Eye contact restriction
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| − | '''Eye contact | + | [[File:Eye contact.jpg|thumb|right]] |
| + | '''Eye contact restriction''' refers to a popular protocol in [[BDSM]] play when the [[submissive]] is not permitted to look a [[dominant]] directly in the eye. | ||
| − | This is done as a general | + | This is done as a general way of emphasising hierarchy in the relationship but is also used as a tool for [[humiliation]], with the idea being that the submissive is not worthy of looking in the eye of the superior dominant. |
This practice is a mainly psychological activity. | This practice is a mainly psychological activity. | ||
| − | Eye contact restriction is commonly maintained through the submissive having to look at the floor, with transgressions normally punished through | + | Eye contact restriction is commonly maintained through the submissive having to look at the floor, with transgressions normally punished through [[punishment]]s such as [[face slapping]]. In other cases eye contact restriction can be enforced through the use of a [[blindfold]]. |
| + | In the [[Story of O]], the slaves at Roissy are prohibited from looking into the eyes of the masters. | ||
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| + | In the [[Gor]] novels written by John Norman, [[kajira]]e can be prohibited from meeting the gaze of a man, or even from looking above the waist of a standing man, as part of certain types of training, and some [[Gorean slave positions|positions]] require downcast eyes, but there is no general prohibition. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Blindfold]] | ||
| + | * [[Humiliation]] | ||
{{Kinkipedia|Eye_contact_restriction}} | {{Kinkipedia|Eye_contact_restriction}} | ||
| + | [[Category:BDSM]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:28, 3 August 2013
Eye contact restriction refers to a popular protocol in BDSM play when the submissive is not permitted to look a dominant directly in the eye.
This is done as a general way of emphasising hierarchy in the relationship but is also used as a tool for humiliation, with the idea being that the submissive is not worthy of looking in the eye of the superior dominant.
This practice is a mainly psychological activity.
Eye contact restriction is commonly maintained through the submissive having to look at the floor, with transgressions normally punished through punishments such as face slapping. In other cases eye contact restriction can be enforced through the use of a blindfold.
In the Story of O, the slaves at Roissy are prohibited from looking into the eyes of the masters.
In the Gor novels written by John Norman, kajirae can be prohibited from meeting the gaze of a man, or even from looking above the waist of a standing man, as part of certain types of training, and some positions require downcast eyes, but there is no general prohibition.
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