Fetishism today

FETISHISM TODAY

Often associated with high heels and other corsets, fetishism is also experiencing significant changes. Internet and rampant consumerism have changed the concept of sexual fetishism. The point with Emilie Notéris, which explores the new contours in a meaningful test.

Fetishism, for most of us is often linked to a material, such as leather or latex … It can also be on certain body parts, such as breasts, buttocks and feet … , of course. It is surrounded by a sexual nature when that “worship” is accompanied by sexual arousal. Our time causes profound changes, including in this area.

You said fetishism?

Long before he fixed on our feet, or the laces of our corsets, fetishism has had many travels.

fetish-Born today in 1756 in the writings of Charles de Brosses, it is defined by its religious character. It erects against people who engage in worship of the gods “fetish” and place them idolatrous objects. Attributed primarily to African ethnic groups, fetishism was extended to non-Western populations.

This concept then takes an economic revolution under the leadership of Karl Marx that alludes to the character “fetish” of the goods.

As for its sexual connotations, it belongs to Freud that the fetish is an improper substitute for sex object. According to him, the fetish supplants the goal, that is to say, the enjoyment!

The fetishization of women

The fetishization of women is obvious, “it is the subject of a transaction whose ultimate objective would be its commodification” analysis Emilie Notéris during his extensive investigation that explores many benefits. Fetishization heavily exploited in the literature. It may be noted, for example, courtly literature which lists the “emblems of the body” feminine, become a genre in itself. In photography, film and illustration, this movement is widely developed.

We will retain more specifically, because it is probably the most common, fetishism of the foot. According to Freud, it would be the first thing a child would see before seeking to meet the genitals of his mother. But in reality, fetishism applies to all parts of the body, non-erogenous, such as hair and derivatives, such as pieces of lingerie, the most famous is the corset, or shoes and much more stilettos. A fetish out of the ghetto of perversion and high today in true art of glamor, especially Dina Von Teese.

Internet and dildos change the concept of fetishism

The Internet revolution has also revolutionized the concept of fetishism. “There has to be a reversal, Internet dematerialized the notion of fetishism” said Emilie Notéris. The report has become more complex, with dematerialization.

Before fetishism was on an object or body part; Now it is self fetish through avatars, which become the support fantasies … and circulating virtually. Again this is not the enjoyment that is sought, but a “self objetisation” virtual version. This is very new! The arts took hold of this mutation, and the women themselves more readily a fetish on a virtual mode.

Pub and fetishization

“Advertising plays more on fetish codes” says Amélie Notéris. Namely: the pub appeals to notions of desire, and diverts, seeking the springs of sexuality, where it is not necessary. A car, a razor, surimi are providers of orgasm. Transvestites to not be discovered, specific codes are built to a market system. “Sexual life has become a market value on exploited in advertising, marketing and media, changing relationships between men, in favor of objects …”. As such, sexual fetishism is in line with a “commodification” of human relationships, with the risk of exhaustion of fantasy …

A certain danger that invite us to position ourselves resilient to the consumer society. Perhaps recreating an aura around objects of his desire, and reconnecting with the codes of neo-fetish invented!

Fetish Portrait

FETISH PORTRAIT

How to define fetish?

We can talk about fetishism when sexual practices are associated with the look or whether tangible or details are attached to objects. Fetishisms are numerous and assume forms that differ in the world according to culture. In France, the fetishistic practices are derived from the SM practices found in specific areas which are now broadcast in a larger population.

What are the most common forms of fetishism?

All cultures have their own form of fetishism. In Brazil, for example, is the ankle that will host all the fantasies. Thus, according to history and culture, erotic investments will be different and will head to various body parts. To illustrate this, we may mention Playboy magazine who changes his photos in the country in which it is broadcast.

What are its origins (childhood trauma …)? Can we speak of perversion?

Without going into the field of psychology, I do not think we can talk about the trauma of fetishism. Men were always taught to build their sexuality in a more or less standardized manner, whether to love the buttocks or breasts.
There has always been a kind of prompt moral perversion league to qualify any practice does not lead to reproduction. More humanity emerges, the more it diversifies its practices while it tries to exercise control over it.
Today, sexual practices tend toward a massive diversification, as people turn they in greater numbers to fetishism. In some circles, people aestheticize eroticism, focus on details, and fetishism is thus associated with outfits, to appear. With the desecration of sexuality, it became a game of territory more ordinary. Fetish practices are more in vogue, resulting once again social control although there is clearly towards more tolerance.

The fetishistic imagery seems to have democratised (in advertisements, movies, etc.). How to explain such a trend?

Advertising and the creation typically do but follow social practices that develop. There have always been movies featuring fetish practices, the difference is that today they are more accessible to the general public.
The wave of porno chic visible in advertising often claims of fetishism and addresses of the various social environments while previously reserved for so-called upper social classes. The development of sex shops also contributed to this democratization. Today, everything very quickly, and thus noticed an extreme diversity of forms of eroticism whose fetish is part.

