Bondage Erotica
Studies of men's sexual fantasies have shown that the fantasy of being bound during intercourse is second in frequency only to the basic fantasy of sex with a voluptuous nude woman. Consequently, it should be no surprise that bondage themes have been present in pornography for some time.
Bondage pornography for heterosexual men almost overwhelmingly depicts bound women, rather than bound men, despite the most common fantasy in both sexes being one of being bound, rather than of being the dominant. This may be because many men fear becoming aroused by pictures of other men, and are more willing to identify with a bound woman. It may also be because pictures of bound women allow them to experience vicariously both the heterosexual male dominant and female submissive fantasies.
Technique
Bondage can be divided into six main categories:
* Bondage that pulls parts of the body together (rope, straps, harnesses).
* Bondage that spreads parts of the body apart (spreader bars, x-frames).
* Bondage that ties the body down to another object (such as chairs or stocks).
* Bondage that suspends the body from another object (suspension bondage).
* Bondage that restricts normal movement (hobble skirts, handcuffs, human pony harness).
* Bondage that wraps the whole body or a part of it in bindings such as cloth or plastic (saran wrap or cling film “mummification” as well as sleepsack bondage.
Some of the large variety of restraints used in bondage:
* Rope, often preferred because of its flexibility. Rigging, however, requires considerable skill and practice to do safely.
* Chains, including police handcuffs, thumbcuffs and belly chains.
* Institutional restraints, including straitjackets.
* Purpose-made bondage gear, such as monogloves, sleepsacks and bondage hooks.
Some simple bondage techniques:
* Verbal bondage, in which (as the name suggests) the top simply tells the bottom to do something.
* Simply tying the hands together in front or behind.
* Anchoring the hands to the front, back or sides of a belt at the waist.
* A spreadeagle, with the limbs splayed out and fastened by wrists and ankles to bedposts, door frame or some other anchoring point.
* A hogtie securing each wrist to its corresponding ankle behind the back (wider, padded restraints such as bondage cuffs are recommended for this).
* The crotch rope involves pulling a rope between the labia to apply pressure to the female genitals. Sometimes a knot is placed in the rope at the position of the clitoris to intensify the sensation.
Some more complex techniques:
* The reverse prayer position (not recommended unless the subject has flexible shoulders).
* An over-arm tie, in which the arms are brought over the head, and the wrists fastened together behind the head and then by a length of rope, chain or strapping to a belt at the waist.