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In human sexuality, kinkiness is any unconventional sexual practices, concepts or fantasies. The term derives from the idea of a "bend" (cf. a "kink") in one's sexual behaviour, to contrast such behaviour with "straight" or "vanilla" sexual mores and proclivities. The term kink has been claimed by some who practice sexual fetishism as a term or synonym for their practices, indicating a range of sexual and sexualistic practices from playful to sexual objectification and certain paraphilias.
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.
See also[edit]
- BDSM
- Dominance and submission
- Glossary of BDSM
- Kink.com
- kinky on Wiktionary
- Kink Aware Professionals (KAP)
- Kinky boots
- Risk-aware consensual kink (RACK)
- Safe, sane and consensual (SSC)
References[edit]
- ^ "What's Latex Got to Do With It?". The New York Times. 5 October 2007.
Further reading[edit]
- Sensual, Erotic, and Sexual Behaviors of Women from the “Kink” Community Sensual, Erotic, and Sexual Behaviors of Women from the "Kink" Community, Articles of Sexual Behavior, International Academy of Sex Research
- 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.
- Jensen, Nate (2009). Japanese-English Guide to Sex, Kink and Naughtiness. (First edition, version 3). CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-4421-0876-9.
- International Association of Rubberists
- Jay Wiseman, SM 101: A Realistic Introduction, Greenery Press, 2000, ISBN 0-9639763-8-9.
- KINK, a 63-episode documentary TV series
- Stephanie Clifford-Smith, Kink: A Straight Girl's Investigation, Allen and Unwin, 2010, ISBN 978-1-74175-912-9
