Often the erotic power exchange community examines the gay community with a certain amount of envy, as a result of the fact the latter has achieved quite a bit when it comes to general understanding for and acknowledgment of different lifestyles. One of the questions, asked in this respect, is the one about being a culture yes or no.
There are other strategies to discover whether or not BDSM is a culture.
Behavior patterns
therefore the question is : are there such ideas, views and behavior patterns?
Different cultures
Other main differences are in the social behavior patterns. Especially gay men – within their community – aren’t only more open to different forms of sexuality, it is also very common to act out preferences in a nearly more or less public environment such as gay bars and meeting places. Try acting out your heterosexual BDSM preferences in a public bar or in the local community center and you will have great Problems.
So yes, there ARE at least two different BDSM-cultures with their own patterns, behavior and general dynamics.
To determine if BDSM as such is a culture one system is to identify if the phenomena as such has any inlfuence in other social areas. This is a unfinished list of such influences.
* BDSM has a ( infrequently even quite significant ) influence in areas like fashion, pop music, flick industry and art.
* BDSM has its own media ( print and web )
* BDSM has its own places for gatherings ( clubs, the above facilities, groups, gatherings, munches )
* BDSM has its own organisations ( local, countrywide and some – like the NLA – even internationally )
* BDSM has its own ideas, some of which have also been accepted in or adopted by other areas
* BDSM is a cost-effective factor, in the forms of products like videos, toys, gear, more or less dedicated shops, media and art galleries, clothing and such and – wether we adore it or not – prostitution.
* BDSM is scientifically recognized as a phenomena of its own.
* BDSM is condemned by other groups, including some very influential ones.
* BDSM has lead to specific legislation to try a ban it in various states and regions.
* BDSM is the topic of political debates and decisionmaking.
Are there different cultures within hetero BDSM? I have a tendency to think there are at least two : Maledom/femsub and Femdom/malesub. However , there are some basic differences that in my viewpoint make them different ( mind you, I am not suggesting one is far better than the other, just different ). So where are these differences?
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