Scening in public

[ProjectEuropa]

Have you done it?
Are you thinking about doing it?
What's your opinion about it?

...send someone, or be sent on humilating tasks.
Observe dominance/submission protocol in a restaurant.
Use submissive positions and body language.
Walk around sporting a collar with D-rings or other accessories. Restraints, chastity belts, inserts.
Use a remote control for hidden toys that buzz...

I haven't done it and whether I would do something in public, depends, that is not to say I wouldn't do something outside. I certainly wouldn't do something overtly sexual in public, not because I don't dare but out of consideration for other people who inhabit public space. I might do none sexual activities, depending on what they are and I don't mind the public thinking that I'm nuts as long as I am not being generally offensive to reasonable people.

Dynamics – What's the purpose of the public? Do you want something to be noticed? Is there a challenge to keep something hidden? Is it the thought 'If they knew what I know...'

I suppose it's exhibitionism and/or the excitement the fear of getting caught generates. My guess is there are people who want to get caught and those that don't. There is a fine line between the two. However if I caught someone being sexual I wouldn't be outraged or scandalised, I would just think what sad and pathetic people they are to get a thrill by exposing themselves to me.

Ethics – It's not possible to get prior consent from accidental passers-by. People who don't know you from a bar of soap don't know anything about your relationship. What's okay for a public scene? Where are the limits?

I think none sexual activities are fine and if someone thinks you are nuts, let them. I mentioned in another post where I was handed a note by a man in Amsterdam that read 'I am a pathetic pervert.' Only later I assumed it was some form of humiliation game. It was inoffensive and I think the public that weren't baffled were amused. I don't see a problem with that sort of thing.

Local Laws – What do you need keep in mind where you live, to keep the cops out of your scene?

If you are worried about the cops don't do a public scene. That being said in many European cities you can dress outrageously and be quite overtly sexual without inviting arrest. You might end up wanting the cops to protect you from yobbish youths!

Emotions – What's the special thrill of a public scene?

I suppose it's exposing yourself to public ridicule or scandal, the daring and the excitement. Last time I went to the Birmingham Fetish Fair a couple of months ago, I followed a slave in red vinyl vest and hot pants being led on a lead through the town centre by a leather clad Dom. The reaction of the public was to look round and giggle so I guess one can more or less do anything in public as long as it's not overtly sexual.