Leather…Object of all fetish fantasies

Leather: Object of all fantasies

Rockers, bikers, gay and fetish. The most claimant communities and most have shifted long adopted the leather look. Object of all fantasies and all fetish, leather guard in the collective unconscious rebellious and very sensual connotation.

Why leather leather fantasy he creates such an attraction? Who are his followers and how does it mainstream cultural recovered this symbol? Doctissimo toured the matter.

Leather fantasy

It is true that leather has something to fantasize: tight and smooth, he married the body like a second skin and thus enhances the advantageous forms of these ladies or gentlemen muscles. It forms on the skin a waterproof barrier, making the one who carries the untouchable and so much more attractive. Some will also be attracted by smell or by its soft squeal.

Leather is a material and will symbolize rebellion and protest. This phenomenon is not new: already in the Middle Ages, the soldiers wore a leather strap supposed to give them strength, confidence and protection. But it was in the 40s that the culture of leather has truly emerged. So prerogative of American gay community, she quickly conquered the so-called underground environments include among other bikers and heavy metal bands, eternal rebels in too strict society to their liking.

Resistant to all races, leather and is a safe bet for those who want to develop a bad boy side. more attractive.

The symbolism of leather in the SM and fetish

After the gay community and the rock scene, it was the turn of fetish middle of appropriating the image of leather. For what it evokes, masculinity, strength and sexual power, leather and allows the followers of sadomasochism (SM) for a more safe speed and domineering.

The “leather culture” even has its symbol, the “Leather Pride Flag”. This flag, striped with black and blue and decorated with a heart on his upper left, is also well known gay and is meant to be the rallying sign of the subculture BDSM and fetish.

Yet if fetishism and leather now seem inseparable, he still controversial. Indeed, leather garments are expensive and some accuse the middle BDSM and practicing segregation for the less fortunate. Others will see there too much uniformity in the outfits, the cult of “all leather” preventing any eccentricity. Last: leather, material obtained from tanning of the skin, revolt number of activists for animal rights. These and prefer synthetic materials such as vinyl or PVC.

Leather icons

After Glenn Hughes, a member of the Village People group, Rob Halford, leader of the heavy metal band Judas Priest, who first adopted the leather look once confined to the US-gay culture. Others followed and leather trousers and matching jackets quickly invaded the rock scene in the 80s.

Since then, the public culture has appropriated this symbol of rebellion. Film and television credits include the well known movie Matrix and its protagonists dressed in black leather, but Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Pamela Anderson Barb Wire incarnating in the eponymous film. The bad boy image or bad girl still has beautiful day in front of her and the biggest stars, whether from the song or film, have adopted; Samantha Fox, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and more recently Meg Ryan, Halle Berry, Beyonce or Shakira, all were able to make good use of the rebellious and sexy image conveyed by the leather look. To our delight.

The Objects of Fetish

The objects of fetish

The fetishistic imagery appears everywhere and stamped assemblies “fetish” are multiplying around the world. What are the most common fetishes? How do artists and advertising people have they taken upon themselves the symbols of a world once reserved for a circle of insiders?

Unable to establish a list of the different fetishes as they are numerous and sometimes shifted. Doctissimo presents the most frequent.

Objects, icons and fetish imagery

Objects, icons and fetish imagery may be a material (leather, latex, fishnet, vinyl), part of the body (legs, breasts), object (shoes, pantyhose, high heels) , underwear (panties, garter belt) or clothing (uniforms, corsets). There is also the fetish glasses, the color of the hair, especially that of physics (round or very thin women contrary, pregnant women), fetishism disability, smells (good or bad), and some can be particularly surprising for the uninitiated: fetish smoking, urine, socks, needles, etc.
It may well include some of the most common, the Retifism which is fetish footwear, altocalciphilie, fetish heels or doraphilie for latex materials, leather, rubber … One of the most exotic is the plushophilie, which is the fetish fluff.

Fetishism in the media

But fetishism quickly spread beyond the circle of the few followers.
Many photographers (Christophe Mourthé, Ludovic Goubet, Robert Chouraqui), designers (Katja Ehrhardt and latex dolls, Patrice Catanzaro and leather corsets) and cartoonists are illustrated by staging fetishistic imagery in their works and achievements .dropoff window
Advertisers do not have them missed the mark and have understood that without seduce fetish performances are what attract the public eye and challenge with images of increasingly daring.
The cinema has not hesitated to endorse fetish icons include Matrix and its heroes in combination of leather, Barb Wire embodied by Pamela Anderson in total vinyl look, Catwoman, etc.
Stars have also understood the impact that could have on their fetish imagery public and gratify us regularly held that under no circumstances would indicate in the evening in the strict dress code. And Tina Turner, Samantha Fox, Meg Ryan, Beyonce or Shakira all have in their wardrobe perfect fetish range and do not miss an opportunity to share with their fans.
As for literature, the authors are not far behind. Thus, there are many books about fetishism. Lovers of beautiful legs affectionneront and “Legs women pictures” with Roger Viollet Editions, feet enthusiasts will love “The fetishism of the foot,” the Parkstone Publishing (Temptation collection), and all will enjoy “The fetish art” of the now famous Dita Von Teese.

