CallaFirestormBW -> RE: Humiliation Why? (12/4/2009 8:24:17 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Acer49 I see alot of profiles that list an interest in humiliation from both dominants as well as submissives. What kind of attraction is there to making a submissive feel humiliated? I don't really understand the attraction, but I've known far too many submissive and dominant oriented individuals who enjoy this kind of play to ever dismiss it outright or think I know better than they do what they should or shouldn't enjoy. quote:
Why would a submissive want to allow the dominant to attempt to make him/her feel humilated? I can't speak for -all-, but I've met quite a few submissive individuals who really like, according to them, the abject objectification that comes with humiliation play. From the ones I've spoken with, it enhances their perception of their own ability to submit and give up every aspect of their ego, which feels right to them. quote:
Are there positive benefits to this type of activity? My companion, a Top who enjoys this kind of play, says that it provides a measure of "desensitization therapy" for the submissive individuals she's participated with, and it allows her space to vent without censure and express her own frustrations, in a mutually consensual environment where this kind of behavior wouldn't be misinterpreted. quote:
Do you consider this an emotionally safe activity? Having observed it many times, I believe that it -can- be an emotionally safe, and even emotionally constructive, behavior, provided that it is entered into with full knowledge and consent of everyone involved, and provided that the Keeper pays attention to the responses of the yielding party, to assure that targeted barbs, etc., are hitting the target and not wreaking unintended havoc. Like every other form of fetish play, this has its risks, and it makes sense to be aware of the potential emotional impact of this kind of play AND be prepared to clean up any messes that might take shape, but it is no more dangerous or difficult to understand than, say, those of us who stick people with needles or cut them with scalpels to make pretty pictures and sometimes, permanent scars. Calla
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