All Topics  
Kink (sexual)

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Kink (sexual)
 
 
  Topics Kink (sexual) Topic Home

Kink is a term used to refer to a broad range of sexual practices (sometimes referred to as kinky), including spanking
Erotic spanking

Erotic spanking is the practice of spanking another person for the sexual gratification of either or both parties. Subjects may use their hands, or other tools, such as spanking paddles or canes....
, bondage
Bondage (BDSM)

In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. Bondage is usually, but not always, a human sexual behavior....
, dominance and submission, sadomasochism (BDSM
BDSM

BDSM is a complex acronym derived from the terms Bondage and Discipline , Dominance and submission , Sadomasochism and masochism . BDSM includes a wide spectrum of activities and forms of interpersonal relationships....
) and sexual fetishism
Sexual fetishism

Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the sexual attraction to objects or body parts not conventionally viewed as being sexual in nature....
. Kink sexual practices transgress what are considered "normal" sexual boundaries as a means of heightening the intimacy between sexual partners. Some draw a distinction between "kink" and "fetishism", defining the former as enhancing partner intimacy, and the latter as replacing it.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Kink (sexual)'
Start a new discussion about 'Kink (sexual)'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Kink is a term used to refer to a broad range of sexual practices (sometimes referred to as kinky), including spanking
Erotic spanking

Erotic spanking is the practice of spanking another person for the sexual gratification of either or both parties. Subjects may use their hands, or other tools, such as spanking paddles or canes....
, bondage
Bondage (BDSM)

In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. Bondage is usually, but not always, a human sexual behavior....
, dominance and submission, sadomasochism (BDSM
BDSM

BDSM is a complex acronym derived from the terms Bondage and Discipline , Dominance and submission , Sadomasochism and masochism . BDSM includes a wide spectrum of activities and forms of interpersonal relationships....
) and sexual fetishism
Sexual fetishism

Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the sexual attraction to objects or body parts not conventionally viewed as being sexual in nature....
. Kink sexual practices transgress what are considered "normal" sexual boundaries as a means of heightening the intimacy between sexual partners. Some draw a distinction between "kink" and "fetishism", defining the former as enhancing partner intimacy, and the latter as replacing it. Because of its relation to "normal" sexual boundaries, which themselves vary by time and place, the definition of what is and is not kink varies widely as well. Practitioners are sometimes considered to be perverts by "outsiders."

Internet

As with many subcultures, the Internet
Internet

The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available server and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory....
 has facilitated communication among kink practitioners, and raised awareness of kink practices among a broader demographic.

TV shows


Kink sexual practices have been the subject of a Canadian TV show, KinK
KinK

KinK is a Canada Television documentary television series, which first aired in 2001 on Showcase Television. The series profiles some of the more unusual edges of human Human sexual behavior, primarily the Kink and Sexual fetishism scenes....
.

There was also an episode of The Secret Diary of a Call Girl, starring Billie Piper
Billie Piper

Billie Paul Piper is an English singer and actress.She began her career as a pop music singer when she was a teenager but is now best known for portraying Rose Tyler, companion to Doctor in the television series Doctor Who from 2005 to 2006, a role she reprised in 2008....
, where her character Belle spent a short time as a dominatrix
Dominatrix

A dominatrix or mistress is a woman who takes the Dominant role in Bondage and Discipline , Domination & submission or BDSM. The counterpart term for a male dominant is "Master "....
.

See also

  • Paraphilia
    Paraphilia

    Paraphilia refers to powerful and persistent sexual interest other than in copulatory or precopulatory behavior with phenotype normal, consenting adult human partners....
  • Sexual fetishism
    Sexual fetishism

    Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the sexual attraction to objects or body parts not conventionally viewed as being sexual in nature....
  • Safe, sane and consensual
    Safe, sane and consensual

    Safe, sane and consensual is one of several phrases used by a large section of the BDSM and Bondage communities to describe themselves and their philosophies who regard SSC to be a watchword for safety....
     (SSC)
  • Risk-aware consensual kink
    Risk-aware consensual kink

    Risk-Aware Consensual Kink is an acronym used by some of the BDSM community to describe themselves and their philosophies. It specifies that any activity between fully informed consenting adults is acceptable....
     (RACK)
  • Dominance and submission (BDSM)
  • Kink Aware Professionals
    Kink Aware Professionals

    Kink Aware Professionals is a privately funded, non-profit service dedicated to providing the community with referrals to psychotherapeutic, medical, and legal professionals who are knowledgeable about and sensitive to diverse expressions of sexuality: BDSM, sexual fetishism, and the leather subculture....
     (KAP)
  • Vanilla sex
    Vanilla sex

    Vanilla sex is a description of what a culture regards as standard or normal sexual behaviour. Different cultures, subcultures and individuals have different ideas about what constitutes this type of sex....