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ICcode for "House"
House is used in several different ways within the
Ownership Subculture and BDSM, but always to represent a group of
individuals pursuing some common purpose and wishing to establish some
form of identity together. The construction "The House of X" is a very
common way of titling such households.
[heading]Historical uses
Much of the imagery and symbolism in BDSM comes from historical holders
of power, such as monarchs and feudal lords. Royal and noble dynasties
often took a name of the form the "House of York" or the "House of
Grimaldi" to identify themselves, either based on a geographical
location ("York") or their founder ("Grimaldo Canella".)
Modern science fiction has used similar terminology when putting
quasi-aristocratic households in a fantasy context. For example, the
slave-dealing business run from the House of Cernus in John Norman's Gor
series; and the struggle between House Atreides and House Harkonnen for
control of the planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert's "Dune". These fictional
houses share the key features of historical houses: the idea of a common
identity and name, a leader, and retainers or servants.
[heading]D/s Households
A House provides an alternative model to the
[wiki=Leather family]leather family[/wiki], for groups of people living
together in a
D/s structure. For some people who prefer more patriarchal styles of
dominance, the idea of a hierarchical and even formal or ritualised
household may sit more comfortably than a family.
There is some overlap with the concept of a [wiki=Head of household]head
of household[/wiki], which also applies to simpler monogamous
relationships similar to traditional marriages.
Many D/s Households are prominent within their local BDSM scene, and may
organise events or their local chapter of an organisation such as
[wiki=MAsT]MAsT[/wiki]. Having a shared household identity is both
convenient and affirming, in the same way that many married couples
prefer to share a surname.
[heading]BDSM Publishing and Fashion Houses
Similar names are also uses by some BDSM publishers, such as the House
of Milan and House of Gord, and fashion businesses, such as House of
Harlot. This usage also overlaps the mainstream concept of a "publishing
house" or a "fashion house", but has an added dimension within BDSM due
to its historical and modern D/s associations.
[heading]House of Domination
The term House is also rarely used to refer to a business of
professional domination. Similar to the usage in publishing or fashion,
it represents a commercial venture. A House of Domination is an
establishment from where multiple professional dominas operate.
[heading]Links to D/s and M/s households
[item][url=http://www.disciplineandservice.org/]The Order for Discipline
and Service[/url] - a household in Virginia, US
[item][url=http://www.restraining-order.com/]Sir Stephen's
household[/url] - in New Jersey, US
[item][url=http://www.householdk.org/]Household Keppeler[/url] - in
Michigan, US
[item][url=http://www.irontriangle.net/]The Iron Triangle
Household[/url] - in Seattle, US
[item][url=http://www.tanos.org.uk/]House of Tanos[/url] - near
Manchester, UK
[item][url=http://www.houseofshaman.org/]House of Shaman[/url] - in
Florida, US
See also links on the [wiki=Leather family]leather family[/wiki] article.
[heading]See also
[item][wiki=Ancient European Houses myth]Ancient European Houses myth[/wiki]
[heading]Other links
[item][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_House]Wikipedia article on
Royal Houses[/url]
(This article incorporates text from the article on
[url=http://www.londonfetishscene.com/wipi/index.php/Houses]houses[/url]
in Wipipedia.)
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