua Avraham, a member of the “Free the Kink” Facebook group, posted this double question: “What is your concept of a master? What is your concept of a slave?.” There were a dozen answers, which indicates this is an important topic for people involved in a power dynamic. Master and slave, as well as the…
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Mac Mclaughlin, administrator of the “Free the Kink” Facebook group, posted this question: “What would you suggest for bringing the BDSM community closer?.” There were almost thirty answers, and here we discuss the results. In a previous post, we spoke about the importance of a sense of community among practitioners of BDSM. They are a…
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Mac Mclaughlin, administrator of the “Free the Kink” Facebook group, posted this question: “Does spirituality play any part in your dynamic?”. There were over forty answers about the relation between sexuality and spirituality, and here we discuss the results. First of all, the answers were divided. This comes as no surprise since statistics consistently show…
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Mac Mclaughlin, administrator of the “Free the Kink” Facebook group, posted this question: “What are some common misconceptions about BDSM you’ve encountered?” There were over thirty answers, and here we discuss the results. As you probably know, BDSM has been surrounded by misconceptions from the start. It has taken a long time for people to…
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A dominant person, in one of the most common BDSM misconceptions, is someone who is loud and brash. However, this is a stereotype that we should challenge in order to attain a more accurate, better view of what a dominant person is. Dominance should be more related to good leadership. And good leadership involves skill,…
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In part 1 of BDSM for beginners, we have already elaborated on some of the crucial aspects of this practice. Now we come with new questions and clarifications. For instance, what does it mean to be dominant? BDSM for Beginners: the Dominant To begin with, you and your partner must first decide who is going…
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