Flogger

A flogger is a tool or kind of sex toy that is typically used in BDSM scenes to flog or whip a willing partner. Usually, floggers have many tails fastened to a stiff handle. A variety of materials, such as leather, rubber, or horsehair, can be used to make the tails.

Flogging is the practice of repeatedly striking someone's back or butt with a flogger, a leather or rope tool that resembles a cat-o-nine tail, while they are tethered to a bed or wall. Here, "flogger" can also refer to the individual performing the flogging. Although anyone with a flogger can perform this activity, it is typically seen as a BDSM activity.

Flogging is not always an extreme sexual act, nor does it need to involve any discomfort for the recipient. The goal of BDSM is to use pain to enhance sensation and, consequently, sexual pleasure rather than to cause injury.

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There is an art to flogging. When flogging someone, the flogger should begin slowly and gently and follow their partner's instructions. It's critical to establish a safe word during a scene involving flogging. The traffic light code is widely used: red to halt, yellow to slow down, and green to continue.

More skilled and knowledgeable floggers may use harder materials, including chains. However, this is not advised for inexperienced floggers because the materials might cause discomfort and leave marks.

A few essential components make up floggers:

  • Shaft: The flogger's handle
  • Butt: The handle's end. This could be a loop to hang the flogger from and secure it to one's wrist, or it could have a knot at the end.
  • Neck: The point where the tails join the shaft
  • The flogger's tails, tresses, and falls are what actually performs the flogging. The perceptions and intensities produced by various materials vary.