What
Is A Munch?
A munch is simply a gathering
of like-minded people who share an interest in BDSM. The atmosphere is
intended to be open and friendly in order to encourage kinship and welcome
newcomers. Attendance will vary, anywhere from just a handful of people
to a packed house.
Munches are generally held
in public places, like restaurants or pubs, where food and drink are readily
available. Some people who attend will eat lunch or dinner there, while
others will just have something to drink or, quite possibly, nothing at
all. It generally does not cost anything to attend a munch, apart from
the price of whatever food or drink you may order.
Conversations at a munch are
likely to be concerned with various aspects of BDSM, but could easily
range into other, more vanilla topics. People in the scene live in the
real world, too, and will have interests which lie outside the scene.
Feel free to start up a conversation; you never know who will join in.
Since munches are generally
held at public locations, the
decent and respectable behavior standardly associated with such venues
is expected. Conversation volume should be kept down so as not to bother
other patrons, and especially so as not to non-consensually expose vanilla
patrons to potentially kinky subject matter.
A munch is a social gathering
and is not intended to be a play party. No actual kinky activities take
place at a public munch, so no one should ever feel pressured. As always,
no means no. Simply identifying as a submissive does not make you
the property of every Dominant, nor does identifying as a Dominant give
you the right to tell the submissives what to do. BDSM is a consensual
activity, after all.
Our local (Portland-metro)
area boasts munches in Portland, Beaverton, Salem, Corvallis and Eugene.
An up to date listing of these munches is maintained at SinergyNet.
Check it out, find a munch near you, and go for a visit!
History
Of The Munch
During the early days of the
Internet a Usenet Newsgroup called alt.sex.bondage was created
as a forum for people to discuss BDSM via electronic postings. Sometime
thereafter a group of alt.sex.bondage participants from the Bay Area of
San Francisco decided to get together in person for hamburgers so they
could meet face to face. Thus was born the first "burgermunch."
The idea quickly spread and similar events began popping up all over the
country. Never before had such large groups (small by today's standards!)
of kinky people been able to get together like this. Kink communities
began to form around local burgermunches and the scene became much more
organized and tremendously more accessible. As
the scene has grown over the years, the munch (as it has since come to
be called) has remained an integral part of many communities. Munches
are still one of the best ways for people to find out about and become
participating members of the BDSM scene.
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