Monday, September 12, 2022

Recap: Spanko Brunch 2.0 for September 11

How can you tell when a picture, video of story is fake?

Anon 1: Interesting question. I look for both legs either kicking straight up or straight out stiffly at the same time, and sniffling as signs it is likely (at least at that moment) real.

Tears can be faked; spankers can have makeup on hands to transfer color. But IMO the above two things are generally authentic.

Roz: Lovely cake Hermione, I still can't believe it. So many changes now.

As for the question, very good question. I'm not sure really, I tend to think of them all as fake lol. I think fake ones do end up giving themselves away.

Wendel: I work in the movie industry with sets, lighting and camera rigs. Then I see what these people do with the SFX. We can fake just about anything. What I do like to see is the woman’s untouched bare bottom turning red from the first smack to the last. The spanking itself is probably not fake but whether or not the spankee’s tears are truly real is anyone’s guess. Could just be good acting.
I love reading the stories. I do not care if they are real encounters or fantasy. 

Rosco: I love it when you can’t tell if a story is true. These are usually first time or unexpected spanking encounters.

I haven’t written much (may someday) but the stories in my head are fantastical extrapolations of real experiences.

I wonder about some people, mostly men, who write about the harsh treatment they get from their dominant wives. I’m submissive in the bedroom for a few hours a week but it’s certainly not a lifestyle. Are there really men who like being denied orgasm and having the private parts locked in a cage for weeks or months? It seems unlikely but I don’t really know.

Alan: I think we see very few real disciplinary spankings. Even if both parties are involved in administering or accepting a real spanking, the camera subtly and not so subtly changes behavior. We become performers. There are some semi real DD videos available but even with these my sense if the camera is turned off or it is edited before it’s over. Having said all this I will add that if you are an experienced spanko you probably can intuit a real spanking (or part of one) when you see it. But they are rare.

One of my favorite rants re spanking videos is the lack of scolding or almost any dialogue is so many of them. That’s not the real way most disciplinary spanking are given and it also makes for a mediocre video if it doesn’t include dialogue of some kind. Even if the scolding precedes the actual spanking it should be shown before the spanking. A spanking without verbal interaction is just one person hitting another person.

Dan: With videos, obviously by their nature almost all are staged. But, in terms of whether the spanking in it is a "real" spanking, what often gives away the "fake" ones is the sound. The sound of the swats often is out of sync with the visual of the instrument coming down.

With stories, one big tip-off that it's fiction is lots of tears coming easily during a hand spanking or after just a few swats with a hair brush. 

Anon 2: I do not really care if a spanking either viewed or read is real as long as it is done well. Some of my favorite spanking stories are so over the top that they could never be real, but it is still fun to read and dream about them. 

A.J.: I thinks it is pretty easy for all of us to look at a "smack" and compare it to a "SWAT!!!"

But the real killer to me is the forced dialogue. On both sides of the lap.

Bonnie: I define content as fake if it is false but presented as true. This definition excludes fictional writing and photos are that clearly photo edited, as used in a meme. It also excludes models presented as high school cheerleaders with big tattoos. Every video viewer should know that spanking models are not high school cheerleaders and high school cheerleaders are not spanking models. Fake, for me, requires deliberate misrepresentation.

For photos, I look for brilliant red marks on supposedly spanked bottoms. I know there are lots of natural crimson hues that appear under such circumstances, but bright florescent red isn’t among them. I also look at the boundary between the spanked flesh and the unspanked flesh nearby. An abrupt transition suggests graphical modification.

In videos, we’ve seen several dumb tricks like using a gate audio effect to make swats sound more epic. Another is showing the same swats delivered more than once but from different angles. Spankee vocalizations are a give away. Then there is acting. When a spankee shrieks during a moderate hand spanking as though she were sustaining permanent damage, that seems pretty fake. The biggest giveaway, though, is when the rouge used to make the spankee's bottom appear red gets all.

