Ageplay
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Ageplay or age play is a form of roleplaying in which an individual acts or treats another as if they are a different age. Ageplay is roleplaying between adults, and involves consent from all parties. Ageplay is not necessarily sexual, but can be. Portraying any age can be the goal of ageplay, from babies to a child to the elderly. Usually this involves someone pretending to be younger than they actually are, but more rarely can involve assuming an older role.[1]
Characteristics and variations
Ageplay is a form of roleplay between one or more consenting adults. Ageplay can be non-sexual, sexual, or something in between. Within dominant/submissive relationships, ageplay can enhance power dynamics, and allow a partner to feel more comfortable with their dominance or submission.
Sexual variations may include among other things such as incest play, in which individuals recreate and sexualize roles within a family.[2] A common myth is that Caregiver dynamics (Caregiver/little, Daddy/little, Mommy/little) all involve ageplay. However, these dynamics are more about caring for one another than re-enacting an incest fantasy.[3]
Ageplay is not associated with pedophilia, nor is it related to any form of sex abuse by professional psychologists.[4] Individuals who engage in ageplay are consenting adults who enjoy imagining or portraying themselves as children, or merely enjoy childlike elements typical of children present in adults.
Ageplay events
Specific conventions and major events have formed that specifically cater to ageplayers including:
- CAPCon (2010–present) a convention that occurs annually at a hotel in the Chicago, Illinois area of the United States[5]
- Camp Abdulia (2012–2018) a gathering that occurred sporadically throughout various cities and states in the United States
- TOMKAT (2013–present) a gathering that occurs bi-annually at a private wilderness camp in Ontario, Canada[6]
- TeddyCon (2014–2019) a convention that occurred annually at a hotel near Allentown, Pennsylvania in the United States[7]
- West Coast Jungle Gym (2019–2021) a convention that occurred annually at a hotel in San Diego, California area of the United States[8]
See also
- Age disparity in sexual relationships
- Animal roleplay
- Doll fetish
- Kawaii
- Paraphilic infantilism
- Sexual roleplay
References
- ^ Holiday, Sybil; Henkin, Bill; Henkin, William A. (1996). Consensual Sadomasochism: How to Talk About It and How to Do It Safely. San Francisco: Daedalus Publishing Company. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-881943-12-9. OCLC 39923440.
- ^ Weiss, M. D. (2006). "Working at play: BDSM sexuality in the San Francisco Bay area". Anthropologica. 48 (2): 229–246. doi:10.2307/25605313. JSTOR 25605313.
- ^ "Caregiving Dynamics and DDlg/CGl". KYNK 101. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Aggrawal (2009), p. 147
- ^ "CAPCon". CAPCon. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "Home". Home. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "TeddyCon - Home". teddycon.org. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ Gym, The West Coast Jungle. "HOME". The West Coast Jungle Gym. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- Aggrawal, Anil (2009). Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-4308-2.
- Rulof, Paul (2011). Ageplay: From Diapers to Diplomas. Las Vegas: Nazca Plains. ISBN 978-1-61098-190-3.
External links
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