fucktoyprincess -> RE: A Doms Right to Punish? (9/6/2012 9:12:33 AM)
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I don't prefer a punishment dynamic myself as it is generally not the best way to motivate me. With that said, I just wanted to say the following (and again, this only reflects my personal take on this). I do think that in a D/s relationship (which to me would mean consent to submit to someone with agreed limits and safe words) that the Dominant has a certain range of "rights" to punish. What I do not believe the Dominant has are any rights greater than what have been conferred upon him or her to begin with. In other words, if caning is a limit, then I don't think a Dominant has the right to bring out the cane as punishment. In addition, if the topic of physical punishment has not actually been discussed ahead of time, I think a discussion would actually be wise on this front - because for some submissives (myself included) physical punishment is not really so effective. Much better for me are other forms of punishment, such as a "time-out" which can take the form of no contact for a certain period of time, etc. For me, as a masochist, who enjoys a certain range of spanking and physical pain, I really don't enjoy it when a Dominant uses something that I generally view as a mutually fun and pleasurable activity into a form of punishment. It generally means they have to exceed my limits of pain or equipment in order to make it "punishment", otherwise it is just fun. And if it exceeds certain thresholds, it doesn't seem appropriate to me, given that I usually place specific limits on s&m play. Also, I find it psychologically depressing to turn what I consider fun/play into punishment. It messes up the play dynamic for me. I would also say that if someone is going to use physical punishment there should be, from the submissive's perspective, an opinion on what constitutes appropriate punishment for what type of infraction. I do not think a submissive person should be led to believe that a Dominant has the "right" to severe physical punishment (that does not exceed limits, but is still severe) for any kind of infraction. Otherwise, it simply turns into an excuse for heavy s&m and begs the question of why this is not part of the regular dynamic to begin with instead of incorporated as punishment. In other words, if even a minor mistake or misstep by a submissive always results in severe punishment (as defined by that particular couple), one does have to wonder. Again, my two cents. (I would also say there is the category of "fake punishment" - the so-called "has someone been a naughty girl today and needs a spanking" type thing which I would categorize as "play" and not "punishment". I understand the original poster to mean true punishment.)
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