OH!!! And, one thing that I kinda just.. expect at this point, is that as a real submissive male, the only company I have to feel safe and potentially find love, are within BDSM spaces. I don’t even think about that anymore as I borderline live within those spaces, but me being a sub is automatically some sexual preference thing too now to some people.
There’s nothing wrong with being vanilla but it’s absolutely concerning to see the public gauge of what is and is not vanilla to be shifting to favor the puritanical point of view. There’s no problem w not being kinky but claiming non-kinky things to be kinky shifts the whole thing to the right and facilitates worsening demonization of **actually** kinky shit
see the weird thing is, to me, this is kind of going both directions at once. like certain kink things are becoming normalized to the point ppl act like theyre default/expected, and other super normal vanilla things ppl treat like freak shit. like i have heard a stupidly high number of stories of friends having partners randomly try to choke them during hookups, spank them way harder than just a little pat, etc, but also i’ve seen people act like it’s super weird and kinky to like. eat ass
This is a very good point but I think that the normalization is a remnant from the bimbofication era we experienced several years ago where people were being very open with their sexual preferences. And there definitely was some shame associated with being vanilla during that period (and you’re going to see that from certain people everywhere) but I think the conversation to be had there is less about kink normalization and more about centering consent in every sexual environment
Bcos a lottttt of people are into vaguely kinky stuff to where some of it is, in fact, normal (especially in certain populations) and there’s nothing wrong w talking abt that and celebrating that BUT it does very much still need to be understood that not everybody is into every thing and enthusiastic consent needs to be #1 priority. Ppl will say “it ruins the mood to ask if they want to be choked” as if choking someone who doesn’t want to be isn’t literally assault 😭
I think there might be some confirmation bias in this statement. Yes, there are absolutely parts of society that have started trending more politically conservative within the past decade or so. But we have also progressed A LOT in the 21st century, and I'd argue that being somewhat sexually/romantically conservative has such a minimal impact compared to social or economic conservatism. One is solely a personal choice, and the other imposes an ideology on society as a whole.
As a gay man, I've felt somewhat romantically conservative my entire life, but I am very progressive socially and economically. I strongly support monogamy, private expression of sexuality for straight and gay couples, and basic/vanilla sex. But, I don't embrace religious values like marriage before sex or a strong opposition towards abortion. No matter what, these views only apply to me and the partner I choose. If other people decide otherwise, I'm totally fine with it
Imo it's sorta the same. My ideal version of sex treats both participants equally. Choking, even lightly, signifies an imbalance which implies a BDSM exchange. One person is dominant, while the other is submissive and masochist. I was choked unexpectedly during sex once and it hurt more than it gave me pleasure. And I can't imagine hurting my bottom, I want him to feel pleasure just as much as I did. But if both parties really enjoy their role, more power to them
Yeah its mostly a dominance thing + just kinda hot to see her looking up at you, but yeah a lot of us don’t really see it as heteronormative because isn’t really done to the same length as like if you were actually suck a dick, its just a part of the tension build before you get into sex not a recreation of hetero oral, and straight ppl already say its hetero to use a strap period so some ppl dgaf anyway
it’s not inherently a dominance thing to me at all. it *can* be and it’s fun when it is, but sucking dick is not inherently submissive. and besides, just watching someone suck my strap feels good to me. i am a gay trans guy fwiw so i cant give terribly relevant answers on behalf of lesbians, but i think its silly to imply theres anything heteronormative about two women fucking in the first place
i’m saying that *no* aspect of lesbian sex is ever going to be heteronormative bc thats not really what heteronormative means. heteronormative = societal shit that treats heterosexuality as the default, eg a form having a space for mother and father rather than parent 1 and 2. but even arguing with a phrase that i think gets at what you are, like emulating heterosexuality or whatever, i *still* don’t think lesbians are doing that either. having a dick involved doesnt suddenly make something het