Mainstream

John Wayne spanking Maureen O'Hara in "McClintock"

In art and media, mainstream describes work that is created for the general public and appeals to the taste of the masses. A "mainstream" work is something that is not out of the ordinary or unusual. Mainstream works are usually disseminated by mass media.

The term "mainstream" is used in film, literature, music, visual art, photography, and many other art forms.

The opposite of mainstream are works created by and for subcultures and special fan communities whose taste differs from that of the masses. Non-mainstream art, such as BDSM art, may offend the taste of the general public -- it may even offend some people within the BDSM subculture because BDSM is a wide field and includes all kinds of fantasies. Some non-mainstream works are labeled "underground".

Non-mainstream works include erotica. However there is also such a thing as "mainstream erotica".

Spanking in mainstream media includes:

• Spanking in advertising
• Spanking in cartoon
• Spanking in literature
• Spanking in comics
• Spanking in manga
• Spanking in mainstream films
• Mainstream movie links
• Spanking on television
• Spanking in animation
• Spanking in anime
• Spanking in performing arts
• Spanking in computer and video games
• Spanking in songs

See also

More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Mainstream ]

List of Spanking Implements
Flat spanking implements bath brush (wooden or plastic) belt bimmy cooking spatula (wooden or plastic) dough scraper (rubber or silicone) flyswatter hairbrush (wooden or plastic) leather paddle Newspaper paddle (wooden paddle) ping-pong paddle ruler (wooden or plastic) slapper/flapper slipper / Plimsoll strap / Strop tawse wooden spoon Stick-like spanking implements blackboard pointer cane (rattan, bamboo etc.) crop ferula stick switch yardstick Other spanking implements baccalà (clipfish) birch carpet beater Quirt rope's end scourge stinging nettles Whipping implements include bullwhip cat o' nine tails chicotte (an African whip) flail flogger horsehair whip human hair whip klopfpeitsche loopy johnny martinet quirt rebenque (South American gaucho whip) rubber hose single-tail whip sjambok (South African whip)
Some spanking implements produce more "sting" while others produce more "thud". See "sting and thud" for more on this distinction.

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