In the world of BDSM you'll often hear people casually tossing around words like "slave" and "abuse." You might encounter someone talking about their "rape" scene, or how much they enjoy being "pimped out" and turned into a "whore." This sort of talk may seem alarming until you realize one key fact: in all kinds of sex, but especially in kinky sex, certain words are in and of themselves sex objects.
For example, it may be hot when I've got some guy bent over, ready for my strap-on. But when I lean over and purr into his ear "are you ready to become my BITCH, whoreboy?" that takes things to a whole 'nother level.
This article appears in Jul 7-13, 2011.