Facesitting, also known asqueening orkinging, is asexual practice with one partnersitting over the other's face, sometimes allowing fororal–genital ororal–anal contact.[1][2] The sitting partner may face in either direction.[3]
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Facesitting is common amongdominant and submissive individuals, for demonstrating superiority and forsexual gratification. The full-weight body-pressure,smothering,moisture,body odors, anddarkness can be perceived as powerfulsexual attractions or compulsions. The person sat upon may be inbondage, sexuallysubmissive, or simply held down by the body-weight of the other person. In some cases, the submissive will consume the dominant's bodily waste(s) (urolagnia orcoprophilia) or be subjected to the dominant's flatulence (eproctophilia).
Sometimes special furniture is used, such as a "queening stool" or "smotherbox".[4][5] Aqueening stool is a low seat which fits over thesubmissive's face and contains an opening to allow oral-genital and/or oral-anal stimulation of thedomme while seated.
The position allows thepelvic floor muscles (PFM) to relax and therefore partly exposing thelabia minora to intimate touch. Thegluteus maximus andlevator ani muscles, the major muscles of the crotch, can relax and sag allowing easy access to the vagina and anus. Additionally, the stool allows for greater comfort and allows for the activity to be done for a longer period of time.[6]
A smotherbox (or "smothering box") is a special form of queening stool which also allows the person under the seat to be locked in place, restrained by theneck as in a set ofstocks.[4] A smotherbox has two openings. One is in a vertical side of the box for theneck of the person who has their head inside the smotherbox. The other is in the top of the box to expose their face. The inside of a smotherbox is often padded to provide support for their neck and prevent their head from moving. The padding may also muffle noises from the outside, causing a relaxation effect and heightening their other senses. Smotherboxes are usually custom made pieces of furniture that may have a special significance for their users. They are sometimes made out of precious woods, with leather used for the seat.
The smotherbox is placed on a stable surface. The cover (top half of the smotherbox) is open while the submissive lies down on their back and places their head in the box. When they are in position the cover is closed. The cover can havehinges or be a separate part. Locks may be used to emphasize the submissive position or the submissive's hands may be fastened above their head to the box. Smotherboxes may be more permanently mounted to tables or other stable objects, and the submissive restrained to that surface instead. A Queening Chair or Facesitting Throne is another variation that is popular, designed to emphasize the relative place of the domme and submissive. They can be elegant and more formal than the smotherbox.
In 1980,Monty Python recorded a humorous song, "Sit on My Face", about the pleasures of facesitting. Written byEric Idle, the song's lyrics are sung to themelody of "Sing As We Go" byGracie Fields. The opening gives way to multiple male voices singing "Sit on my face and tell me that you love me." The remaining lyrics contain numerous references tofellatio andcunnilingus.
TheAudiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014, introduced by the British government, brought about a ban on the depiction of various sex acts inhardcore pornography on the Internet. Ostensibly, the bill sought to protect women from sex acts that were considered "violent" or "unsafe", and banned a wide variety of sex practices, including facesitting, strangulation, andfisting.[7][8] This law impacted only the production of pornographic videos as opposed to acts performed privately. Protests against the law were held outside thePalace of Westminster, with protesters saying the law did not reflect the wishes of the public.[9][10] In 2019, the law was overturned.[11]
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