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In the terms of [[BDSM]] scenes or interactions, a '''bottom''' or '''submissive''' refers to the person who takes on the submissive role for the duration of a scene. This term is associated with being on the receiving end of bondage, discipline, and sadism. (Note: this term has significant connotative differences from '''submissive''' or [[slave (BDSM)|slave]].) They may be involved in such acts as [[sexual bondage|bondage]], [[flogging]], [[humiliation (BDSM)|humiliation]], or [[servitude (BDSM)|servitude]] from the [[top (BDSM)|top]].
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==Adjective==
  
The term originates from a more general use of the word, especially among the [[gay]] male community, to mean receptive partner. See [[bottom (sex)]] for this meaning.  
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''Being'' [[submissive]] is wanting to or being willing to submit to orders or wishes of another. Showing an inclination in this way.  An overriding desire to be pleasing.  Willingly submitting without resistance to authority.  Being subservient or servile.
  
A bottom is not necessarily submissive, and vice versa. At one end of the continuum is a submissive who enjoys taking orders from a dominant but does not receive any physical stimulation. At the other is a bottom who enjoys the intense physical and psychological stimulation but does not submit to the person delivering them.  
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Enjoying erotic activities in feeling powerlessness or under the control of another.
  
It should be noted that the bottom is most often the partner who is ''giving'' instructions - the top typically tops when, and in the manner, requested by the bottom.
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==Noun==
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A '''submissive''' is a person who submits or potentially submits to another, taking on the submissive role for the duration of a [[scene]] or is a submissive partner within a [[power exchange]] relationship.  They are not necessarily submissive generally.
  
In order to explore BDSM sex, it is essential to be careful and choose a top who will be responsive to one's needs, feelings, and limits. (See [[safeword]].) Failure to choose a trustworthy top can be very dangerous, and even a trustworthy but overzealous top can inflict severe pain or injury by failing to pay attention to the bottom.
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This term can be associated with being on the receiving end of [[bondage]], [[discipline]] or [[sadism]] but need not necessarily be any of these.
  
In [[Japanese bondage]], a bottom is referred to as ''[[uke]]'', a term from [[martial arts]].
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The term [[submissive]] as a noun is mostly synonymous with [[sub]] but some people use it more widely to denote anyone disposed to be submissive and would therefore say that a submissive might be a [[Bottom (BDSM)|bottom]], a [[sub]] or a [[slave]].  Not all slaves feel themselves to be submissive, however and not all bottoms are submissive.
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Submissives can vary in how serious they take their position, [[training]] and situation. Reasons for this include relief from responsibility, being the object of attention and affection, gaining a sense of security, showing off endurance, and getting sexual excitement from [[humiliation]].
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Note that it is not uncommon for two partners to [[switch]] roles from one encounter to the other, or even during a [[Scene|single encounter]], depending on mood and preference.
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===Submissive behaviour===
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A '''submissive''' person submits of their own [[Informed consent|free will]] and seeks to submit to another, or consents to another's dominance. Submissives vary in how seriously they take their position, training, and situation. Motivations for engaging in submissive behaviour may include relief from responsibility, being the object of attention and affection, gaining a sense of security, showing off endurance, and working through issues of shame. Others simply enjoy a 'natural' feeling when they are in the presence of their more [[Dominant#Adjective|dominant]] partner. What are known as [[service-oriented]] submissive may also have a deep seated desire to be "of use". Submissives also vary in the extent to which they engage in [[play]], in how often they play, and even in whether they consider their role "play" at all.
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Within a [[Sadomasochism|S&M]]-only context particularly, submissive is often considered synonymous with [[Bottom (BDSM)|bottom]] while others opine that a '''submissive''' is specifically pursuing a [[D/s]] [[power exchange]] as a key element, whereas a 'bottom' may or may not be interested (or even willing) to engage in a power exchange relationship. Some have proposed the "pitcher" and "catcher" (borrowed from baseball terminology) as more neutral terminology, with the "pitcher" delivering the sensation, the instruction, etc; and the "catcher" receiving what is "pitched."
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'''Submissiveness''' means:
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* The condition of being submissive, humble, or compliant;
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* An act of submitting to the authority or control of another.
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* An agreement to submit to the decision of arbiters;
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
* [[top (BDSM)|Top (BDSM)]]
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* [[BDSM Roles]]
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* [[Alpha sub]]
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* [[Sub]]
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* [[Advice:Submissives]]
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* [[Power exchange]]
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* [[Domination and submission]]
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* [[Supplicant]]
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.takeninhand.com/node/524 Linguistically submissive]
  
 
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[[Category:D/s]]

Latest revision as of 04:57, 29 September 2013

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[edit] Adjective

Being submissive is wanting to or being willing to submit to orders or wishes of another. Showing an inclination in this way. An overriding desire to be pleasing. Willingly submitting without resistance to authority. Being subservient or servile.

Enjoying erotic activities in feeling powerlessness or under the control of another.

[edit] Noun

A submissive is a person who submits or potentially submits to another, taking on the submissive role for the duration of a scene or is a submissive partner within a power exchange relationship. They are not necessarily submissive generally.

This term can be associated with being on the receiving end of bondage, discipline or sadism but need not necessarily be any of these.

The term submissive as a noun is mostly synonymous with sub but some people use it more widely to denote anyone disposed to be submissive and would therefore say that a submissive might be a bottom, a sub or a slave. Not all slaves feel themselves to be submissive, however and not all bottoms are submissive.

Submissives can vary in how serious they take their position, training and situation. Reasons for this include relief from responsibility, being the object of attention and affection, gaining a sense of security, showing off endurance, and getting sexual excitement from humiliation.

Note that it is not uncommon for two partners to switch roles from one encounter to the other, or even during a single encounter, depending on mood and preference.

[edit] Submissive behaviour

A submissive person submits of their own free will and seeks to submit to another, or consents to another's dominance. Submissives vary in how seriously they take their position, training, and situation. Motivations for engaging in submissive behaviour may include relief from responsibility, being the object of attention and affection, gaining a sense of security, showing off endurance, and working through issues of shame. Others simply enjoy a 'natural' feeling when they are in the presence of their more dominant partner. What are known as service-oriented submissive may also have a deep seated desire to be "of use". Submissives also vary in the extent to which they engage in play, in how often they play, and even in whether they consider their role "play" at all.

Within a S&M-only context particularly, submissive is often considered synonymous with bottom while others opine that a submissive is specifically pursuing a D/s power exchange as a key element, whereas a 'bottom' may or may not be interested (or even willing) to engage in a power exchange relationship. Some have proposed the "pitcher" and "catcher" (borrowed from baseball terminology) as more neutral terminology, with the "pitcher" delivering the sensation, the instruction, etc; and the "catcher" receiving what is "pitched."

Submissiveness means:

  • The condition of being submissive, humble, or compliant;
  • An act of submitting to the authority or control of another.
  • An agreement to submit to the decision of arbiters;

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