I really don't see using implements or hard spankings, as long as it is between consenting adults, is assault or abuse of any kind. We all have safe words, or should have, to use in case things get too intense.
Each one of us has our own limits and likes. Some people like the harder, more intense feel of different implements. Each one has its own feel, leather, wood, rubber, plastic. Some are more thuddy or stingy or warming. My personal preference is leather.
I don't think that we have the right to judge what someone else enjoys except as a personal preference.
Kimmy
