What is bdsm?

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Bdsm stands for bondage - domination - sadism - masochism. (The inclusion of 'sadism' is unfortunate as it suggests real cruelty).

In other words, it is about domination and submission in sex, about sex as an openly acknowledged 'power game', played by consent. It may or may not involve one partner inflicting certain kinds of pain on another. (Obviously, without consent it is assault and completely unacceptable).

Tying up (bondage), whipping and other kind of beatings and various other forms of pain and certain kinds of humiliation are quite common in this kind of sex. It is essentially a form of playful 'power exchange'.

Within the bdsm 'community', the golden rule is: safe, sane, consensual.

bondage and discipline, domination and submission, and sadomasochism. It can be anything from mildly kinky sex to a complete power reversal both sexually and in everyday life. It is always consensual.

+BDSM can be an overlapping abbreviation: Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, and Sadism and Masochism. cool, huh?

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