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	TSR : O&P Wiki : Risk-Aware Consensual Kink: history This article is part of the O&P Wiki hosted by The Slave Register This is the version from 30 Nov 06, 10:39 AM. The full history of this article will show any more recent versions. Contents Philosophy History See also External links Risk-Aware Consensual Kink Risk-Aware Consensual Kink (RACK, also Risk-Accepted Consensual Kink) is an acronym used by some of the BDSM community to describe themselves and their philosophies. It specifies that any activity between fully-informed consenting adults is acceptable. Philosophy RACK's tenets are best described by a deconstruction of the acronym. Risk: We have thought about this and assessed any risk Aware: We are aware of what we are doing and the risks it carries Consensual: We have sought this out and have agreed to take part Kink: Alternative sex. The RACK philosophy encompasses several elements that are consensually agreed among the larger BDSM community, (generally referred to as Safe, Sane, and Consensual or SSC, but expands upon those elements to include elements of edgeplay and play that is engaged in without safewords. RACK focuses primarily upon awareness and informed consent, rather than accepted safe practices. For example, RACK participants are aware that legal consent often does not create a defence to criminal liability for any injuries caused during edgeplay, and that under English law, non-physical injuries are included in the definition of grievous bodily harm. An SSC person would shy away from such activities as too unsafe. A RACK person on the other hand would analyse the risk, and decide for themselves whether they would accept that risk. History RACK was coined in reaction to dissatisfaction within the BDSM community regarding the internal and external political issues surrounding the SSC ethos. Gary Switch first proposed the term on a TES mailing list out of a desire to form a more accurate portrayal of the type of play that many engage in. See also BDSM Rights Consensual nonconsent Safe, Sane, and Consensual External links Origin Of RACK; RACK vs. SSC by Gary Switch (This article incorporates text from the RACK article in Wikipedia.) This article is published under the terms of the GFDL. People with profiles on The Slave Register can improve this article: see the O&P Wiki help page for details.