Early Psych Test Results-- help us name the types
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:31 pm
Here's a very rough draft that talks about two of the personality types we've found. But we're still trying to think up a good name for the two types. Right now we're calling them "raw" vs "theatrical" but I want better names.
Here's the description. Everyone who left results and their email can now beginning guessing which one they are, because soon, you'll know!
"Theatrical vs Raw".
Someone who is "theatrical" loves the pageantry and the freedom that comes with bdsm.
Sometimes the connections to theater are explicit. Very theatrical often love actual roleplaying-- a teacher and a student, a patient and a nurse, a queen and a slave. Theatrical people describe their
sessions as "scenes" and sometimes talk about their "characters" or their "role".
More-often, the 'roleplaying' aspect is merely implicit. Titles like "Mistress" and "Slave". Fetish garb far removed from traditional attire. Dungeons and dungeon equipment. To theatrical individuals, a
safeword is used to interrupt the scene when it becomes too overwhelming.
A 'theatrical' person keeps some psychological distance from their sadomasochism. It's something that turns them on, it's a part of their sexuality. For a theatrical person, just how different sadomasochism is from their daily life is yet another reason they enjoy it so much-- it's a chance to leave aside the boring normal world and become something else for a while.
A theatrical person might find it easier take on other sadomasochistic roles (switch).
For someone who is "raw", meanwhile, sadomasochism isn't just part of their sexuality, it's part of their personality. They are less interested in things titles, characters, roleplaying, or scripts. To "raw" people, their sadomasochism is the natural sexual expression of their own identities.
The most extreme example of a "raw" person is someone who lives in a 24/7 sadomasochistic relationships for long period of time. To such a person, sadomasochism isn't "just for the bedroom" nor is it even "just part of sexuality". Rather, it who they are.
"Raw" people might tend too view safewords more as a slave's unambiguous request for mercy, rather than a word that pauses the scene. To "raw" people, the interaction is less a 'scene' and more a
sexualized interaction between people of genuinely different levels of power. A "raw" person is less into theatrical trimmings like fetish clothing or elaborately decorated playspaces.
A "raw" person might enjoy thoughts of classic scenarios like "nurse and patient, teacher and student", but they are less likely to want to act them out through roleplaying. Which is to day, a raw person might
enjoy the thought of "a real nurse and a real patient", they are less likely to enjoy "a woman pretending to be a nurse and a man pretending to be a patient". A "raw" person doesn't want 'just pretend', they want the real thing.
A "raw" person doesn't view their sadomasochism at a psychological distance, they view it as a fundamental part of their personality. They are more likely to act similarly to their sadomasochistic role in
real life and they are more likely to view themselves as similar to their sadomasochistic role.
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So, I can't just call them "theatrical" and "raw" because neither sounds very good.
I've got a list of alternatives, but for brainstorming purposes it'll be more interesting if I don't give you that list right now, so that I can see how well my above description actually communicated what I was
trying to communicate.
What should "theatrical" be called?
What should "raw" be called?
Sophia
Here's the description. Everyone who left results and their email can now beginning guessing which one they are, because soon, you'll know!
"Theatrical vs Raw".
Someone who is "theatrical" loves the pageantry and the freedom that comes with bdsm.
Sometimes the connections to theater are explicit. Very theatrical often love actual roleplaying-- a teacher and a student, a patient and a nurse, a queen and a slave. Theatrical people describe their
sessions as "scenes" and sometimes talk about their "characters" or their "role".
More-often, the 'roleplaying' aspect is merely implicit. Titles like "Mistress" and "Slave". Fetish garb far removed from traditional attire. Dungeons and dungeon equipment. To theatrical individuals, a
safeword is used to interrupt the scene when it becomes too overwhelming.
A 'theatrical' person keeps some psychological distance from their sadomasochism. It's something that turns them on, it's a part of their sexuality. For a theatrical person, just how different sadomasochism is from their daily life is yet another reason they enjoy it so much-- it's a chance to leave aside the boring normal world and become something else for a while.
A theatrical person might find it easier take on other sadomasochistic roles (switch).
For someone who is "raw", meanwhile, sadomasochism isn't just part of their sexuality, it's part of their personality. They are less interested in things titles, characters, roleplaying, or scripts. To "raw" people, their sadomasochism is the natural sexual expression of their own identities.
The most extreme example of a "raw" person is someone who lives in a 24/7 sadomasochistic relationships for long period of time. To such a person, sadomasochism isn't "just for the bedroom" nor is it even "just part of sexuality". Rather, it who they are.
"Raw" people might tend too view safewords more as a slave's unambiguous request for mercy, rather than a word that pauses the scene. To "raw" people, the interaction is less a 'scene' and more a
sexualized interaction between people of genuinely different levels of power. A "raw" person is less into theatrical trimmings like fetish clothing or elaborately decorated playspaces.
A "raw" person might enjoy thoughts of classic scenarios like "nurse and patient, teacher and student", but they are less likely to want to act them out through roleplaying. Which is to day, a raw person might
enjoy the thought of "a real nurse and a real patient", they are less likely to enjoy "a woman pretending to be a nurse and a man pretending to be a patient". A "raw" person doesn't want 'just pretend', they want the real thing.
A "raw" person doesn't view their sadomasochism at a psychological distance, they view it as a fundamental part of their personality. They are more likely to act similarly to their sadomasochistic role in
real life and they are more likely to view themselves as similar to their sadomasochistic role.
--
So, I can't just call them "theatrical" and "raw" because neither sounds very good.
I've got a list of alternatives, but for brainstorming purposes it'll be more interesting if I don't give you that list right now, so that I can see how well my above description actually communicated what I was
trying to communicate.
What should "theatrical" be called?
What should "raw" be called?
Sophia
