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Who Is into Cosplay?

In the “Free the Kink” Facebook group, Mac Mclaughlin launched the question: Who is into cosplay? The answers were varied, but they say a lot about a phenomenon which is quickly becoming part of kink. Of course, there was the typical “it’s not really my thing” answer, which tells us that some people still find…
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Shibari and Recreational Drugs

We live in a time when most people accept the use of recreational drugs. It’s not unusual to see people shamelessly smoking weed or taking a psychedelic substance as they would take a regular drink. This naturally leads to the question of whether you should combine Shibari and recreational drugs. The spoiler is that you…
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Shibari First Time

A Shibari first time should be a wonderful experience. Whether you are an experienced kink or are taking your first steps into the realms of diversity, Shibari always has something valuable to offer the newcomer. Here is some advice to make your first time an even better occasion.  First of all, if Shibari is your…
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Fantasy in Shibari

Fantasy as a genre was defined by celebrated writer Orson Scott Card as a universe in which what is possible and impossible is different than what it would be in our world. To put it simply, fantasy, by definition, is about things that cannot actually happen, but for some reason we wish they would. Kink,…
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Fear of Shibari

During lockdown, many people discovered anxiety. Anxiety is a psychological condition in which a person experiences intense fear. This fear can have a very specific cause or it can be a generalized feeling. Among the most common fears is that of not being able to get out of a certain place or not being able…
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Tradition and Innovation in Shibari

Shibari is a bondage specialty widely practiced nowadays by many kink enthusiasts. It is also an artform with a long tradition going all the way back to the Medieval practices of torture and restraint in ancient Japan. There is a confluence of tradition and innovation in Shibari. We usually think of tradition and innovation as…
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Female Riggers

The image that appears in our minds when we hear the words “rigger” and “bunny” usually is a strong man tying a beautiful woman up. In most cases, this is true. The majority of tops are male and the majority of bottoms are female. However, this is written in stone, as female riggers are becoming…
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Feminism and Shibari

Many people think that feminism and Shibari are in opposition to each other. But this only because they have a serious misunderstanding of the essence and purpose of bondage. Shibari contributes in many ways to the empowerment of women. First of all, Shibari contributes to the tearing down of gender stereotypes. A true rigger is…
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Shibari and Hollywood

Mainstream Hollywood movies have scarcely portrayed BDSM. Even worse, it has traditionally portrayed it as something perverse and sick, something that only villains would do. However, with the spectacular success of Fifty Shades of Grey, there was an increasing expectation that BDSM would finally make its way into mainstream movies, as a legitimate expression of…
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Shibari in the era of Instagram

Shibari is one of the most recent developments of the millenary art of rope bondage. Instagram, on the other hand, is a social network with a decade of existence. What can they possibly have in common? More than you think! Read the article and find out about the evolution of Shibari in the era of…
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