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]] [b]Femdom[/b], or [b]female dominance[/b], refers to [about=BDSM]BDSM[/about] activities where the [about=dominant]dominant[/about] partner is female. A female dominant is often called a [about=dominatrix]dominatrix[/about], domme or domina. Professional dominatrices (also called "pro dommes") in particular give themselves a named persona, with aristocratic or deific associations, thus "Mistress", "Lady", "Madame", "Goddess", etc. Femdom scenarios are less common than maledom scenarios in BDSM fiction, but can be found in fiction such as "[about=Venus in Furs]Venus in Furs[/about]", "[about=The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty]The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty[/about]" and the works of the artist [about=Sardax]Sardax[/about]. The work of the artist [about=Eric Stanton]Eric Stanton[/about] frequently depicts situations where men are being sexually dominated by women. [about=Bettie Page]Bettie Page[/about] is a famous American fetish model who was often photographed posing as a dominatrix with a whip while wearing fetish attire such as [about=Stocking fetishism]stockings[/about], [about=corset]corset[/about]s, and high heeled shoes or boots. Naturally, femdom activities may draw on all areas of [about=BDSM]BDSM[/about], but there tends to be an association with [about=wikipedia:radical_feminism]radical feminism[/about], whether seriously or fantastically. This can lead to apparent paradoxes, such as the humiliation of men by [about=feminisation]feminisation[/about], though it is readily resolved by seeing this as disclaiming traditional [about=Gender role]gender associations[/about], and transference of coded images of weakness onto men. [about=Strap-on]Strap-on[/about] play plays a significant part in this as well. The inverse of this is of course to glorify the feminine, for example in [about=panty fetishism]panty fetishism[/about] and [about=foot worship]foot worship[/about]. Similarly, [about=erotic humiliation]erotic humiliation[/about] can focus on the inadequacy of a male sub's penis, demoting it to a plaything for the dominatrix, over which the male has no real control. Thus cock and ball torture ([about=CBT]CBT[/about]), verbal humiliation, and [about=Erotic sexual denial]orgasm denial[/about]. Light female domination scenarios may involve [about=ageplay]ageplay[/about], [about=erotic spanking]erotic spanking[/about], and [about=body worship]body worship[/about], usually [about=foot worship]foot worship[/about]. More intense and heavier female domination scenarios may involve [about=facesitting]facesitting[/about] or [about=smothering]smothering[/about], which tend to focus on the sub giving the dominant female oral pleasure, or the dominant female giving the sub [about=anal sex]anal sex[/about] using a [about=strap-on]strap-on[/about] [about=dildo]dildo[/about]. Other forms of more intense female domination can include face slapping, hair pulling, [about=caning]caning[/about], heavy [about=torture]torture[/about] and heavy [about=whipping]whipping[/about]. In extreme scenarios, there is a focus on exchange of bodily fluids and total forfeit of rights by the slave. Acts may involve [about=spitting domination]spitting domination[/about], [about=watersports]watersports[/about] a.k.a [about=golden shower]golden shower[/about]s, [about=brown shower]brown shower[/about]s and [about=roman shower]roman shower[/about]s. (However, in practice [about=brown shower]brown shower[/about]s and [about=roman shower]roman shower[/about]s are not very common.) [heading]References and further reading [item]Lorelei, "The Mistress Manual: The Good Girl's Guide to Female Dominance." [about=Greenery Press]Greenery Press[/about], 2000. ISBN 1890159190. [item]Claudia Varrin, Cynthia Lechan, "The Art of Sensual Female Dominance: A Guide for Women." Citadel Press, 2000. ISBN 0806520892. [item]Elise Sutton, "Female Domination." Lulu.com, 2003. ISBN 1411603257. [heading]See also [item][about=BDSM]BDSM[/about] [about=BDSM Roles]BDSM Roles[/about] [item][about=Dominatrix]Dominatrix[/about] [about=Domme]Domme[/about] [item][about=Feminisation]Feminisation[/about] [item][about=Male domination]Male domination[/about] [item][about=Female submission]Female submission[/about] [heading]External links [item] [url=http://www.disciplinarywivesclub.com/]The Disciplinary Wives Club[/url] [item] [url=http://www.femalesuperiority.com/]Elsie Sutton's Guide to Loving Female Authority[/url] [item] [url=http://www.femdomart.net/gallery.htm]Femdom cartoons[/url] [item] [url=http://www.femalesincontrol.com/]Females in Control[/url] [item] [url=http://www.femdomretro.com/gallery.htm]Femdom Retro[/url] [item] [url=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicDominants]Classic Dominants[/url] [item] [url=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ItsDominantsofDistinction]Dominants of Distinction[/url] [item][url=http://www.wycked.com]The Wicked Wench[/url] (UK) Store, Ships Worldwide, big range of FemDom tools and equipment, run by real life Femme Domme. 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