Mistress Scarlet recently published a post musing on the classic shot of a domme demonstrating that her cane is indeed bendy. I’m sure you’ve all seen the shot – she’s typically glaring into the camera and flexing the cane with both hands. Something like this or this. In her opinion it’s an odd pose that’s not typically seen in actual kinky play.
I have to admit that as a neophyte kinkster, that pose did push my buttons. I have no idea why. I’ve never been caned outside of consensual play, so I’ve got no particular framework for it. There was just something about the visual tension of the shot and the sense of purpose that made it work. I think I mentally categorized it as the standard warm-up position before taking a swing, much as a tennis player positions themselves to serve or a runner limbers up in front of the blocks.
Now I’ve had few cane stripes quite literally under my belt, I tend to agree with Mistress Scarlet. It’s not a pose that I really see people ever do. The most common resting position is with the cane straight down parallel to the domme’s leg, possible accompanied by a gentle tapping against ankle or her boot. Now what pushes my buttons is to see a domme purposely move into position behind me, cane pointing down but just swishing sideways oh so slightly. It’s like a conductor loosening her wrist before launching the orchestra into the symphony.
The artwork above is by the artist Yumine Guo. She has a wonderful collection of her artwork available on her tumblr. She also has a deviant art site and a blog worth visiting. The photograph was the original inspiration for the artwork as mentioned in her tumblr post. I’m afraid I haven’t managed to track down an original attribution for the photograph.
It is a beautiful picture and piece of artwork. i also used to get quite aroused by the pics of Dommes flexing their crops. Today, those poses look so fake in my opinion. The spanking itself is arousing, but the marks it leaves on my bottom, while my Wife’s ass ins unscathed is what excites me most.
sissy terri
If I’m honest I still have a bit of a soft spot for the cane flexing shot, but it does definitely look fake and very posed.
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-paltego
Caning is one of my favorite things ever, both to give and receive. Overall, I like bare handed spanking/hitting and the belt, but caning is a close third. I also take a sort of silly macho pride in being the sort of masochist who enjoys it.
Male subs who can take caning are hot as hell.
I also love the marks canes leave. I have a thing for precise bruising, where you can see the imprint of whatever tool was used. I think of cane marks as tiger stripes.
I have a bit of a mixed response to the cane. I love the look of someone swinging a cane, and I love the rush from it once I’ve got into subspace and through the pain barrier. Getting there can be tough, and I sometimes wonder what the hell I’m doing, just before the endorphins kick in! I also share your silly macho pride in it 🙂
I used to love my cane marks, but my butt seems to be reluctant to feature them these days. Not sure if I’m doing less severe sessions or my skins has just toughened up. Single tails still give me nice precise marks but canes less so (sadly).
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-paltego