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What is vanilla? - 6/18/2006 4:27:36 AM

Avrilkiller

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i have been into BDSM for a while, but i haven't been in forums or communities and i don't know some of the terms. What is vanilla? And why am i it?

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RE: What is vanilla? - 6/18/2006 4:32:05 AM

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If you mean the icon under your name - thats just status of posts. The more you post - the name alters... theres a Forum Rankings explaination HERE

In BDSM - 'vanilla' is a term for someone who doesn't practise wiitwd. (What it is that we do). Personally, I dislike the term and rarely use it.

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RE: What is vanilla? - 6/18/2006 4:36:30 AM

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ORIGINAL: Avrilkiller

i have been into BDSM for a while, but i haven't been in forums or communities and i don't know some of the terms. What is vanilla? And why am i it?

vanilla is everything mainstream... not just non-D/s, but not swingers, not poly, not... when not anything that your church wouldn't approve of.

At Baskin-Robins you can get many flavours of life, D/s is just one, vanilla is another.

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RE: What is vanilla? - 6/18/2006 4:37:56 AM

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I'm not sure how the word "vanilla" came into popular usage, but as dark stated, it's just a way of describing people who do not practice wiitwd. Personally, I don't have any feelings about it either way. To me, it's just a word...doesn't have any negative or positive connotations.

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RE: What is vanilla? - 6/18/2006 5:23:03 AM

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Vanilla is to Rocky Road as Missionary Position is to BDSM.

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