Why latex bondage?

[NotaNuffian]

Not kink shaming here, I have loads of kinks myself, including the standard predicament bondage (which I understand has some difference in interpretation such as AO3 with Lucina's adventure versus Ha Ku Ronofu Jin's wacky japanese gameshow style) and others that I am not willing to reveal.

First, the meaning of each word:
latex

/ˈleɪtɛks/

noun

a milky fluid found in many plants, such as poppies and spurges, which exudes when the plant is cut and coagulates on exposure to the air. The latex of the rubber tree is the chief source of natural rubber.

a synthetic product resembling latex used to make paints, coatings, etc.

plural noun: latexes; plural noun: latices

bondage

/ˈbɒndɪdʒ/

noun

1. the state of being a slave.

"the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt's bondage"

2. sexual practice that involves the tying up or restraining of one partner.

And the process of it all encases the submissive in a rubber skinsuit (or bitchsuit, as I was looking for piddle fours), which grants the victim a sense of ever-encasing sensation and gives them high. It is nice for the ones who enjoy this, but what about the dominant? What do they get? Touching a rubbery doll? I understand (no thanks to Nana to Kaoru) a bit on the relations between the duo as the sub trusts the dom to not fuck it up and the dom knows about the trust and have ability to fuck it up. The rubber play (like mummification and vacbeds) is fun to watch and even more fun to jerk off to, but when Post Nut Clarity hits, I start to wonder about the dom role in these plays, I get that the doms have their own highs in stepping on people and watching their subs squirming is fun ngl.

But why latex?

What is the fun of touching/ getting touched by a condom? The rubber insulates the skins, deadening the joy of flesh contacts and that is what I have difficulty wrapping my head around. Sure, hitachi wands and egg vibrators are still useful, but now the only sense of escalation is through muffled vibration; no more temperature play, pinches and slaps and nibbling on the sensitive bits.

That feels like a lot has been lost just for a vore experience.

 

[AryaX]

Touching? I don't know... I have a thing for Latex... and bondage... but as far as Latex is concerned... Its mostly the wet/shiny look...

Maybe the skin tight nature of most latex outfits is part of it... But in any case its mostly the look?

 

[NotaNuffian]

Touching? I don't know... I have a thing for Latex... and bondage... but as far as Latex is concerned... Its mostly the wet/shiny look...

Maybe the skin tight nature of most latex outfits is part of it... But in any case its mostly the look?

Yeah, it is a beauty to look at, kind of why I enjoy the illustration of Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere.

 

[Kenjona]

Latex is easy to clean, unlike leather/silk/cloth. I personally do not like the look of latex. This is from a cosplay point of view, personally not into bondage.

 

[T.K._Paradox]

WTF is this thread!?

 

[Daitengu]

How about objectively thinking about the properties of latex?

-It stretches and you're supposed to order it a about 1.5 in or 4cm smaller.

What does that do?
- smooth out cellulite
- smooth out wrinkles
- tightens up the skin

It's possible to like the compression from the fit. Weighted blankets are said to make people feel comfortable and help with sleep. This could be something similar but as clothing.

Psychologically thinking about it, latex suits can reduce the humanity of the sub. Objectifying them. Which can be a power trip for the Dom.

Texturally it's smooth, and once lubed up very slick. Some people are into that.

Visually, you can see everything without actually seeing anything.

Do note there is a variety of outfits aside from gimp and cat suits. Thigh highs, swimsuits, gloves, mini dresses, etc.

The things listed are polarized, so I can see why it's liked or disliked for the exact same reasons.

 

[Echimera]

The look and ease of cleaning explains why latex found it's way into that subculture, as otherschave already mentiones.

Not all aspects of BDSM are purely sexual, and that distribution isn't necessarily equal between the participants. And it's highly individual to boot.
One aspect to the forms of play you brought up is a sort of empathic satisfaction, I think. On top of fulfilling their own sadistic and dominant needs, some people just get a good feeling from knowing that they satisfied their partners more exotic needs

 

[RepresentingCaution]

The point, from what I remember a friend explaining, is to deprive the sub of all sensation except for a few exposed areas. This makes the sensation in the exposed areas more intense because it's the only input the brain has. Another way of doing it is just to keep the sub completely isolated from all stimulation for a while until they beg to be touched, and then they get an overload of sensation after being deprived for so long.