When we consume spanking media, we expect spankings. That’s not too much to ask. 

Prefectdt: Wow! I was pretty impressed by Bonnie's rant about this.

Mostly I watch spanking videos. It would be possible to fake spankings in these, with GCI, but this would cost a lot of cash and time. Most spanking videos are made on a very limited budget, they do not come from major studios and the most financially effective way of making these are to carry out an actual spanking. So I just tend to presume that a real spanking has taken place. As for musings on the settings and stories, see Bonnie's comment.

On a note of curiosity. I was a Member of Firm Hand Spanking, for a time, and noticed that in the videos originating from the USA, the performers did not seem to show much marking from previous spankings that they must have had on the same day. Then I saw a between shoots video, showing a performer having makeup applied to her rear end to hide spanking marks, before her next scene. So there, the unspanked bottoms were sometimes false. 

KDPierre: Ah, a subject near and dear to me. I suppose I could list all sorts of red flags, many of which have already been mentioned, but the REAL litmus test? Easy. "If it looks, sounds, reads, etc. as too good to be true, it probably is fake."

For photos, I have always said, 'right click it, Google search image, and look for the original'. I can't tell you how many classic spanking photos feature people who were originally shot with pristine bottoms!

Just as an added, quick list of red flags though:
-if nothing ever goes wrong in a story, it's probably fake
-remember ALL spanking photos are staged by their very nature. (someone set up that camera or is holding it)
-While the actual spanking may be 'real' (meaning real butts were actually hit with some force) very few of in-the-moment spankings get photographed by regular people living a disciplinary lifestyle.
Yes Rosco, men DO actually do these things with their wives. I certainly do, and given my aches and pains from arthritis etc. I believe I'm real. LOL

Hermione: In photos, the giveaway is the spanker using the wrong hand in an otk spanking. I don't watch videos, but I do recall one that featured a close-up of the spankee's face after each of ten swats.That was real!

I regularly read stories that are supposedly real life memories of spankings. Most of them are school or domestic stories, and they seem real enough given the time period in which they took place. The ones I think are fake consist of half hour or longer spankings. Nobody spanks that long without a break (or do they?)

The photo above, which is NOT fake, is of a tiffin, which was Queen Elizabeth's favourite cake.


From Hermione's Heart

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Spanko Brunch 2.0 #452

I'm feeling sad today, but I baked a Queen Elizabeth cake for you, and now I'm ready to enjoy a fun brunch discussion. 

When you read a spanking story, view a spanking photograph, or watch a spanking video, what hints let you know whether it's authentic or fake?

Please leave your response as a comment. Once everyone has finished off the cake and submitted their thoughts, I will publish an edited summary of our discussion. Thank you, Bonnie, for suggesting the topic.

Rest in peace, your majesty.
From Hermione's Heart

Friday, September 9, 2022

London Bridge is Down

"London Bridge is down" was the phrase used yesterday to set in motion the pre-planned order of announcements that our dear, beloved queen had passed. Her Majesty's death was sudden and unexpected, although her health had been somewhat precarious in recent months. She is deeply mourned by all her Canadian subjects.

I can't remember a time when Elizabeth wasn't our queen. In every classroom of the schools I attended, a portrait similar to the one above hung in a prominent place. Each morning, after a prayer and a salute to the Union Jack (Canada didn't have it's own flag yet) we sang "God Save the Queen". It seems strange that we will never sing that song again.

Such a lot will happen now. Our money will change. New coins will be minted with King Charles III's image on them. Official documents will be printed with new wording, and oaths for new Canadians and public servants will be sworn to King Charles. Our prayer books (The Anglican Church of Canada is part of the Church of England) will be reprinted with Charles's name as head of the church.

Rest in peace, Ma'am. 

God Save the King.

