Kinky Salon NOLA Presents All is Bare in Love and War

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5-25-2014
Kinky Salon NOLA Presents All is Bare in Love
and War
Christina Bazzaroni
Florida International University
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Christina N. Bazzaroni
Doctoral Candidate
Florida International University
Kinky Salon New Orleans:
All is Bare in Love and War
Field Research, May 2014
An Adventure Awaits…
Research Questions:
How does Kinky Salon operate in terms of its ideology, history,
proliferation on and offline, and success?
Who is Kinky Salon?
What is their ethos?
Who’s involved?
What are the barriers to entry?
Preliminary Findings
Barriers to Entry:
“kinky salon is kind of
secret but it’s not
closed, it’s not like you
need to know someone
to get in.”
P.A.L System (Pervy Activity Liaison)
Whether you are male or female, if you want
to come to Kinky Salon without a date these
rules apply:
-When you come to Kinky Salon you must
bring a PAL with you
-You can’t PAL someone you don’t know. You
must know them and trust them.
-Your PAL can be the same gender, the
opposite gender or even a couple
-You are responsible for your PALs behavior
and they are responsible for yours!
-If either of you violate the charter you will
both be held responsible
- You must arrive together and we
recommend leaving together
Barriers to Entry:
The Kinky Salon Charter was created by the
community and states our intention and our
standards. We created it so that it would be
super easy for newbies to understand how to
behave at our events. Follow these simple do’s
and don’ts and you’ll fit right in:
DO
Be creative about how you dress
Contribute when and where you can
State your boundaries
Play safely and consensually
Have sensible safe sex practices
Respect our space and each other
Clean up after yourself
DON’T
Linger unaccompanied in play spaces
Cruise aggressively (even if they are really cute)
Get too intoxicated
Take photographs
Gossip about what goes on here
Closing Remarks