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QueenSassy66 57F
35 posts
2/8/2019 8:15 am
SOME NAMES FOR THIS THANG


SOME NAMES FOR THIS THANG

WIITWD- See above. An acronym that stands for "what it is that we do". It is in very common use as being a rather non-specific term, it can be used without implying any sort of value judgements or narrow-mindedness concerning specific types of kink (merely using the term s&m will usually not suffice for this purpose, for reasons explained below- don’t worry if you’re a bit confused).



BDSM- Another common catch-all term that has much the same use. It stands for Bondage & Discipline, Dominance & Submission, Sadism & Masochism. I prefer to use the term wiitwd, myself, so from me you will see it more often than you will from He Who Must be Obeyed. I only use bdsm when I am speaking to someone who will have no clue what I mean when I say wiitwd, which isn’t you, since you read the definition. Right? Er, you read it, right?



LEATHER- Which is of course, that material that one makes coats and carseats and other nifty things out of. It is also used in a general sense to describe the people who do bdsm, wiitwd, or whatever else you it. Most commonly it is used as an adjective, e.g., LEATHER COMMUNITY, LEATHERFOLK. It does not necessarily denote a particular taste for that material.



S&M (or SM, S/M)- This can be confusing, because it is understood two ways. Many people use it both ways depending on the context, which makes things even worse for those trying to understand us. While it can be and has often been used as a catch-all term akin to the more recently coined "wiitwd" mentioned above, it is also often used to denote the -physical- activity of pain given and received. This means that when you are using S&M in a general sense, you should make well sure that those you are talking with understand it the same way, otherwise a big mess could be heading your way. We will try to avoid using it in the general sense in this column, in order to (hopefully) keep things as clear as we can.



SCENE- I didn’t know where else to put this term. It is not quite analogous to the preceding terms, rather it is roughly analogous to LEATHERFOLK or LEATHER COMMUNITY above, and when used in this way it is usually preceded by "the", as in THE SCENE . It refers to any or all aggregates/groups of people who do what it is that "we do". THE SCENE can refer generally to all people involved in "wittwd", or it can refer to all the people involved in "wiitwd" in a particular geographic area (e.g., New York scene) or with a particular sexual orientation (e.g., Gay scene). In this sense it is also frequently used as a qualifier, e.g., SCENE FOLK, SCENE PEOPLE. The word "scene" is also used as a verb, which will be discussed below.


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