In human sexuality, kinkiness or kinky (adjective), is a term used to refer to an intelligent and playful usage of sexual concepts in an accentuated, and unambiguously expressive form. Such expressions may represent a mature degree of social and sexual intelligence, wherein partners and prospective partners mutually communicate sexual understanding, interests, and tastes through outward and characteristic expressions such as gesture, dress, and conducive interaction.
In current usage, the term "kink" has instead come to refer to a range of objective and objectifying sexualistic practices ranging in degree from the playful to the paraphilic. These include spanking, bondage, dominance and submission, sadomasochism (BDSM) and sexual fetishism.
Kink sexual practices go beyond what are considered conventional sexual practices as a means of heightening the intimacy between sexual partners. Some draw a distinction between "kink" and "fetishism", defining the former as enhancing partner intimacy, and the latter as replacing it.[1] Because of its relation to "normal" sexual boundaries, which themselves vary by time and place, the definition of what is and is not kink varies widely as well. Practitioners are sometimes considered to be perverts by "outsiders."
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Internet
As with many subcultures, the Internet has facilitated communication among kink practitioners, and raised awareness of kink practices among a broader demographic.
TV shows
Kink sexual practices have been the subject of a Canadian TV show, KinK.
There was also an episode of The Secret Diary of a Call Girl, starring Billie Piper, where her character Belle spent a short time as a dominatrix. Other kinks are also featured in this series.
See also
- Paraphilia
- Sexual fetishism
- Safe, sane and consensual (SSC)
- Risk-aware consensual kink (RACK)
- Dominance and submission (BDSM)
- Kink Aware Professionals (KAP)
- Vanilla sex
- Leather Archives & Museum (LA&M)
References and further reading
- Kinky - The Sensual Consciousness, The Sultry Revolution of the Senses, Chic Today Magazine
- Dossie Easton, Catherine A. Liszt, When Someone You Love Is Kinky, Greenery Press, 2000. ISBN 1-890159-23-9.
- Nate Jensen, Japanese-English Guide to Sex, Kink and Naughtiness, CreateSpace, 2009. ISBN 978-1442108769.
- International Association of Rubberists
- Jay Wiseman, SM 101: A Realistic Introduction, Greenery Press, 2000, ISBN 0-9639763-8-9.
- A Guide to Japanese Sex Practices
- KINK, a 63-episode documentary TV series
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