I was in the car this morning listening to music (Tori Amos, if you must know; I’ve been going through her back catalogue) when I had a thought: what if a famous person was into spanking? I don’t mean spanking models or professional tops or bottoms; I mean, what if a singer or an actor was into it? 

I sort of explore this topic in “Julianna and the Realtor“, which culminates (for now) with a story in Holiday Heat: December – – Julianna is a mid-level actress who enjoys kink, and she meets a realtor who is into kink, and they hit it off. But she can’t go to munches or parties without hiding her appearance, lest it get out to the tabloids or TMZ. So I have her wear glasses, or a mask, and she usually wears a wig as well. Sometimes that’s enough. 

But in reality a famous singer or actor wouldn’t be able to go to a spanking party. I mean, what if Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are into spanking? Imagine the uproar if they showed up at TASSP or GASP – – they’d have to be completely incognito, which is not easy when you’re that magnitude of famous. Or, really, when you’re any magnitude of famous. That is, unless you’re a voice actor or a writer; most people don’t know what voice actors look like (I do, because that interests me, but I’m not most people) and the same goes for writers who aren’t super-famous. (Except for Chuck Tingle, who only goes out in public wearing a mask so if he were to go somewhere without it no one would know who he is.) I couldn’t pick Cat Rambo or Adrian Tchiakovsky out of a lineup, so for all I know I’ve met them at spanking parties or munches. All they’d have to do is use a different name. 

The kink community generally tends to be pretty protective when it comes to people’s true identities, but it only takes one person to spoil it for everyone. The more famous you are, the more likely it is that someone’s going to want to make a few bucks sharing your secrets – – or even just have the notoriety of saying “I did that”. Famous people can’t take that chance, and they miss out on the camaraderie of the spanking community as a result. 

Although, for all I know, famous people have their own spanking parties where only other famous people attend – – mutually assured destruction and all that.