 

[greyblob]

Probably similar to those who enjoy being casted. The feeling of being completely helpless and the like, a claustrophobic's worst nightmare. Here's a little something.

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nvm the pics might be too much

 

[ThrillingHuman]

Cause it's better than word as a word processor

 

[NotaNuffian]

Probably similar to those who enjoy being casted. The feeling of being completely helpless and the like, a claustrophobic's worst nightmare. Here's a little something.

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nvm the pics might be too much

PM me pls.

The point, from what I remember a friend explaining, is to deprive the sub of all sensation except for a few exposed areas. This makes the sensation in the exposed areas more intense because it's the only input the brain has. Another way of doing it is just to keep the sub completely isolated from all stimulation for a while until they beg to be touched, and then they get an overload of sensation after being deprived for so long.

So it is like sensory deprivation. Except instead of the standard sight, sound and smell, it includes tactile as the rubber provides the skin a barrier to the outside world.

 

[N0xiety]

It can also be about objectifying for some. As in, full latex(with mask and all) can give the feeling that what you are looking at is no longer a human with an identity, it's just a living doll to be used.

 

[greyblob]

PM me pls.

theyre pretty disgusting but sure.
here's one of the nicer ones.

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[NotaNuffian]

theyre pretty disgusting but sure.
here's one of the nicer ones.

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About these SM gears, what fun is it? For subs I get, what about the doms?

Ps. It is hard not to see them as sexualized

 

[greyblob]

About these SM gears, what fun is it? For subs I get, what about the doms?

Ps. It is hard not to see them as sexualized

literally the opposite: having absolute control and completely dominating the other person. and they are sexualized - that's literally the point.

 

[AryaX]

theyre pretty disgusting but sure.
here's one of the nicer ones.

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Me not understanding that... At all...

Catsuits and Corsets are nice and all, and while I can't say I like physical pain my self, nor the "look" of it either, I can sort of understand that some people are sadists and take pleasure watching others in pain, and others can somehow experience pleasure with pain... but I don't see whats with that Ugly gas mask? What does that give anyone? Its... just... Ugly... What is there to like about ugly?

 

[greyblob]

Me not understanding that... At all...

Catsuits and Corsets are nice and all, and while I can't say I like physical pain my self, nor the "look" of it either, I can sort of understand that some people are sadists and take pleasure watching others in pain, and others can somehow experience pleasure with pain... but I don't see whats with that Ugly gas mask? What does that give anyone? Its... just... Ugly... What is there to like about ugly?

domination is not always sadistic. but more importantly what you mean? the mask looks sick. i don't know the origin of the pic but it was an early meme about how shopping would in the pandemic

 

[AryaX]

Umm? I don't know about that picture, but I know there are plenty of gas and other masks in various BDSM "porn", often combined with latex outfits... While I can understand the latex outfit, with them generally being sexy, beautiful, etc... I don't quite see what those ugly masks are all about... I don't see how they could be about bondage, discipline, dominance, etc... or how they could be in any sense sexy or beautiful? so... what is the point? do people somehow "like" looking at ugly things? (or does someone actually find em good looking somehow?)

 

[NotaNuffian]

Umm? I don't know about that picture, but I know there are plenty of gas and other masks in various BDSM "porn", often combined with latex outfits... While I can understand the latex outfit, with them generally being sexy, beautiful, etc... I don't quite see what those ugly masks are all about... I don't see how they could be about bondage, discipline, dominance, etc... or how they could be in any sense sexy or beautiful? so... what is the point? do people somehow "like" looking at ugly things? (or does someone actually find em good looking somehow?)

In terms of gas masks, it is about something call "breath play", ie controlling how much they can breathe at that time and sort of like erotic aphyxiation.

The point is not asthetics but rather function, the gas mask provides a dimmed view of the outside world due to crap lens, giving the sub some deprivation on sight while breathing itself becomes a luxury. For the dom, knowing that your victim can't see as well and that you have the potential to choke them with just a tight grasp on the gas mask's pipe grants them a sense of "high" for power, I guess.

 

[RepresentingSilence]

If anybody here is interested in looking up some good quality latex content I suggest googling reflective desire