Simula Brandy L
a Department of Sociology , Emory University , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
J Homosex. 2019;66(2):209-237. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2017.1398017. Epub 2017 Dec 8.
This study examines how BDSM participants understand sexual experiences. Data are drawn from 32 in-depth, semistructured interviews and discussion-board threads from a large BDSM community Web site. The analysis suggests that many BDSM participants perceive sexual BDSM experiences as not only significantly different from but also better than mainstream or "vanilla" sex. Three primary differentiation mechanisms are identified. First, BDSM participants constructed sex as requiring genital contact, while framing sexual BDSM as creating sexual fulfillment not requiring normative indicators of sexual experiences (e.g., orgasm). Second, participants constructed sexual BDSM as centered on emotional and mental experiences, while perceiving sex as being centered on physical experiences. Third, participants perceived sexual BDSM experiences as facilitating deeper interpersonal connections than those available in sex. Importantly, these mechanisms serve not only a differentiating but also an evaluative function. Most participants in this study reported a strong preference for sexual BDSM over sex.
本研究考察了BDSM参与者如何理解性体验。数据来自32次深入的半结构化访谈以及一个大型BDSM社区网站的讨论板块线程。分析表明，许多BDSM参与者认为BDSM性体验不仅与主流或“普通”性行为有显著差异，而且比后者更好。研究确定了三种主要的区分机制。首先，BDSM参与者将性行为构建为需要生殖器接触，而将BDSM性行为构建为创造不需要性体验规范指标（如性高潮）的性满足。其次，参与者将BDSM性行为构建为以情感和心理体验为中心，而将性行为视为以身体体验为中心。第三，参与者认为BDSM性体验比性行为更有助于建立更深层次的人际关系。重要的是，这些机制不仅具有区分功能，还具有评价功能。本研究中的大多数参与者表示，比起性行为，他们强烈偏好BDSM性行为。
