An Accurate Definition of Fetish & Fetishism
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There are a lot of different definitions of 'fetish' and 'fetishism' floating
around; some of which are very archaic and inaccurate, yet are still being used in
clinical psychology, along with various preposterous claims such as "only men have
fetishes; women do not have fetishes". (This claim comes from Freud, and is consequent of
the fact that he thought that fetishes are the result of an unconscious fear of
castration, and since women do not have penises, they do not have this 'castration
anxiety' he called it. Pretty funny, huh? ;) ...And there are still some people alive
(usually repressed academics) who actually believe this is true! Ha, now that's
really funny! (...Or maybe it's more scary than funny, really.)
The definitions I give below are the result of my life-time of experience living
in various fetish cultures, thus these definitions are different, and more accurate
that those found in common dictionaries and in pop-culture which tends to rely far too
much on dictionaries written by repressed academics.
Fetish
A fetish is a tangible or intangible object, whether living or dead, which serves as a conduit into a very specific ontological state, often a transcendental state of consciousness. A fetish may be a specific part of a greater object, such as a body part.
Fetishism
Like any other kind of 'ism', fetishism involves acting and thinking in accordance with its derivative concept, which in this case means simply taking a fetish and using it in an act, thus, creating a fetish act, which is the defiining characteristic of fetishism.
Fetishization
The act of objectifying a tangible or intangible object, or part thereof, into a fetish. This is the process of assigning transcendental meaning, whether consciously or unconsciously, to an object, which may then be used in either sexual or non-sexual fetish rituals. In fact, most fetishes and fetish rituals are non-sexual in nature!
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