Consent for me, but not for thee
There is something particularly absurd about encountering entitlement in a community that has spent considerable time congratulating itself on understanding consent. Kink, after all, is supposed to be the place…
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Consent for me, but not for thee
There is something particularly absurd about encountering entitlement in a community that has spent considerable time congratulating itself on understanding…
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Thoughts on Shibari and Cultural Appropriation
The image is widespread and found in every major European or North American city. A Shibari dojo. Kimonos, kyu’s, ryu’s,…
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The Forgiveness Principle
by Addie Tahl (published 2016) A while ago I told someone about an injury I sustained while in rope, one…
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'Scientific' Intimacy
I am an intimacy educator and researcher. I teach rope bondage, and I try to expand its range, definitions, and…
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On Successfully Not Handling a Futomomo
One day, while Barkas and I were teaching at Thursday class, a friend told me that it was great to…
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Archimedes, Elephant, and Peter Pan -
Or the question whether Kinbaku is Aristotelian. In former considerations about Kinbaku my other fields of interest basically always moved…
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