Corporal Punishment in BDSM: Structure, Consent, and Psychological Control
Corporal punishment, often shortened in BDSM spaces as “CP,” refers to impact-based discipline within a consensual power exchange. Despite its dramatic reputation online, in healthy dynamics it is not about harm or aggression. It is about negotiated structure, psychological intensity, and controlled experience. Understanding it properly requires separating fantasy from practice, and intensity from irresponsibility. … [Read more…]