BDSM

A linguistic and, subsequently, an ideological consept, which occured on the basis of classical sexual sadomasochism, whose current content and scope is constantly expanding by means of the redefinition of sexual practices already included in it or the addition of new ones.

Traditionally, the concept is presented as an acronym derived from the combination of words:

Bondage & Discipline (B&D)
Dominance & submission (D&s)
Sadism & masochism (S&M)

of which only two - discipline and Sadism & masochism (or Sadomasochism) are legal scientific terms (the first in pedagogy and criminal law, and the second - in psychology, psychiatry and sexology) and have an independent meaning outside the ideological and semantic framework of BDSM.

Historically, attempts to define BDSM as a term claiming its own content have rested on the effort to separate it from other practices or phenomena (e.g. "BDSM is not violence") or the use of unqualified generalizations ("the wide range of practices", accompanied by a non-exhaustive enumeration), which is essentially a refusal to offer a definition.

The lack of a single center, which is a generally recognized authority regarding the development of the terminological base, leads to divergent interpretations and further complicates attempts to unify concepts.

Controversy also exists regarding the emergence of BDSM as a linguistic construct. On the one hand, there is an effort to present the concept as older than it can be proven, on the other - there is a lack of any reliable data about its creator.

Judging by motion pictures and books with a thematic focus released in the 90s, as well as pornographic materials (magazines and videos) of the same period, the term was put into use no earlier than the end of the 90s (probably after 2000s), and its wide acceptance can be dated no earlier than 2001-2004 - the period of massification of the Internet.

In Europe, the concept of BDSM often circulates as an alternative to Sadomasochism (Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, Bulgaria, the countries of the former USSR), and some communities such as France completely ignore it.

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