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Femdom, orfemaledominance, refers toBDSMactivitieswhere thedominantpartner isfemale; thesubmissivepartner may be of eithersex. Afemaledominant is sometimes called adomme (pronounced /ˈdɒm/),femdomme,domina, ordominatrix. In the Englishspeaking world, "Mistress" is by farthe mostcommondominatrix title,while inmost of continental Europe,the mostcommon titles are, and some are etymologically related, Maitresse, Maid, Maidress, Matress, Mother, Mate, Madre, or "Domina." Themostcommondominatrix title in the Spanishlanguage is "Ama." Theequivalent Japanese term is女王様 (joōsama, orqueen).

Femdomactivities maydraw on allareas ofBDSM. Feminization andstrap-on dildo play arecommonactivities, aswell as panty fetishism andboot worship. Cuckold isalso aarea offemale Dominance

Erotic humiliation canfocus on the inadequacy of amale'spenis,demoting it to a plaything for thedominatrix, overwhich themalehas no real control. Relatedfemdomactivities include ballbusting, cock and ball torture (CBT),verbal humiliation, forced chastity, orgasmdenial, and forced homosexuality (inwhich adominantfemale forces a heterosexualmale to engage in homosexualacts for heramusement, or aspart offeminization)

Manyparticipants in thislifestyle conform to the Safe, sane and consensual and RACKmodelsprevalent in theBDSM Community.

Lightfemaledominationscenarios may involve ageplay, eroticspanking, cunnilingus and body worship,especially foot worship and ass worship. Heavier andmore intensefemaledominationscenarios may involvefacesitting orsmothering,whichtend tofocus on thesub giving thedominantfemale oralpleasure, or thedominantfemaleperforming analsex on thesubusing astrap-on dildo (see pegging). Other forms ofmore intensefemaledomination can include faceslapping, hairpulling, caning, heavy torture, dripping hotwax on thegenitals and heavywhipping. For thesepurposes,note theissue of legal consentwhich may or may not represent adefense tocriminal liability for any injuries caused.

Inextremescenarios, there is afocus on exchange of bodilyfluids and total forfeit of rightsfrom theslave (TPE), andacts may involvespittingdomination or watersports (also known asgolden showers). Somedominant women expectto be served orally during their menstrualperiods, apractice that is known ashaving asub earnhis "redwings".

Afairlycommon variation on this is a rape fantasy inwhich thefemale is thedominantpartner, or wrestling/fighting inwhich thefemale isstronger than themale. These carry asimilarity to forcedfeminization,where thesexual fantasytakes on anintellectual/emotionalcomponent, with men either trying to, orpretending to try to,take control, butfailing.

Femdom artalso exists, showing thefemale as thedomme and themale as thesub. Onefemdom artist is Namio Harukawa. His paintings usually show plump Asian and European womenperformingfacesitting,smothering, oralsex,whipping,human furniture,scat and piss play.