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Erotic SpankingErotic spanking
Erotic spanking is the practice of spanking another person for the sexual gratification of either or both parties. Mostly used for that other person pleasure (the one getting spanked). Subjects may use their hands, or other tools, such as spanking paddles or canes. Activities range from occasional sensual interplay to domestic discipline and may or may not include a variety of implements. Many cultures recognized pain as an aphrodisiac early on — the Kama Sutra, in particular, goes into specific detail on how to properly strike a partner during sex.
History
Representations of erotic spanking and flagellation make up a large portion of Victorian pornography (see 1000 Nudes by Koetzle, the first acknowledged homosexual spank star in 1853.) Hundreds of thousands of engravings, photographs, and/or literary depictions of spanking and flagellation ("birching") fantasies circulated during the Victorian era, including erotic novellas like Lady Bumtickler's Revels, The Whippingham Papers, or An Exhibition of Female Flagellants.
Practice
Many spankings are carried out with the use of bare hands, or with spanking implements such as paddles, straps, hairbrushes, and belts.
Sometimes other implements are used for the activity: such as a cane, riding crop, whip, switch (rod), birch, gloves, a ruler or martinet. However, these would not accurately be called spanking.. Erotic spankings are commonly combined with other forms of sexual foreplay, such as oral sex, sexual roleplaying and/or edgeplay. The most common type of erotic spanking is administered on the bare buttocks, but can also be combined with bondage, in order to heighten sexual arousal and feelings of helplessness in the spankee.
Positions used may include:
* over the knees (OTK) or across the lap
* stooped over a chair or couch, or bench
* on hands and knees (bed or floor)
* on shoulder of spanker
* kneeling on a bed or ottoman, stooped over with hands on the floor
* bent under the arm of the spanker
* lying face down on a bed
* bent over, touching toes or over a desk
* "diaper position" (lying on back with legs raised upward and toward chest)
* handcuffed to a bed
Those interested in giving or receiving erotic spankings are sometimes known as spankophiles.
Terminology
Dom: The term is short for "Dominant" and refers to the person in the spanking relationship as the one who delivers the spanking. In lifestyle spanking, the Dom assumes the role of caretaker and disciplinarian.
Implement: Refers to the object being used to deliver the spanking.
Safe word: This is a word in which participants within a spanking session agree to use to signify that the consensual spanking should be stopped. The word is necessary because spanking frequently occurs within the context of a role play where it is typical for the spanked individual to protest.
Spanking Session: This is the time in which the participants are engaged in the act of spanking. Some consider any role play leading up to and afterwards to be a part of the session.
Sub: The term is short for "Submissive" and refers to the person in the spanking relationship as the one who receives the spanking.
Subspace: This is a euphoric physical and mental state achieved by the spankee during the course of a spanking session.
Controversy
Adult spanking is considered taboo in the United States and Canada and is frequently classified as part of the BDSM culture. Some participants tend to reject the classification because they see their fetish as being more mental than physical, though this in turn reflects prejudices about BDSM which covers a range of fetishes including some that are purely mental. The adult spanking community suffers from a lack of cohesive identity because its association with BDSM has resulted in a great deal of shared terminology and confusion over the difference between adult spanking and erotic spanking.There are a number of significant publications that are readily available in public newsstands. Consequently, the bulk of adult spanking literature and guides are developed in this region.
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