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== Residual risks == | == Residual risks == | ||
* The dominant might accidentally miss the safeword. | * The dominant might accidentally miss the safeword. | ||
* The dominant might intentionally ignore the safeword (a consent violation). | * The dominant might intentionally ignore the safeword (a consent violation). | ||
* A submissive may hesitate to use the safeword for fear of disappointing their partner, forget the safeword, or might even feel physically unable to form words. | * A submissive may hesitate to use the safeword for fear of disappointing their partner, forget the safeword, or might even feel physically unable to form words. | ||
* Safewords can give the dominant a false sense of security: "they didn't use the safeword, so I figured everything was okay". | * Safewords can give the dominant a false sense of security: "they didn't use the safeword, so I figured everything was okay". | ||
In 2014 survey from the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, 13.1% of 4,503 kink practitioners reported that their pre-negotiated safeword or safesign was violated during a BDSM scene or relationship.<ref>Wright S., Stambaugh R. J., Cox D. (2015). ''Consent violations survey''. National Coalition for Sexual Freedom. [https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.68/9xj.1d5.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Consent-Violations-Survey.pdf. https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.68/9xj.1d5.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Consent-Violations-Survey.pdf.]</ref> | |||
== Pre-scene negotiation == | == Pre-scene negotiation == | ||