Hoods

Hoods are perhaps one of the most interesting pieces of bondage gear there is.  In Pulp Fiction we never see the Gimp's face.  In the Times article I mentioned in earlier posts, the woman writing of how she submitted to her boyfriend says at the end that she's never worn a gimp mask.  So clearly they're a way of taking away a submissive's identity.

This can be a good thing.  I've read articles saying how once you're wearing that hood, it's easier to slip into a submissive frame of mind.  The argument went that by doing so it gave you a form of anonymity that made it easier to let the real world go.  There's also the fact that the dominant can choose to bestow sight and speech or take them away easily with a hood.

My last partner and I used a hood a fair amount of the time.  I loved wearing it because it drove home to me the fact that she was in charge.  Near the end of our relationship when she told me she wanted to be in charge everytime we played, she said that from now on I was to wear the hood whenever I submitted to her.  For me that would have been nirvana because, and this is just personal opinion, I think that in any D/s relationship the submissive or slave should always wear a hood.

There were a few times she wore it and she looked really sexy.  It's something I'll try again with my next partner, once I've finished getting over the break up, which could be a while.  Anyway women in hoods are incredibly beautiful and as I'm sure you've guessed by now, they're kind of a fetish for me.