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[b]Sexual roleplaying[/b] is the sexual behavior of playing some kind of character during a sexual encounter, in order to evoke a sexual fantasy in oneself and/or one's partner.  

Sexual roles can be very general designations of power position, sometimes abstracted to "[about=Top (sex)]top[/about]" and "[about=Bottom (sex)]bottom[/about]," or very specific, detailed fantasies. Nearly any role could become the base material for an erotic experience, but certain scenarios are typical in [about=pornography]pornography[/about] and probably in real life as well, though it is difficult to collect empirical data on such things. Many of the most common sexual roleplays, such as Doctor/Nurse, Guard/Prisoner and Teacher/Student, involve a power differential. These roleplays are often, but certainly not always, carried out in the context of a [about=BDSM]BDSM[/about] encounter. See [about=power exchange]power exchange[/about] for more on power relationships and sex. 

Often, and especially in [about=cybersex]cybersex[/about], sexual roleplaying is used to act out a sexual act that would otherwise be [about=taboo]taboo[/about] or forbidden.

Some common character couplings in sexual roleplaying include:


[item] Boss/Secretary

[item] Captain/First mate

[item] Celebrity/Fan

[item] Doctor/Nurse, Doctor/Patient, Nurse/Patient (see [about=medical fetishism]medical fetishism[/about])

[item] Farmer/Pig (or other animal)

[item] Gravedigger/Corpse

[item] Jailer/Prisoner, Prisoner/Prisoner

[item] Knight/Damsel in Distress

[item] Magician/Magician's assistant

[item] [about=Master/Slave]Master/Slave[/about]

[item] Parent/Child

[item] Police Officer/Civilian, Police Officer/Suspect

[item] Priest/Altar Boy, Priest/Confessionalist, Priest/Nun

[item] Prostitute/Client

[item] Rapist/Victim, Molester/Victim

[item] [about=Pony play]Rider/Pony[/about]

[item] Sergeant/Ensign

[item] Stranger/Stranger

[item] Teacher/Student

[item] Trainer/Puppy

[item] Historical Couples

Sometimes roleplaying may occur where one party remains as "his/herself" while the other takes on the persona of a celebrity or a fictional character:


[item] Common celebrity types

[item]* Actors/Actresses

[item]* Pop singers

[item]* Porn Stars

[item]* Politicans/World Leaders

[item] Fictional characters

[item]* Cinderella

[item]* Capt. James T. Kirk


[heading]See also 


[item] [about=Humiliation]Humiliation[/about]

[item] [about=Subservience]Subservience[/about]

[item] [about=Animal transformation fantasy]Animal transformation fantasy[/about]

[item] [about=Objectification]Objectification[/about]

[item] [about=Ageplay]Ageplay[/about]




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