Edgeplay
Encyclopedia
In BDSM
, edgeplay is a subjective term for types of sexual play that are considered to be pushing on the edge of the traditional S.S.C. (safe, sane and consensual) creed. They would be considered more R.A.C.K. (Risk Aware Consensual Kink).
Edgeplay may involve the risk of serious, even permanent harm or death, exemplified by activities such as breathplay (erotic asphyxiation
), fire play, knife play
and gunplay, as well as the increased risk of spreading disease, as with cutting, bloodplay, or barebacking.
What constitutes edgeplay varies with the persons involved, and also over time. In the mid-nineties, the Living in Leather convention did not have panels on ageplay
or scat
because they were considered too edgy. By 2000 they were part of the regular list programming.
Some activities, such as ageplay or rape roleplay
, may be considered quite edgy by some and not at all for others. The definition is fairly subjective, although typically based on some level on what people are used to in their local scene.
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
, edgeplay is a subjective term for types of sexual play that are considered to be pushing on the edge of the traditional S.S.C. (safe, sane and consensual) creed. They would be considered more R.A.C.K. (Risk Aware Consensual Kink).
Edgeplay may involve the risk of serious, even permanent harm or death, exemplified by activities such as breathplay (erotic asphyxiation
Erotic asphyxiation
Erotic asphyxiation or breath control play is the intentional restriction of oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal. The sexual preference for that behavior is variously called asphyxiophilia, autoerotic asphyxia, hypoxyphilia. Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a...
), fire play, knife play
Knife play
Knife play is form of consensual BDSM edgeplay involving knives, daggers, and swords as a source of physical and mental stimulation. Knives are typically used to cut away clothing, scratch the skin, remove wax after wax play, or simply provide sensual stimulation...
and gunplay, as well as the increased risk of spreading disease, as with cutting, bloodplay, or barebacking.
What constitutes edgeplay varies with the persons involved, and also over time. In the mid-nineties, the Living in Leather convention did not have panels on ageplay
Ageplay
Ageplay or age play is a form of roleplaying in which an individual acts or treats another as if they were a different age. The practice can be regressive, in which the goal is to re-experience childhood, or sexual, recreating a sexual relationship with people of the pretend and/or true ages...
or scat
Coprophilia
Coprophilia , also called scatophilia or scat, is the paraphilia involving sexual pleasure from feces...
because they were considered too edgy. By 2000 they were part of the regular list programming.
Some activities, such as ageplay or rape roleplay
Rape fantasy
A rape fantasy or a ravishment is a sexual fantasy involving imagining or pretending being coerced or coercing another into sexual activity. In sexual role-play it involves acting out roles of coercive sex...
, may be considered quite edgy by some and not at all for others. The definition is fairly subjective, although typically based on some level on what people are used to in their local scene.
See also
- Sadism and masochismSadism and masochismSadomasochism broadly refers to the receiving of pleasure—often sexual—from acts involving the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation. The name originates from two authors on the subject, Marquis de Sade and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch...
- Risk-aware consensual kinkRisk-aware consensual kinkRisk-aware consensual kink is an acronym used by some of the BDSM community to describe a philosophical view that is generally permissive of certain risky sexual behaviors, as long as the participants are fully aware of the risks...
- Fire play
- Erotic electrostimulationErotic electrostimulationErotic electrostimulation is a human sexual practice involving the application of electrical stimulation to the nerves of the body, with particular emphasis on the genitals, using a power source for purposes of sexual stimulation...
External links
- Article in Informed ConsentInformed Consent (website)Informed Consent or IC is a UK-based website aimed at the BDSM and Fetish scenes in the UK, located at IC was started by Tanos at the end of 97,originally as UKBDSM and then changing its name to Informed Consent in the spring of 1998...
BDSM Dictionary - Edge Play X http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004G8QZ92
- Education section on various Edgeplay techniques http://www.edgeplay.co.uk/shop/education.php