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troubleinharlem's avatar

(nsfw) Can you explain these fetishes?

Asked by troubleinharlem (7991points) October 22nd, 2010

There are some fetishes that I just do not understand… maybe other people get them and I’m just out of the loop. I mean, I don’t know why people would find them attractive, but I’m curious as to why people do what they do, which is why I’m asking.

The ones I don’t get include:

Bestiality
Bathroom Play
Golden Showers
Extreme Domination (branding, fire, whips)
Furries
Tentacles
Feet
Diapers

Any ideas?

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truecomedian's avatar

They actually have a Furries with diapers section at Furries conventions. For furries that actually need them. What a combo.

Winters's avatar

It could be for any reason from a mental problem/issue to just as simple as that’s what really gets them turned on.

For Example:

I knew a guy who was very partial to his dog, simply because he thought that the dog is much more low maintenance than an actual girlfriend.

turns out that he also does have some mental problems due to some sort of incident that occurred when he was five

troubleinharlem's avatar

@truecomedian : There are conventions?

Winters's avatar

@troubleinharlem Kind of surprising but any kind of interest that you can think of probably has a convention out there, as small as it maybe.

truecomedian's avatar

@troubleinharlem
Yeah, they all get together and it’s one big Furry orgy. I heard that they have sex with each other while in costume, without ever seeing what the person looks like.

Jeruba's avatar

I doubt that any of these things can be explained. That would be kind of like trying to explain why I love chocolate ice cream and hate German chocolate cake, wouldn’t it? How can anyone explain what gives them a thrill or a feeling of satisfaction?

I’m curious about why people do what they do, too, which is why I looked at this thread, but I would be amazed if anyone can actually give a reason for these things that a nonethusiast would understand.

prolificus's avatar

Could it be the excitement it brings by doing something considered taboo? Or, perhaps the behavior has been normalized around one’s peers, thus it’s not so much a fetish as it is a normal part of one’s sexual experiences and desires? An outsider would call it a fetish while the participant considers it no different than masturbation or a form of rough sex. I think it’s all about perspective and level of tolerance. There was a time when WASPS (white Anglo-Saxon Protestants) considered anal and oral sex to be taboo. Openness to new ideas has change this for the most part over the years.

downtide's avatar

The extreme domination one, I think is linked with pain, which stimulates endorphins, which are a natural “high”. I have no idea about the others though, but suspect in many cases they’re connected with odd or abusive childhood experiences.

jca's avatar

there are some websites that are for fetishes, two i can think of off-hand are enemas4fun and fetlife. enemas4fun is a little more limited, but in perusing these sites i have wondered the same myself, specifically about diapers and also about pain. for the diapers, i am thinking maybe some people fantasize about the way their mom’s treated them? maybe for some reason that’s sexy to them? for the pain, i also think some people get off on the submissive aspect of having someone dominate them, and pain might be part of that.

my feeling toward fetishes is “to each his own.” i can’t understand why people might like something but then again, i feel like if it makes the person happy then who am I to say it is wrong. I get off giving oral sex, and a lot of women would find it a chore, let alone liking it. to each his own.

MeinTeil's avatar

If I have to explain…

poddarrishabh's avatar

Golden shower is peeing on each other/ drinking each others pee.

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