Silken Claws

Thoughts of a Lifestyle Domme

Category: Glossary of Kink

A glossary of common terms in the kink community – a place for articles breaking down and defining various D/s concepts, terms, and phrasing.

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BDSM Guides and Advice

Understanding Levels of Protocol

I am currently working on a post on establishing effective and sustainable protocol, which will be coming shortly. As a precursor, I just wanted to cover an introduction to protocol and explain how it operates as a distinct concept. So, what is protocol? ‘Protocol’ refers to standards of behaviour or

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BDSM Guides and Advice

The Difference Between ‘Kink’ and ‘Fetish’

The words ‘kink’ and ‘fetish’ are often used synonymously. They are however quite distinct. To give you the Cliff Notes – most kinks aren’t fetishes, but fetishes are kinks. When I sat down to this, I found a few conflicting definitions. So, in the interests of clarity, I had a

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