From Hermione's Heart

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

A Busy Day

Each year we plant tomatoes in our spacious backyard garden. For the past several years, however, the crop has been so disappointing. I used to process a multitude of jars filled with the luscious fruit for use throughout the following year, but that ended a few years ago. The blanched tomatoes, so red on the outside, were pretty much dry and white on the inside, and had to be dumped on the compost heap. We reduced the number of plants from 24 to 8, and really only enjoyed the tiny red, yellow and pink cherry tomatoes.

This year has been different. Our large tomatoes have, without exception, been fragrant, juicy and delicious. I purposely planted several large beefsteak varieties that ripen later, as it seemed that the small, early varieties were the ones that didn't turn out well. I probably won't have enough to can, but next year I might increase the number of plants.

I'll be busy in the kitchen today, making yet another batch of zucchini muffins, and I thought you would enjoy these cooking fails.

 



Oops! Too much salt.




Someone at Dunkin Donuts hates us.



This is NOT my favourite ice cream flavour.


There goes dinner. Cleanup on aisle seven!





Glory to Ukraine


From Hermione's Heart

Monday, September 5, 2022

Recap: Spanko Brunch 2.0 for September 4

Here are your suggestions for disposing of unwanted adult material.

Jean Marie: I (for one) have always loved lending libraries! In the best of all possible worlds, these materials should be recycled for other's enjoyment and edification. You might reply that it's all old stuff, and I would respond that I grew-up looking at her daddy's stash of decades-old girlie/nudie magazines to shape my sexuality. I knew I was a spanko since I was about four years old, but couldn't come to grips with it until I was in college, and that was wrong and a waste. (I felt like a freak, and wish that I would've known that I was NOT alone, needing to feel lonely!) Kinky libraries could fill an important void. Now, how that's accomplished, and how we'd deal with the conservative backlash is another matter. The person who discovers those answers could make a fortune!

Bonnie: Where we live, there are mobile shredding services that will come to your house or place of business and shred almost anything while you watch. This would cover books, magazines, diskettes, CD/DVDs, flash drives, etc. You would have to ask about the VHS tapes, but there's a good chance they would take those as well. If you are concerned about the service people learning more about you than you want, you could mix the suspicious items with lots of general paper waste.

Alternately, considering Jean Marie's point, it may be possible to donate these items to a local kink group.

The old computers are a different challenge. I think there may be a way to return them to the factory default configuration, wiping out all of the old data in the process. At that point, they could be donated to a non-profit organization. 

Dan: Typically, I just throw such stuff away, though I love the idea of a lending library. I've also gone in kind of the opposite direction. There is a book on my shelf that has a "panic cover" suggesting it is a boring philosophical tome by Immanuel Kant but, in reality, it is a copy of Tom Poulton: The Secret Art of an English Gentlemen, a collection of very explicit erotic drawings. I get a kick thinking about the likely reactions my relatives who go through my effects after I die.

I also am experiencing this situation in reverse at the moment. I have a relationship with the husband of the late founder of the Disciplinary Wives Club. Recently, he sent me some of that group's old spanking publications and video's, but some of the materials are on old floppy disks. The only way for me to retrieve the documents at this point would be to take them to someone that handles such media conversions. The part of me that is still pretty firmly in the closet balks at the prospect, but the same part that placed the Poulton book on my shelf laughs at the prospect of some techie's eyes going very large when he loads the disk and sees the titles. 

Fred Bloggs: VHS is not really a problem, no one can play then as it's obsolete! Hard drives need to be hit with a big hammer. Floppy disks(!) can be cut with scissors. It's the paper magazines that are difficult, it really needs shredding. Many perverts have destroyed a vast collection of material, often from guilt, then regretted it. Before destruction check if there are any classic or valuable items in the collection. 

Anon 1: When I was younger I used to visit a lovely establishment called Fantasy Makers where I was able to spank naughty ladies. It was located across the bay from San Francisco. When you got there they had you wait in curtained cubicles until your lady was ready to escort you to a room. In the cubicle they had floor to ceiling bookcases that contained all types of spanking and bdsm books and magazines that you could look at while you waited. I bet if you reach out to some establishment near you they would love to have your books. I am not sure what to do with the vhs tapes. 

