Objectification in BDSM involves consensually treating a person as an object rather than an active participant - as furniture, a sex toy, a display piece, or simply an object to be used.
The practice ranges from verbal objectification (referring to someone as "it" or "the toy") to physical practices like forniphilia (human furniture), using someone's body without acknowledgment of personhood, or display-focused scenarios.
For submissives, the appeal often involves freedom from responsibility, being used and useful, achieving a specific headspace, or the psychological intensity of being treated as an object by someone they trust.
Aftercare is particularly important to reestablish the person's sense of self and value after intense objectification scenes.
Safety Information
Establish clear boundaries. Provide thorough aftercare to reestablish personhood.