Bite the Fruit

Introduction to BDSM

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Introduction to BDSM

Classically, BDSM stands for Bondage, Discipline, Sadomasochism (Sadism and Masochism). Without replacing the original categories, Domination and Submission were added later. BDSM means different things to different people. Depending on preferences, most people participate in one or two interests, rather than all of the categories.   BDSM is different from most expectations. Between stereotypes, porn, and Hollywood movies, there's a lot of misconceptions about BDSM. Short of attending a workshop or visiting a dominatrix, the best way to learn more about it is to do some research. Just like with regular sex, if you want to be good at it,...

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Leather Rack

Bite the Fruit About BTF

Leather Rack

  Since 2012, Bite the Fruit® serves as custodian of the Leather Rack™ legacy of customer goodwill built on decades of excellent service and providing quality merchandise.   The Leather Rack opened as a retail stand on the second floor of the DC Eagle on 9th Street NW in 1971. It incorporated in 1975. It expanded and moved to the Dupont Circle neighborhood in 1988 where it became a destination unto its own. It was the premier source of leather clothing and BDSM gear in the area. Its own brand of handcrafted leather furnishings was internationally recognized.   Bite the...

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Why Bite the Fruit?

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Why Bite the Fruit?

What if we choose to explore our sensuality and sexuality with heightened awareness? When Adam and Eve bite the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, they become self-aware, no longer oblivious to their nakedness. They begin to see the world as it truly is.   Should this allegory be about sexual instruction, then the term bite the fruit is a euphemism for a sexual epiphany. We bite the fruit to become enlightened. We make ourselves available to a new way of thinking, a new perspective or attitude about our passions, about pleasure and intimacy. We consciously move towards love, eroticism...

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