Roles
Whipping Post
Short Definition
In BDSM, a whipping post most commonly refers to the object or position used for impact play. Traditionally, it is the post to which a bottom is bound and presented for whipping, flogging, caning, or other impact.
Detailed Explanation
In BDSM, a whipping post most commonly refers to the object or position used for impact play. Traditionally, it is the post to which a bottom is bound and presented for whipping, flogging, caning, or other impact.
The term can also describe the posture a submissive takes when being whipped. This is usually upright and restrained, with the back exposed and offered as a surface for impact.
More rarely, whipping post is used as a self-descriptor or scene role. In this case, it refers to a bottom who endures impact passively and without resisting. In this sense, the person is objectified as a body meant to be struck. This type of whipping post is likely to:
- Have a High Pain Tolerance: Whipping posts often have a naturally high pain tolerance. They are able to withstand and even enjoy the sting of a whip, finding it exhilarating rather than agonizing.
- Focus on Sensation: They are highly attuned to physical sensations, particularly the feeling of impact on their skin. They may derive pleasure from anticipation, the sting itself, and/or the lingering after-effects.
- Embrace Vulnerability: The act of offering their body to be whipped as an act of vulnerability and surrender.
Source
This entry is based on an article from the FetLife Kinktionary. The content has been translated and adapted for the Kinky Circle Wiki.