Humiliation or Humility

Humility; the quality of being honest and respectful.
Humiliation; the abasement of pride; being reduced to a state of lowliness.

I can see where the root is the same. But being humble and being humiliated are two entirely different things.

Having humility, in my mind, is being aware of who you are and the possibilities around you. You don't know what sort of experiences and knowledge can be offered by everyone around you, therefore you are humble and respectful of those around you. You are respectful of yourself, the people and things around you and you act with care.

Humiliation, that's something entirely different.

I'm not sure why people feel the need to be humiliated. So many people describe it in an erotic way and I just don't get it. Why is wearing women's underwear humiliating to men? Why is licking someone's feet or boots humiliating? Why is getting fucked humiliating?

If you've consented to whatever humiliating event is happening, how is it humiliation? Is licking your Mistress's feet after begging her to be able to do so humiliating? Is it really making you less prideful? Is it humiliating to be urinated on by your Master after you expressed an interest in trying watersports? Does it make you feel low?

I like licking my boy's toes and sucking them. But it doesn't make me feel low. It makes me happy. It makes me happy because he squirms and giggles and he enjoys it. I love having him suck my toes too, so I know how good it feels and I want him to experience it too.

Watersports are another thing I don't consider humiliating. Your top is marking you as theirs. What could possibly be humiliating about that? That's something to take pride in, if anything. Same with so many 'humiliating' activities.

There is an excitement to consensual non-consent and I understand the importance of role play, but it still wouldn't be something I would ever consider humiliating.

Perhaps humiliation play is a better term for it.

Maybe I'm just wordy today.

breakfast and foot worship

This reminds me of the vacation my boy and I took just last week... we stayed in a lovely Bed and Breakfast with flowery things everywhere and they delivered our food to us on a beautiful tray... haha.

Lovely boy. I wonder what implement she has on the table there? A crop?

From Other World Kingdom.

washing her feet

The signature is unclear and I don't have a source written down for this one. Anyone recognize the artist?
From Monika Tratch.

I love this picture, it's so cute and sweet. I love bdsm and fetish art done in really cutesy styles. <3!

long hair and cuffs

From Nib Floyd.

Lovely lady.

laying limp

From Freakshow09.

human swing

An interesting work of art from Harukawa. Though it's very much the male fantasy (two beautiful, naked, dominant ladies using him as a swingset) I still really like the art, and the concept. I'm a total sucker for objectification and the idea of making my boy into a swing is pretty wonderful.

Also, they have great booty.

Gagged and bound (adorably)

Yay. I like his pose so much. And his shoes coming off. I'm not sure why I think this picture is adorable. But it is!

Art by Awabubbles.

sleep

This photo looks very soft and warm and snuggly and I would love to just flop on that bed and snuggle her to sleep. Mostly I just want to sleep.

Tonight is not a night for sleeping, apparently.

Beautiful photo from David Samson.

bound feet

Photo from Vish.

This picture really reminds me of the art I posted recently, by Adriana Munoz. I think it would be interesting to print photographs on canvas and make them mixed media in the same way that she did.

symmetry of skin

Dear Hikari Kesho,

Your beautiful photos make me happy. Especially the fat-positive ones.

*wipes up drool*

And so I made my own!

I keep stumbling onto this picture - though I'm pretty sure the original source is Male submission secrets. I loved it, so I decided to make a few of my own based on the bdsm stereotypes I run into the most. I didn't make all of them (that would have taken all night!) but I think more people should make these.

And of course, some of them would be the exact opposite of what I made. Some people only want kink to mean kinky sex. It's different for everyone, which is one of the biggest things to consider when you're talking to other people who live under the giant umbrella term that is kink.

 Seriously. I've had people ask me if I'm a serial killer. :(

 I always feel so sorry for female submissives when people pull this shit on them. Or when I told people I was a woman into bdsm. This was pretty much immediately what popped up.

Yep.

Leather bondage

I love this piece. Mixed media art always makes me happy and this is particularly beautifully done.

From Adriana Munoz.

a nice walk in the yard

His lady sits after a walk, letting him rest. It's hard work walking that way! Very sweet art, nice to see some female dominance that doesn't involve the woman being naked. Though my boy and I usually play naked, there's also a very clear sense of power when the bottom is nude and the top is clothed.

I found this at femdom resource.

Supplication

*happy sigh*

A beautiful foot kiss from Audrey Dutroux.

foot fetish

I have mixed feelings about this picture, but I still feel it's worth posting. I like how relaxed the bottom seems, the way his hands are posed and the way she's arranged him for her foot rest. But for some reason, foot fetishism and I don't get along all the time. Which is strange, because I think feet are beautiful and I love having my toes sucked. It might just be the numerous creepy messages I've gotten from fetishists asking for my dirty socks. No, thanks.

worship

Submissive at the feet of a dominant by Frog. I'm not sure if the top is male or female, but it's beautiful either way.

toe kiss

I think it's adorable that his face and ears are red. His hand is gentle on her foot. I can't tell if he's sucking or kissing, either way it's pretty sweet.

This is from men in pain.

Subservience

This image reminds me of an exchange from Sacher-Masoch's Venus in Furs.

Wanda: Kneel down here, beside my chair.
Wanda: Kiss my hand.
Wanda: And the mouth-.

I am sure one day I will put the actual quote in... but for now, laziness prevails.

one who worships

Submission and dominance. I love when the smaller, younger or quieter partner is the dominant one. When it's the one you wouldn't expect. The idea of a slim young dominant with a big, strong submissive is quite sexy. The love and worship in this picture is amazing.

Toe bondage

Some sweet toe-bondage by Loving Lee. I think toe-bondage is cute, as well as pretty effective.