Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

also: Bondage, Kinbaku, Restraints, Shibari, Suspension).
Rubber. Rubber comes in two varieties - natural and synthetic. Latex, which is
sometimes erroneously considered to be something different from rubber, is
actually the sap that is a natural component of rubber. Synthetic rubber, on the
other hand, is produced from petroleum compounds and does not contain latex.
This distinction is relatively unimportant to most people, unless you happen to
suffer allergic reactions to latex products. Rubber is a term that is often
generically applied to just about any material which demonstrates a high degree
of elasticity, to include some types of PVC which are technically not a form of
rubber. Rubber is popular and commonly used in the BDSM culture for sex
toys, impact toys, restraints, and high-end specialty fetish-wear. (See also:
Polyvinyl chloride/PVC )
Sadism. Sadism is the enjoyment, satisfaction, or sexual arousal from inflicting
physical or emotion pain, suffering, humiliation, or discomfort upon another
person. It can manifest itself as a personality trait that has no connection
whatsoever to the fetish culture, or as an intense sexual kink, or anything inbetween.
In extreme cases, it can even be classified as a mental disorder. The
psychological classifications of sexual sadists fall into four categories:
· The Class I Sexual Sadist has sadistic thoughts and fantasies of
inflicting pain and suffering on his or her sex partners, but does not act on
those sadistic sexual fantasies.
· The Class II Sexual Sadist has sadistic thoughts and fantasies of
inflicting pain and suffering on his or her sex partners and acts out those
sadistic urges, but only with consenting adult partners.
· The Class III Sexual Sadist commits criminal acts by acting on his or
her sadistic compulsions with non-consenting victims, but doesn’t go so far
as to seriously injure or kill his victims.
· Class IV Sexual Sadist commits criminal acts by acting on his or her
sadistic compulsions with non-consenting victims and does seriously injure
or kill them.
In short, Class I sexual sadists are in the closet. Class II sexual sadists fit right in
with your typical BDSM lifestyle kinksters. Class III sexual sadists are criminal
predators, and Class IV sexual sadists are pathologically dangerous criminals.