JohnWarren
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ORIGINAL: gloriousangel Could you give me a brief description of humilation, I'll go one better and give you a quote from The Loving Dominant that makes a distinction between it and erotic embarassment: "To further confuse the issue, humiliation is quite different from embarrassment. Quite a large number of submissives of both sexes are turned on by embarrassment. To me, the primary difference between humiliation and embarrassment is how the activity causes the submissive to feel about himself or herself. Humiliation degrades, causes the person to feel that he or she is less valued and treasured, while embarrassment can bring out a greater sense of self worth. "Here is an illustration quite separate from the scene itself. Imagine you are at a formal dinner and the speaker says several complimentary things about you then asks you to come up and say a few words. You might be embarrassed by the activity, but it would make you feel that you were valued. Then, as you walk to the rostrum, the speaker steps forward and pulls your pants down, and the audience laughs. THAT is humiliation. There is no gain or advancement there."
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