Editing Safeword (section)

==Description==

Safewords are usually agreed upon before playing a scene by all participants, and many organized [[BDSM]] groups have standard safewords that all members agree to use to avoid confusion at organized play events.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Tracy |url=http://www.salon.com/2012/01/29/real_abuse_in_bdsm/ |title=When safe words are ignored |work=[[Salon.com]] |date=2012-01-29 |access-date=2013-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427142836/http://www.salon.com/2012/01/29/real_abuse_in_bdsm/ |archive-date=2013-04-27 |url-status=live }}</ref> The most common safeword system is the "traffic light" system, in which "red" means "stop", "amber" or "yellow" means "proceed with caution", and "green" means "more, please!"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gilmour|first=Paisley|date=2018-09-17|title=Everything you need to know about using safewords|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/sex/a23275937/safe-word-bondage-bdsm/|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Cosmopolitan|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Some couples may feel that they do not need a safeword, depending on the practices involved, since the role of a safeword is filled by usual forms of communication. Less commonly, some couples may agree to abandon the use of safewords including the ability to withdraw consent altogether, especially those that practice forms of [[edgeplay]] or those in [[Master/slave relationship]]s. In such cases, the choice to give up the use of safewords is a consensual act on the part of the bottom or submissive. This practice is usually called [[consensual non-consent]] and often considered controversial.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eCNHBQAAQBAJ&q=Safeword+bdsm&pg=PT118|title=Queer BDSM Intimacies: Critical Consent and Pushing Boundaries|first=R.|last=Bauer|date=28 October 2014|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781137435026|access-date=22 November 2016|via=Google Books|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123055439/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eCNHBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT118&dq=Safeword%20bdsm&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiHhLbst73QAhXHJsAKHRykCcUQ6AEIRjAG#v=onepage&q=Safeword%20bdsm&f=false|archive-date=23 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=David J. Ley |date=2 February 2021|title=Consensual Non-Consent: Exploring Challenging Boundaries |url= https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/women-who-stray/202102/consensual-non-consent-exploring-challenging-boundaries |website=Psychology Today |access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref>