Isolation Hood In Bdsm Culture

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BDSM HOODS AND MASKS
One of the most intrinsic philosophies of the BDSM culture is the prevalence of subjects bearing submission and dominating role plays for the fulfilment of their sexual desires and aspirations. The word B in BDSM stands for bonding with the intension of restraining and to his/her complete submission to the dominating partner. Bondage is a methodology to heighten the sense of erotica and sexuality. If keenly analysed bondage also has an in built sense of aesthetics especially the pleasure derived by a dominant partner due to the complete surrender of the submissive partner and conversely the tactical ecstasy derived by the submissive partner by his overwhelming sense of immobility, helplessness and complete surrender
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This hood can be locked on to the person’s head and not permit unauthorised removal. Other examples of bondage hoods are a) Gimp mask – commonly worn with a gimp suit to reduce the subject to the status of a sexual toy. b) Isolation hoods – most extreme version of bondage hoods. Due to the complete elimination of sound and sight it instils absolute sense of loss of control resulting to helplessness. Variations in the design in some cases allow the subject to see and talk thereby reducing the degree of isolation by the removal of one of the layers of the hood. c) Animal hoods – Called “petplay” in BDSM parlance is mainly an animal role play wherein the humiliation aspect is heightened by assuming the role of an animal. Kittenplay, ponyplay, puppyplay etc, are the various derivatives of petplay with vide which they give vent of animal instincts within. Petpay is a distinctive branch of BDSM philosophy which deals with the basic animal instincts inherent within a human specie and the depiction of the same vide a role-play. There are no end to role play’s and psychodrama in the quest to attain of fulfilment of desires and

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