Branding
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| − | '''Branding''' refers to refers to the use of the same physical techniques as in livestock branding on a human, notably the scarification of the body by a hot ( or sometimes cryogenically cold ) object. Persons are branded either with consent as a form of [[body modification]]; or under coercion, as a [[punishment]] or imposing masterly rights over a [[slave]] or other legally subservient inferior. It can also happen accidentally, for example from careless use of a [[violet wand]], or purposely to create a [[slave]] mark.
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| − | For a more general coverage of this topic read the wikipedia article on [[wikipedia:Human_branding|human branding]].
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| − | Branding is usually done with a hot metal object to scar the body. It is sometimes seen as an ultimate act of [[submission]] and commitment, to slavery if not to the relationship. A brand will be with the slave for many years, and is likely to show a mark for the rest of the person's lifetime. Brands are normally placed high on the outer thigh, on the belly just above the [[crotch]] or on the [[breast]].
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| − | A mark, normally indicating identity or [[ownership]], is burned into the skin just as might be done on the hide of a animal, with a hot iron. The human skin is much more fragile than, say, a bull's rawhide and a lot more care needs to be taken. A human branding mark is normally much smaller than one for cattle, so care needs to be taken with the design as something too complex is unlikely to work or last.
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| − | For some slaves and [[owner]]s, branding is an intense desire, indicating total commitment and psychologically stamping the slave as property so the slave truly feels owned and wanted. Branding is a common issue in [[Gorean]] slavery, often talked about in the novels.
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| − | For those with a low pain tolerance or just wanting to pretend about branding, a mark can be applied with an ink marker. Cheat 'brands' can also be applied with [[tattoos]].
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| − | Branding is not part of [[play]]; serious branding should not be considered as a '[[scene]]' but should only be done by a knowledgeable practitioner.
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| − | ==Other practices==
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| − | [[Image:hearts.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Miami, FL. Fraternity buddies displaying their new brands.]]
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| − | * Generally voluntary, though often under severe social pressure, branding may be used as a painful form of initiation, serving both as endurance and motivation test ([[rite of passage]]) and a permanent membership mark, mainly in violent 'macho' circles. Branding is thus practiced:
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| − | ** by some street gangs
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| − | ** in prisons
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| − | ** as an extreme fraternity initiation in the (now minorized) tradition of painful [[hazing]] (otherwise mostly paddling); it has been widely reported (even in a BBC feature) that U.S. president George W. Bush, while president of the Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter at Yale, was involved in introducing a practice in which pledges has to strip to be branded on the buttocks with a hot coat hanger bent into the shape of a capital delta [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/7/15/11529/7365], a surprising practice among the richest families' privileged youth in an Ivy League college
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| − | * Branding can be used as a strictly voluntary, even decorative, permanent [[body modification]] rather like many [[tattoo]]s.
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | *[http://www.dreamstrike.com/brand.html The Branding] - including pictures
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| − | *[[bmezine:Branding|Branding article]] on [[BMEzine]] wiki
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| − | ==See Also==
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| − | *[[Scarification]] for details on cosmetic branding
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| − | *[[Tattoos]]
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| − | *[[Body modification]]
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| − | *[[Piercings]]
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| − | *[[Master/Slave]]
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| − | *[[Gor - Dictionary]]
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Revision as of 18:34, 21 February 2007
