Fetish: Difference between revisions

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A sexual fetish'''Fetish''' (or, more properly, a paraphilia) is getting turned on by something that isn't considered a normal turn-on by one's culture. Of course this means what is considered a fetish [[Values Dissonance|will vary]], and puritanical cultures will even consider any form of arousal to be taboo. ''Anything'' that isn't a normal turn-on could be a fetish. That is the other reason not to go into a detailed description of what exactly a fetish is. In fiction, there are general clues to show [[Author Appeal|what's being treated as a fetish]]--namely—namely, how people react to someone being aroused by something. If people are either disgusted or uncomfortable talking about it, it's generally a fetish. If people are impressed, it's kinky, but still on the edge of normal. [[Bound and Gagged|Handcuffs]] can easily slide between fetish and kinky this way.