Sucking toes, smelling shoes, wearing underwear on our heads: The joy of fetishes
The American Heritage® Dictionary defines fetish as
“something, such as a material object or a nonsexual part of the body, that arouses sexual desire and may become necessary for sexual gratification; an abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment; a fixation.”
Perhaps more accurately, the term fetish is used to describe something that makes some people feel sexy and makes even more people feel uncomfortable.
Let’s be frank… somebody makes the rules about which objects or body parts onto which we can project our desire, and I’m pretty sure that they don’t represent the most sexually creative component of our society. Think about it… when you break out all of the material objects which the advertising industry ties up with desire and sexuality and then spoon feeds us in the interest of marketing (beer, cola, breath mints, cigarettes, deodorant…) suddenly being turned on by smelling socks or licking stamps doesn’t seem quite so extraordinary. And when it comes to getting naked and having sex, there are lots of things with which people find themselves obsessively preoccupied or fixated (being too fat, having legs that aren’t smooth enough, muscles that aren’t ripped enough, worrying that our partner finds someone more attractive than us…) – and those things actually make us feel BAD.
Sexual tastes run the gamut and they run smack up against our conservatively defined social mores. The next time you find yourself wagging your finger or shuddering in disgust when considering what another person finds arousing or pleasurable, stop and think. What are some of the things you’ve done in your life that are sexy and provocative? How comfortable would you feel about exposing those personal experiences to the world to be scoffed at or judged? And if you can’t think of anything freaky that drives you wild… then shame on you.
Posted by Jenn on March 10, 2006 8:09 AM
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