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considered a bottom (tongue as penetrator), a person performing oral sex on a penis is a bottom, a person receiving anal sex is a bottom. Notice that all of this can shift a bit for BDSM, which is why there is a Bottom (BDSM) article. I'm reverting the last edit but I welcome discussion on the talk page to hack it out.
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This article uses the terms as though every homosexual identifies as a top, bottom or switch, with no attributed articles to support this. Now, I would not put in language to suggest that the usage of these terms stems from misunderstanding and fallacy without attribution, so I guess the plan overall
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Power Bottom, in most social circles in
Northern California, is another term for "Assertive Bottom". Just as there are "Submissive Tops". As described above, though, they tend to be more assertive and aggressive than "common" Bottoms. To my experience and description, both, the best way to state it
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I have always heard that it was someone that just loved bottoming. The kinda guy that would just take over and start riding you whether you liked it or not and do it very aggresivly. Power bottoms might not be a tops dream guy, because a power bottom is typically very aggresive. I believe a lot of
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Are the notions of the wearing of keys and handkerchiefs to indicate sexual preference truly still utilized? Or, are they severely antiquated? The article references that they are "dying out." I wonder if those practices are no longer actually practiced. In my observations of gay communities
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From my understanding (Toronto and
Vancouver, Canada), I have also heard power bottom refer to a guy who will tend to bottom even if it's not his partner's usual choice. He could sleep with a top, versatile or normally bottom guy, and would still wind up bottoming. Of course two power bottoms
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I disagree that "bottom" necessarily implies submissive. A bottom can be very dominant! It's generally still the physical penetrative act that defines a "bottom" role in all the examples I've heard of, at least in queer circles - a person receiving oral/anal or oral/vaginal sex is generally
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I don't know where you log in from, but the 'pitcher'/'catcher' terminology is not at all uncommon among gay people in
Virginia, where I live -- some gay-themed stores sell t-shirts bearing these names. I see the names as more tongue-in-cheek and less crass.
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A powerbottom is a dude, a bottom boy who is usually submissive, more passive than most and that can be fucked vigorously and hard and frequently, all night or by multiple dudes and likes it. Its common gay slang.
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The terms top and bottom, it is nowhere mentioned in either article, are almost exclusively
American terms. In the UK and Commonwealth, a top is a T-shirt (or revolving toy), and a bottom is a pair of buttocks.
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The term “power bottom” is quite frequently used in the community here (MI); I would suggest that a reference be formulated to it on the main article page.
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I've heard this term thrown around. What is it exactly? Could someone please mention it in the article because it was my sole purpose in looking this up.
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Common or not, we need references here, and you can see above there is some disagreement on the term. (And please sign your comments.)
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Use the context: the expectation is that the bottom will be passive, instead the person taking the bottom role is assertive and bolshy.
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use the google test, on craigslist, men seeking men, type in powerbottom, read though some of the ads, youll get the gist of it.
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In sexually-themed anime and manga, especially shounen-ai and yaoi, a bottom is referred to as uke, a term from martial arts.
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tops are actually turned off by power bottoms. However some tops like that they dont have to do as much work.
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