The Ring of O is a specially designed ring that has been used as a distinctive sign among BDSM practitioners, especially in continental Europe - and especially German-speaking countries - since the 1990s. Its use is relatively broad in this subculture. Its name comes from the name of the central female character in the classic BDSM Story of O (written by Pauline RÃ © Â age), who is a sex slave and wears an analog ring.
Video Ring of O
Description in literature
The rings mentioned in the original novel are very different from what is best known as "Ring of O" today. The novel describes the ring as being shaped similar to a seal ring (with a relatively large seal disc above for a female ring), made of dull gray iron, coated with gold on the inside, and with a gold triskelion in the upper area.
The symbolic meaning of the rings in this novel is slightly different from that used by current BDSM practitioners. In the book, such a ring is worn by a female "slave" after he completes his training in Roissy. Those who wear the ring must obey anyone who belongs to Roissy's secret society (whose symbol is the triskelion), and must allow him to do everything with those he loves.
This is in stark contrast to the meaning of today's ring. People show by wearing such rings that they are interested in BDSM, and sometimes by hand they wear them whether they are Top or Bottom.
Maps Ring of O
Modern shape
The first adaptation film of the Story of O novel shows a design consisting of a cylindrical steel ring with an inherent ball holding a smaller toroidal ring (which can rotate in one direction). It alludes to leather collars and bracelets, each with a metal ring, which has been locked to O during its training.
The first image of this jewelry design was published in the September issue of (4) German BDSM magazine Schlagzeilen in 1989.
As a collar
The term O Ring is sometimes used to refer to the collar as well (contrasted with the D-ring collar). In this context it can illustrate a collar with one big ring for fastening. Collars that feature such rings are often worn by subordinates to show that they are in a stable relationship.
Literature
- Kathrin Passig and Ira StrÃÆ'¼bel: Die Wahl der Qual. Rowohlt-Verlag 2004, ISBNÃ, 3-499-61692-0 (Germany)
- Matthias T. J. Grimme: Das SM-Handbuch. Charon-Verlag 2002, ISBN 3-931406-01-6 (Germany)
External links
- Ring der O in Papiertiger (Germany)
- Ring der O in Smikipedia (Germany) (copy archive.org)
- Emblem Project
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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