BDSM Symbols符號學

Sir's first post.主人的首篇開箱文 ｜ Toy翻譯

There are a few symbols withing the BDSM community that are used to denote that one is a member of the community. But these symbols are not widely used and not always displayed.
歐美的BDSM社群裡有些專屬的識別符號，也許沒有那麼廣被使用，卻是識別社群成員的好幫手。

The most common two symbols within the BDSM world are the triskelion and the 'ring of O', Both of these symbols come from 'the story of O' and have been used by various groups in different ways.
最普遍的兩個符號皆是出自於『O的故事』，常被使用在不同BDSM的社群當中。

Triskelion
三角圖案

The ring of O
O孃的戒指

While these symbols are accepted within the communities in general, they are normally associated with a submissive female, due to their links with the story of O and that they were both symbols given to 'O' as a mark of her training.
這兩個符號被許多BDSM社群使用，當然符號本身因為內嵌入O象徵O孃的訓練，因此和順從的女性較有關連。

Recently, there have been some alternative sybols introduced to the community.
These symbols offer a far better range of meaning to them and are more easily adapted, as well as being simpler in design.
現在有更多的符號被設計出來在BDSM社群中使用，這些符號代表的意義更多元化且設計的更精簡。

The symbols are designed around the traditional symbols for male and female.
大部分這些符號都是在傳統的男女生的代表符號上做變化。

Dominant Male
男主

Dominant Female

女主

Submissive Male, collared and with a Master.

被主人收服的男奴

Submissive Female, collared and with a Master.
被主人收服的女奴

Submissive Male, looking for a Master.

尋找主人的男奴

Submissive Female, looking for a Master.

尋找主人的女奴

Each symbol clearly represents a different area of the BDSM community, the masters/dominant are represented by the shield. The slaves/submissives that already have a master or dom are represented by a circle/collar. The slaves/submissives that are still looking for a master or dom have an open box around them, representing the desire to have that box closed.
The male factions of the community are represented by an arrow, the female by a cross.
每個符號都很清楚地代表了一種BDSM社群裡的分眾，支配者與被支配者的權力關係也顯示在其中。已有主人的奴帶有項圈/圓，而仍在尋找的奴則有一個開放的方塊環繞著他/她，象徵了希望交付出權力的慾望。箭頭代表男性，而十字則代表女性。

This simple system of symbols can be used effectivly to identify people within the community, and their postion within the community.
有了這些有意義的符號，BDSM圈內人便更容易辨識彼此在社群中的地位了。