As we have moved to the blackmail theme which almost always preceeds humiliation I have a problem to point out: Most blackmail tries to be realistic, "believable" but isn't.

This is a fundamental problem for story authors who try to explain the situation their characters are in and keep up the suspension of disbelief. Personally I don't need the background and reasoning to explain a story; some stories put you right into action without explaining anything at all (many mind control stories for example) but well done "background explanitions" enhance the reading experience because the reader is more inclined to believe that the actions are real (and so is deeper submerged in the story).

So what kind of blackmail/extortion would be believable? Obviously the "look i have photos of you masturbating now strip naked, put that cucumber up your ass and go rape your sister with a broomstick" kind of blackmail is way over the top.

Satan_Klaus