{"id":666,"date":"2010-01-07T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=666"},"modified":"2010-01-07T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-07T09:00:00","slug":"vanilla-leatherman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=666","title":{"rendered":"Vanilla Leatherman"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the gay world, the term “vanilla” means:<\/p>\n

“… expression for conventional sex without any kinky extras such as bondage or sado-masochism.” (source<\/a>).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>I have been “into leather” for decades, and some may call me an “Old Guard Leatherman.” I regularly wear a Muir Cap (traditional “old guard” regalia), as well as full leather and tall boots. (note — when I say “regularly,” I mean “often” — not just to once-a-year events like MAL or IML or a MC club’s “run.”) Heck, sometimes I even mix it up with other things, like a flannel shirt with brown leather jeans, or a black leather shirt with blue denim jeans.<\/p>\n

Why do I wear leather gear regularly? I like how it protects me when I ride my Harley, how it keeps me warm, and how it feels on my body. It is comfortable, practical, and exceptionally long-lasting. Since I wear leather a lot in my off-time, I do not buy jeans or other casual clothes nearly as much as other guys do — simply because I don’t have to, as my regular clothes have much less wear and do not need to be replaced as often.<\/p>\n

I surf the ‘net and read a lot about gay guys who enjoy leather and sexual activities that they do while wearing leather. My perceptions may be grossly affected by what I am reading on the Internet, as I blogged about on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It caused me to think, “is there such a thing as being ‘too vanilla’ for leather?” I do not like bondage, but have no ill-will toward those who do. I never have nor would engage in S&M sexual activities. My reasons for this aversion go back to a previous job where I once rescued bound victims of actual human torture. The memories continue to haunt me, and thus anything related to bondage and\/or S&M become as much “unstimulating” to me as they may stimulate others.<\/p>\n

\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423807710966650114\"<\/a>Are there “rules” that gay men who wear leather must also like to engage in kinky sex that involves bondage or S&M? Are there leathercops who will confiscate my leather gear because I do not engage in “more active” leathersex that most would define as “kinky”?<\/p>\n

Harumppph…. the closest I get to kinky sex is wearing boots, chaps, and a vest when I play with my partner. This is a “G-rated” blog, so I will not describe our sexual activity (and it’s none of your business, anyway). Let me suffice it to say that what we do is rather vanilla. That is how we enjoy it. Since we are monogamous and we both are tops<\/u>, we do what pleases the other, and get sexual and personal satisfaction pleasing our mate.<\/p>\n

But I digress… is it a contradiction in terms to say “vanilla leatherman?” In my case, I do not think so. I venture to say that I think that the vast majority<\/i> of gay guys who like to wear leather do not engage in kinky leathersex. But the perceptions<\/i> are that most guys into leather do engage in active, kinky sex. These perceptions are driven by what people read and view today on the Internet, and yesterday in porn mags and videos.<\/p>\n

I wonder what others may think.<\/p>\n

Life is short: wear your leather!
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In the gay world, the term “vanilla” means: “… expression for conventional sex without any kinky extras such as bondage or sado-masochism.” (source). I have been “into leather” for decades, and some may call me an “Old Guard Leatherman.” I … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-leather-lifestyle"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}