SSC: Safe, Sane and Consensual

SSC is the mantra that a large portion of the BDSM community live by. It outlines the idea of safety and care for the individual. This is what makes us so different than abusers.

S- Safe. The activities that we participate in should be safe. Each person must be knowledgeable about the activities and aware of possible risks of said activities.

S- Sane. Participants should know the difference between fantasy and reality. Some things just aren’t sane to do and some fantasies are too extreme to really try to recreate. Also, consent can not be given by a child or someone under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

C- Consensual. The respect given to each other as a participant in the said activity. Each other’s limits of play are upheld with the use of ‘safewords’ or gestures and they are respected.

There is another form of SCC that is also practiced within the community. Most participants choose one or the other, but I have known a few that blend them. This other form is RACK.(Risk Aware Consensual Kink) is a more.. intense form of the SCC mantra. In it’s base it is just saying that those individuals participating should be aware of the dangers and risks of the activity and agree to participate freely. It’s a little more non- PC in its origins but accepted nonetheless.

SSC vs. RACK

–luna

Black Tape for a Blue Girl – Across a Thousand Blades

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