sexual roleplaying

Sexual roleplaying is the sexual behavior of playing some kind of character during a sexual encounter, in order to evoke a sexual fantasy in oneself and/or one's partner. Sexual roles can be very general designations of power position, sometimes abstracted to "top" and "bottom," or very specific, detailed fantasies. Nearly any role could become the base material for an erotic experience, but certain scenarios are typical in pornography and probably in real life as well, though it is difficult to collect empirical data on such things. Many of the most common sexual roleplays, such as Doctor/Nurse, Guard/Prisoner and Teacher/Student, involve a power differential. These roleplays are often, but certainly not always, carried out in the context of a BDSM encounter. See power exchange for more on power relationships and sex. Often, and especially in cybersex, sexual roleplaying is used to act out a sexual act that would otherwise be taboo or forbidden. Some common character couplings in sexual roleplaying include:

Boss/Secretary
Captain/First mate
Celebrity/Fan
Doctor/Nurse, Doctor/Patient, Nurse/Patient (see medical fetishism)
Farmer/Pig (or other animal)
Gravedigger/Corpse
Jailer/Prisoner, Prisoner/Prisoner
Knight/Damsel in Distress
Magician/Magician's assistant
Master/Slave
Parent/Child
Police Officer/Civilian, Police Officer/Suspect
Priest/Altar Boy, Priest/Confessionalist, Priest/Nun
Prostitute/Client
Rapist/Victim, Molester/Victim
Rider/Pony
Sergeant/Ensign
Stranger/Stranger
Teacher/Student
Trainer/Puppy
Historical Couples

Sometimes roleplaying may occur where one party remains as "his/herself" while the other takes on the persona of a celebrity or a fictional character:

Common celebrity types

Actors/Actresses
Pop singers
Porn Stars
Politicans/World Leaders

Fictional characters

Cinderella
Capt. James T. Kirk

Sexual Roleplaying

See also