A video of a German pride event where adults appear to be participating in the “puppy play” fetish with a child has garnered criticism after being reposted by the “Libs of TikTok” Twitter account.
A video of a German pride event where adults appear to be participating in the "puppy play" fetish with a child has garnered criticism after being reposted by the "Libs of TikTok" Twitter account.
A child joins an adult engaging in “pup play” at a pride event in Berlin pic.twitter.com/xRC2PKiXjI
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok)
In the video taken on July 17 in Berlin, a young girl can be seen dancing and hanging onto the outside of a small cage, where an adult male in a dog mask is sitting, while another masked man is looking on. The footage cuts to another clip of the girl riding inside of the cage with one of the men while the other wheels it down the street.
The video, originally posted to TikTok by user "wooleowoo," has since been deleted from their account.
The dog masks are part of a subset of BDSM kinks known as "puppy play," where persons engage in acting "primal" to explore "nonhuman desires," according to HuffPost. Those in the puppy play community often don fetish gear that includes masks, collars, leashes, and cages. They also typically establish "alternative kinship systems" other than the traditional family unit, in "packs" of other enjoyers of the fetish, modeled after wild dog or wolf packs.
While participants in this particular BDSM kink don't have to be part of the LGBTQIA+ community, demonstrations of pup play are not uncommon at pride events. This particular event was Lesbisch-Schwules Stadtfest, "Europe's largest lesbian and gay festival" according to Berlin's official website. Puppy players were also spotted at last month's Toronto, Ontario pride parade, wearing fetish gear in the presence of minors.
More people in BDSM and “puppy play” gear participate in the Toronto Pride Parade, which has many children in attendance.
Footage by @PuffinsPictures pic.twitter.com/0ecOCHgJLs
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In the United States, the fetish has made its way into the federal government, with the new hire of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy, Sam Brinton. Brinton, who identifies as genderfluid, was pictured participating in puppy play on multiple occasions.
Sam is a pup handler. More on that here: https://t.co/EnWGpd0Imh pic.twitter.com/QQUrrQRSsv
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok)
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