A dominatrix explains how she whips and teases her clients over video during the pandemic
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Canela López,Barbara Corbellini DuarteMay 16, 2020, 18:02 IST
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Amandara said this is, in part, because domination is such a physical act.
But online domination has its limitations.
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Globally, sex workers who can't meet with clients in person are turning to subscription platforms like OnlyFans and IsMyGirl.
In the US, sex workers are scrambling to find alternative work after being left out of a major COVID-19 relief package. This is because of the legal grey area sex work exists in the US.
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Because most kinds of sex work are legal in Germany, Amandara is able to receive government assistance during the pandemic.
Amandara used to make €250 an hour when she dominated clients in person. Now, she is having to rely on emergency assistance from the German government to pay her bills.
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Because of the lack of physical touch, Amandara's clients are unwilling to pay her typical hourly fee.
Amandara's submissive will buy their own dildos and paddles to use on themselves as she verbally humiliates them. She says the humiliation is her favorite part.
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Amandara is having to relearn how to dominate someone through a screen. One area she's found some success in is using toys like dildos and paddles.
Domination falls under BDSM (bondage-discipline, dominance-submission, and sadism-masochism) — a consensual sexual dynamic in which people play with power through different sexual acts. Many times toys like whips, handcuffs, and masks are involved.
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With strip clubs, brothels, and bars closed, some sex workers like Berlin-based dominatrix Mistress Amandara are taking their practice online.