Femdom, or female domination, refers to BDSM activities
where the dominant partner is female. A female dominant
is sometimes called a domme (pronounced "dom"),
femdomme or domina. In the English speaking world,
"Mistress" is by far the most common dominatrix
title, while in most of continental Europe, the most
common title is "Maitresse" or "Domina."
The most common dominatrix title in the Spanish speaking
world is "Ama." The equivalent Japanese
term is ??? (joosama, or queen.)
Naturally, femdom activities may draw on all areas
of BDSM, but there tends to be an association with
radical feminism, whether seriously or fantastically.
This can lead to apparent paradoxes, such as the humiliation
of men by feminization, though it is readily resolved
by seeing this as disclaiming traditional gender associations,
and transference of coded images of weakness onto
men. Strap-on dildo play plays a significant part
in this as well. The inverse of this is of course
to glorify the feminine, for example in panty fetishism
and boot worship.
Similarly, erotic humiliation can focus on the inadequacy
of a male sub's penis (small penis humiliation), demoting
it to a plaything for the dominatrix, over which the
male has no real control. Related femme domme activities
include ballbusting, cock and ball torture (CBT),
verbal humiliation, forced chastity, and orgasm denial
or orgasm control. Many participants in femdom lifestyle
conform to the Safe, sane and consensual model prevalent
in the BDSM Community.
Light femdom scenarios may involve ageplay, erotic
spanking, and body worship, especially foot worship
and ass worship.
