I'm still in denial, so I thought I would write instead. I've noticed that bdsm is getting more mainstreamed. Just recently this post appeared in a Fox News article: To Be a Dominatrix. Sex expert Dr. Fulbright talks about the real physical labor, counseling and earnings that young, attractive females can earn extra cash doing. However, unlike prostitution their earning are substantially lower than high end call girls.
Dr. Fulbright missed the point I believe in what draws most bdsmers to the kink world. It's not the money it's the sheer joy of making a grown man cry, shout, cringe, sweat and beg for more. Because it gets both of you off! We are the dirty deviants because we like playing with our whips and canes, and we spend a hell of a lot of money to obtain them. And them we are branded as 'Toy Pigs'. We can't help it. We love the idea of pain and pleasure mixed together, maybe with a little humiliation and exhibitionism thrown in.
And is that so wrong? If you are stuck on a religious belief then you will find even more dark pleasure in the bdsm arts, and don't be surprised to find the kink christian community is right there in the pew with you.
Can you think of another way to spend a Saturday night watching various sizes of beautiful naked women and men, standing in a darkened room, we lovingly call a dungeon and displaying their sex, aroused by the very thought of it. Whatever instrument the dominant or top chooses to use, will bring the players to their chosen state, be it tears or ectasy.
And whose paying? The Dominant most likely. Though most of bdsm players are at home in front of their computer screens instead of learning the finer details of specific and dangerous play. And that's where our downfall will come. Viewing online play and trying to do this at home will miss the warnings and danger issues that are not given on most sites. And then who reads them anyway? I cringe when I see someone doing fire play on a site.
But kink is not just for the elite, but also the illiterate and when dumb and danger mix, we call 911.
Be careful with your acts, your voice, your viewing habits. Play safe, sane and consensual.