Who buys in to BDSM?

[Arnox]

I was wondering what sort of people buy the majority of BDSM/Bondage memberships.

Is it the fat 20 year old goths who can't get any? Or is it the rich 40 year old businessman with a dirty little secret?

Another Q, what's the difference between bondage and BDSM? I use the terms interchangeably when I write, anyone care to educate me?

[tuffruff]

Originally Posted by Arnox

I was wondering what sort of people buy the majority of BDSM/Bondage memberships. Is it the fat 20 year old goths who can't get any? Or is it the rich 40 year old businessman with a dirty little secret?

You would be amazed..Everyone from a CEO to a school teacher. Though in general at least in my opinion it tends to be a little more of an older crowd than younger though the "goths" do seem to be a growing

Originally Posted by Arnox

Another Q, what's the difference between bondage and BDSM? I use the terms interchangeably when I write, anyone care to educate me?

B&D - Bondage & Discipline - being restrained in some way for being bad/good or for training and conditioning. This can be seen in what is called "pony play." One person is bound in (usually) leather, maybe a type of bit gag while being led around an "arena" forced to pick the feet up high or face a snap of the riding crop.

D&S - Dominance & Submission - One (or more) person controlling another (or many.) This could be as simple as making someone push your cart while you do your shopping. It could be as deep as someone being complete control over another person in every possible way; when they eat, drink, use the restroom, sleep, what they wear... everything. (called 24/7 power exchange.)

S&M - Sadism & Masochism - A sadist is a person who gets their kicks (no pun intended) by inflicting pain on someone, either physical or mental. This could be as simple as telling someone they are useless and do not deserve to be in your presence to applying cloth-pins to all parts of another's body and yanking them off one at a time. A Masochist is a person who gets their kicks by receiving physical or mental pain. Any thing from being humiliated (scolded)in public to being severely whipped or spanked. This is a deeper form of Dominance and Submission.

[Linguist]

Bondage is the act of being restrained/bound by something... devices, rope, duct tape, etc.

BDSM is the general umbrella term covering everything that involves pain, domination, torture and other things.

As for demographics tuffruff has it nailed. Mostly older people who are not ashamed of knowing what it is that they're into. Younger people tend to be more conscious about these things & not as extreme as older people.

[xmas13]

Google is your friend

http://www.google.com

[xmas13]

There's no money in porn so hello & good bye!

[d-null]

Originally Posted by Arnox

I was wondering what sort of people buy the majority of BDSM/Bondage memberships.

Is it the fat 20 year old goths who can't get any? Or is it the rich 40 year old businessman with a dirty little secret?

Another Q, what's the difference between bondage and BDSM? I use the terms interchangeably when I write, anyone care to educate me?

why are you so stuck on stereotypes? that is like asking who buys the majority of porn memberships in general, does it make any difference if a skinny 30 year old goth that gets laid twice a week buys the membership or if it is the pastor at the local church that buys memberships?

[NaughtyRob]

I read somewhere that older men buy more of the more fetish type of sites such as bondage, bdsm etc.

[DBS.US]

Originally Posted by GetNaughty

I read somewhere that older men buy more of the more fetish type of sites such as bondage, bdsm etc.

PEOPLE WITH MONEY DO, That's all I care about.

[pornmasta]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Stern

[Major (Tom)]

Originally Posted by d-null

why are you so stuck on stereotypes? that is like asking who buys the majority of porn memberships in general, does it make any difference if a skinny 30 year old goth that gets laid twice a week buys the membership or if it is the pastor at the local church that buys memberships?

good point
duke

[Arnox]

Originally Posted by d-null

why are you so stuck on stereotypes? that is like asking who buys the majority of porn memberships in general, does it make any difference if a skinny 30 year old goth that gets laid twice a week buys the membership or if it is the pastor at the local church that buys memberships?

I was interested, I wasn't planning any business model based on results to target any demographic.

Originally Posted by xmas13

There's no money in porn so hello & good bye!

In the abundance of water, the fool if thirsty.

[slapass]

Originally Posted by d-null

why are you so stuck on stereotypes? that is like asking who buys the majority of porn memberships in general, does it make any difference if a skinny 30 year old goth that gets laid twice a week buys the membership or if it is the pastor at the local church that buys memberships?

Well a tour designed to appeal to the majority of buyers might be done differently if you knew more about the buyer. I would think that this would be obvious.