B is for BDSM

B is BDSM

Many of my posts will be coming from the view point of the BDSM world, so lets take a moment and explore where that acronym came from.  BDSM is a complex thing. 

• B/D = Bondage and Discipline:  The tying up or being tied up, bound or restrained/punishment
• D/s = Domination and submission:  A power exchange of complete control and submission 
• S/M = Sadism and Masochism: A desire to give or receive pain 

People involved in BDSM do not do all the BDSM things.  It is more of a mixed bag of things one may or may not be into, all held under one big title.  There are many, many subsections of the BDSM world and many ways people express their sexuality.  There is also the misconception that people involved in BDSM and any of the kink world are some how "broken" or "damaged" and now their sexual ideas and feelings are deviant.   Many people in the BDSM world are your doctors, lawyers and high profile professionals, but most people in the BDSM world come from all walks of life.  We all have ways to release stress and enjoy our sexuality, people in the kink world just do it a bit differently.  Many people also feel that BDSM is all about pain.  This is also not true. Yes, many are into pain for many different reasons and others are not into pain at all.

  As a culture, we in the BDSM world have some codes of conduct.. as it is a large diverse group of people not everyone agrees on terminology.   One thing they all have in common is Consent.  BDSM is a consensual activity. If consent is not give it abuse or assault.  

• SSC = Safe, Sane and Consensual  (Scenes, play and relationships are all negotiated and all parties agree) 
• RACK = Risk Aware Consensual Kink (Some felt that the inherent risk involved in some of the activities had to be addressed during scenes, play and relationships)
• PRICK = Personal Responsibility Informed Consensual Kink ( Some people felt that the personal responsibility in playing within the BDSM world needed to be acknowledged along with the consent to be involved in the scenes, play and relationships)

I do hope that this bring a bit of knowledge and understanding to those wondering about the BDSM world!    

Whipped Dreams