Written by 36 Fetishes Every Man Should Know (31-36)
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31. Knives
Like guns, knives can (and should) cause a certain degree of discomfort, which for some people creates a strong sexual arousal. Just like guns, knife fetishes automatically require a great deal of caution.
32. Clowns
Yes, it's true. I watched clown porn the other night just to see if this is a real fetish
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I've heard it suggested more than once that fetishes are psychological conditions that manifest as the only responses certain people can have to stimuli they would otherwise find repulsive. Personally, I've never fully bought into this claim. However, it’s no secret that clowns, likely to be remembered in a thousand years as one of modern man's worst creations, are commonly fetishized figures, and I can't help but wonder if fetishizing clowns is the only way some people can respond to their horror. The mind is capable of doing many incredible things, like turning pain into pleasure, stress into desire, and fear into eroticism, so while I can't justifiably claim that all fetishes are the mind's indirect method of dealing with disgust,
33. Feces
Coprophilia is the sexual stimulation from feces, and while the general population's response will be quite strong, this fetish is more common than you might suspect, particularly among gay pig players, fisting enthusiasts, and perverted leather men. Despite its popularity within a more specific section of the gay male population, it is generally considered an unhygienic fetish to explore, as handling and consuming human feces carries certain health risks. In my limited experience, it is also one of the most stigmatized fetishes, even within the perverted community.
34. Sports Gear
Do you remember those teenage crushes on the high school quarterback
? Maybe you enjoyed college football for more reasons than it lets on. The fetishes surrounding sports equipment and sporting environments are so common that locker room pornography has become its own popular genre. Notable gay clothing brands like Nasty Pig and Cellblock 13 draw inspiration from tried-and-true sportswear design, and the standard attire in the gay circuit will always include a pair of football shorts with the front laces conspicuously undone.
35. Mannequins
Also known as agalmatophilia, this fetish applies to dolls, mannequins, statues, and anything that looks like a human being without actually being one. Note: while sex dolls and inflatables with faces of porn stars may attract people who enjoy this fetish, I wouldn't immediately consider these objects as fetishistic items, as they are specifically designed for sexual arousal.
36. Age
Also called chronophilia (and sometimes age discrimination), the fetishization of age
is a highly debated topic in gay culture. The term swings both ways: this fetish applies when an older person fetishizes the specific age of someone younger, and when someone younger fetishizes the specific age of someone older. The fetish does not require a significant age difference, just the fact that someone's age is exciting.
Conceptually, this fetish opens a debate around the fetishization of other characteristics like skin color and body type. Some argue that fetishizing certain physical traits like age and weight is no different from foot and hand fetishes, which we generally do not disapprove of. Others say that age-related fetishes, like skin color and body type, are not fetishes at all, and that reducing a person's characteristics to points of desire (and, by extension, rejection) is dehumanizing and reeks of racism and body shame.
The debate rages on. The age fetish deserves to be included in this list for the mere purpose of showing how fetishes can shift from playful eroticism to more culturally profound and impactful themes. The whole concept of fetish reveals that anything in the world, from pool floats to ice cream, can become sexual objects if someone responds to them that way, and as such triggers our sexual desires from the narrow confines that our culture tends to place them in.
That said, fetish exploration is not a free-for-all. There is a fine line between fetishizing balloons and fetishizing blood. That vague line exists throughout the world of perversion, so the motto "safe, sane, and consensual" must be strictly adhered to as you explore the things that excite you, which, I must emphasize, are worth exploring.Your birthdays just got a lot more interesting.