Wendel: Take the hard drive out of the computer and smash it with a hammer along with CDs. Be sure to put CDs in a plastic bag before hitting to avoid splinters flying around. Safety first.
Throw cardboard video tape covers into the fire pit for a romantic cozy evening outside. You may even want to engage in a quick bare bottom spanking next to the fire if opportunity allows.
For the plastic covers and actual tapes strip off the labels and toss the tapes in the neighbor’s garbage can when they are not looking. Burn the labels in the cozy fire.
Similar to Jean Marie I donated some unwanted books to the local library’s donation box for others to enjoy. 

Roz: Very interesting question and very good point too! Some great suggestions above, I don't know what I could add. Love the kinky library idea, and using the neighbour's bin.

Anon 2: donate to your local Deseret Industries. It won't even make it past the intake drive through before it ends up in some Mormon's backpack. Those LDS can't get enough of that stuff. It will definitely make some volunteers day!

If you want destroy stuff, the VHS tape is very effective at keeping deer out of the garden if you string the tape between fence posts. something about the shimmering twisting action in the wind makes deer antsy.

A drill press makes quick work of hard drives and prevents casual data theft. State level threats may try to reconstruct the info, but your prurient GIFs aren't as intriguing as Hillary Clinton's email server. 

Anon 3: For cell phone find instructions online to clear for sale or donate.

HDD/SSD Darik's Boot and Nuke dban.org

CD/DVD just scratch up surface with nail etc

USB flash drive reformat.

Floppy or VHS fuhgetaboutem 

Prefectdt: Every town in Flanders, of any size, has a Kringloop winkel, which is a sort of charity shop. When I got rid of my VHS collection, vanilla and kinky, they were happy to accept them and do have an adult section in the shops. I admit that I did this in a nearby town that I do not visit a lot, though. I have never thrown out a kinky book or DVD, but if I did, I would do the same.

Hard drives, in the old desk top and tower computers, were extracted hammered and cooked on the barbecue. I still own all my dead laptops, how they can be opened and what the hard drive looks like in these will have to be investigated one day. The same for my old smartphones. I am more bothered that someone might be able to extract my bank details from these, than any kinky material on there.

Bonnie: One more thought for Dan - If you have important content on diskette or CD, there are drives available that connect with current computers using a USB cable. Happily, they are not expensive (~$US20).

Hermione: Can you believe it? We still have a VCR so we could play our porn tapes if we so wished, although the inferior quality of the picture might put us off. But I think the trash is the best place for them.

I once dropped off a naughty adult book with an innocent title (The Piano Teacher) at our nearest Little Free Library. I wonder what the neighbours thought of it. It was gone the next day. I am tempted to put one or two adult books in along with our other giveaways for the next charity pickup day. If they never get to the Value Village shelves, I hope the staff enjoys them.

Thank you for all the suggestions!

Glory to Ukraine


From Hermione's Heart

Sunday, September 4, 2022

Spanko Brunch 2.0 #451

Earlier this week, while searching my closet for a gift I had bought Ron for our anniversary, I discovered some books I had forgotten about. They are adult books on the NSFW topics BDSM and spanking. I had purchased them in the early days of my exploration into spanking and I no longer needed them for reference. After all, the internet provides everything I've always wanted to know about anything. Ron has a large collection of VHS tapes of an explicit nature that we no longer watch. This leads me to today's question:

What advice can you give about disposing of unwanted adult materials like books, tapes, disks, and computers containing adult material?

Your advice can be serious or light-hearted. Either way, please leave your response as a comment. Once everyone has provided their suggestions I will publish an edited summary of our discussion.



Glory to Ukraine


From Hermione's Heart

Thursday, September 1, 2022

No Words Needed













Rabbit!

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