Short Story of Fetish

Essential of fetish

Long considered a perversion, pathological deviance or even a disease, fetishism has now become a fad; but are actually his followers? Really means that word often used indiscriminately? Where he originated? Let the point.

Originally, the term “fetish” (the Portuguese “feitiço” artificial, spell, word derived from the Latin “facticius” fate) denotes a religious practice of worshiping a fetish, an object of worship. But sexology and in common parlance, the word has taken a whole new meaning …

A short history of fetish

Fetish This is between the nineteenth and twentieth century sexology takes the word then refers to being sexually aroused by an object, material or a particular situation. The term is used for the first time by a French psychologist Alfred Binet in 1887. At the time regarded as a pathological perversion, fetishism, according to him, originated an association made between an inanimate object and a trauma occurred childhood.
It is then Magnus Hirschfeld, sexologist, which will first highlight the fact that we all have, to varying degrees of fetishism as a preference, even if they can not be systematically categorised perversions.
In 1927, Freud published his famous Fetichismus, and so introduced the term in everyday language. For him, fetishism is closely linked to the fear of castration and so when the child discovers that his mother has no penis. Note that Freud here totally exclude women from his theory …
Then come the report Kinsey, the starting point of sexual liberation, in which the eponymous sexologist differentiates fetishism and paraphilia (or sexual perversion).

Definition of fetishism

Fetishism is no longer considered a dangerous and pathological deviance. This is no longer the excitement caused by the fetish that is problematic, but the suffering and difficulties in everyday life it can cause.
So to summarize, how to set the fetishism? Psychiatry used to diagnose the two main axes. Thus says the one who Fetish:

Fantasy about an unusual subject for at least 6 months;
Sees its social and / or professional disturbed by this attraction.
But beware: the treatment is not mandatory unless the person suffers. The therapist will be able to propose two alternatives: cognitive therapy that will influence the behavior of the patient, or psychotherapy that will attempt to highlight the original trauma.

Appointments fetish

Today, the middle fetish and sadomasochism (SM) tend to overlap and there are many evenings where fans meet and compete in originality in choosing their outfits. The regulars of the scene called “fetish” and familiar with the famous Night Elastic organised once a month to Lechapelais Caves in Paris la Nuit Demonia, meeting place of the most unbridled fetish or the Fetish Weekend brings together each year in Montreal, renowned artists and passionate anonymous.

Sexy asian sm mistress (WOAW)

EN

She ‘s something! Jesus Christ! I don’t see her on facebook unfortunately because I would like her page right away! That a real SEXY SM MISTRESS! The asian girls are rude without feelings, just rudeness, insults, beating and authority! I like everything in this video. The decor, the couch, the sexy girl, the sexy outfit, her shoes…Yes her shoes! Jesus I like her shoes! I love shoes. I have so many pairs that I don’t know where to put them! Whatever… But something tell me that I’m not totally satisfied by this video. Why as a mistress does she show her bottom? Why does she caressed herself ? I think this is not an appropriate présentation. At the beginning with the whip, this mistress sm was much more impressive than after. A mistress don’t have to sale her body. Often the video or movie are good in the beginning and not after. Difficult to keep the cap!

FR

Un phénomène! Jésus-Christ! Je ne la vois pas sur facebook malheureusement, parce que je voudrais sa page tout de suite! Ça c’est une vraie maîtresse SM SEXY! Les filles asiatiques sont rudes sans sentiments, juste rudesse, insultes, coups et autorité! J’aime assez bien cette vidéo. Le décor, le canapé, la jeune fille sexy, la tenue sexy, ses chaussures  … Oui ses chaussures! Jésus comme j’aime ses chaussures! J’adore les chaussures. J’ai tant de paires que je ne sais pas où les mettre! Peut importe … Mais quelque chose me dit que je ne suis pas totalement satisfait par cette vidéo. Pourquoi  une maîtresse montre elle ses fesses? Pourquoi s’elle caressée? Je pense que ce ne sont pas une présentation appropriée. Au début avec le fouet, cette maîtresse SM a été beaucoup plus impressionnant qu’ après. Une maîtresse ne pas avoir à  vendre son corps. Souvent, la vidéo ou le film sont bien au début et non après. Difficile de garder le cap!