Erotic humiliation or sexual humiliation is the act of performing consensual psychological humiliation, in order to produce erotic excitement or sexual arousal. This can be for the person(s) being humiliated and demeaned, the person(s) humiliating them, or both. It is sometimes done before spectators, which includes performances of erotic humiliation in person, through pornography or webcam modeling. It may be part of BDSM and other sexual roleplay, and may be accompanied by the sexual stimulation of the genitals (or other erogenous zones) of one or both parties in the activity.
Humiliation is a highly subjective issue, and is dependent on context. Despite being carried out for erotic purposes, it is not necessary for erotic humiliation to be sexual in nature; as is the case with many other sexual activities, it is the feelings obtained from the experience that are desired, and that result in the arousal of those engaging in the practice, regardless of the nature of the actual activity. Humiliation is psychological. It most often involves or engenders feelings of submission for the recipient(s) of the humiliation, and dominance for the individual(s) administering it.
