Within a BDSM context, a Service Top is a partner who is the active participant, applying the activities or techniques of BDSM "play" upon (a) bottom partner(s), but who does not exercise control or dominance over the situation. The application of such activities may be requested, or even directed, by the bottom partners(s) who have de facto dominance of the context.
Most professional Dominatrices and Masters are considered service tops.[citation needed]
Service tops are considered by many devotees of BDSM to be failing at maintaining a "proper" BDSM relationship dynamic, as the stereotypical archetype of the Top within such communities is typically the Dominant-Top.
However, it may also be argued that a service Top can be used for punishment or training of a sub by a Dom or Domme, and can therefore be very useful. As far as training or service incidences outside the BDSM community go (and they are legion), a professional service Top can serve as an extremely useful member of society, indeed. Especially when the alternative is ignorant- and therefore dangerous- application of BDSM principles.
See also
- Top and bottom in sex and BDSM
- Top (BDSM)
- Bottom (BDSM)
- Switch (BDSM)
- Female dominance
- Male dominance
- Dominance and submission
- Sadomasochism
- Topping from the bottom
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