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Ass worship

Ass worship (also known as Arse worship in British English) is a traditional act of submission in BDSM, a form of Body worship in which one of the partners (usually the submissive, but can also be a simple fetishist) shows admiration, attention, and devotion to Dominant partner's ass. It can include both verbal expressions of admiration and physical acts of adoration, such as kissing, touching, and licking the Dominant's buttocks, and in some cases, their anus.

The act of worship serves as a practical demonstration of devotion on the part of the submissive and is used by the Dominant as a form of psychological control. Because of this, the act of ass worship is usually highly formalized and ritualized, with the Dominant partner determining its content and directly controlling (and punishing if necessary) its performance. The Dominant instructs the submissive on what body position to adopt, what phrases to use, and what actions to perform. Although, in many cases, the submissive's part looks like improvisation, in reality, every element of the act of adoration is pre-trained and mastered to the point of automaticity.

Ass worship can include verbal admiration or reverence for the Dominant's buttocks, such as praise and compliments, but it is more often expressed in acts of physical adoration. Their form and scope usually depend on the nature of the scene and its immediate goals but often - on the level of intimacy the Dominant is willing to allow. In some cases, they may order the submissive to kiss their ass, for example, through leather pants or a leather skirt. In others - they may bare their ass and require the submissive to kiss, lick and even clean their anus (e.g. after defecation), using the act of worship as a form of humiliation and degradation.

Kissing and touching the buttocks through clothing as a form of worship is commonly practiced by casual and non-intimate play partners, as well as Professional Dominants in their paid BDSM sessions. In some cases, it can also be dictated by fetishistic motives, for example, the partners' fetish for leather, latex, or PVC, which finds its expression in touching, kissing, and licking the Dominant's leather, latex, or PVC ass by the submissive, most often as a form of reward.

Regardless of the nature of the relationship with the submissive, the Dominant may use this indirect form of contact with their body as a way of emphasizing the boundary between themself and the submissive. Deliberately mediating contact, the Dominant clearly and unequivocally shows the submissive their place.

Although closer contact is perceived as an expression of intimacy, very often, it is intended to humiliate the submissive, for example - when the Dominant makes the submissive kiss and lick not only their bare ass but also their anus, performing a rim job.

In most cultures around the world, kissing the ass is considered exceptionally shameful and humiliating. When this is coupled with kissing and licking the anus, especially in scenarios where roles between the partners are clearly demarcated, it adds to the act of worship an extra element of humiliation and degradation.

The Dominant may reinforce the humiliation and degradation elements by using dirty words and insults (e.g., calling the submissive a "pathetic ass licker" or "impotent ass kisser") or by organizing the worship in a way that adds a layer of helplessness, physical discomfort, or disgust. So, for example, a Dominant can press the submissive's head against the butt slit with his hand, sit on their face, or press them with his ass against the wall, making them kiss, lick, and even rim his ass.

Pressed against their Dominant's ass, the submissive may feel both shame at their position and sexual arousal at their helplessness. With their face stuffed between the hemispheres of the Dominant's ass, the submissive is forced not only to lick the Dominant's anus, but also to feel and swallow his smell and moisture, and at the same time to regulate their breathing to avoid suffocating under the pressure of his body. This type of ass worship can be very arousing and highly desired by most submissives, both because of their proximity to the Dominant's body and the humiliating nature of the position they are placed in.

The Dominant may further enhance the humiliation of the submissive by adding to the act of worship elements that, in a conventional sense, might be considered dirty or degrading. This may include performing ass worship after the Dominant has engaged in strenuous activity (e.g., after a workout or after sex with another partner), was wearing clothes or underwear that retain moisture close to the body (e.g., leather, latex, or PVC clothing), or used the toilet to relieve himself.

By making the submissive clean him with lips and tongue, the Dominant not only humiliates the submissive by engaging them in activities that are considered disgusting in nature but associates their sense of arousal with the smell and taste of his own aroused body and bodily secretions.

Regardless of the forms the act of ass worship may take, it remains a powerful tool that Dominant can use for behavioral conditioning and psychological control. By repeating the act of worship and directing the submissive's arousal, the Dominant creates a pattern of sexually motivated experience directly related to his body for the submissive to follow and seek. In this way, the act of ass worship goes beyond a simple expression of respect and admiration and becomes a form of psychological reinforcement for the submissive directed at their Dominant partner and their relationship with him.