 A Woman can not be a true fetishist? pffft, What a load of BS! |
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 Jan 13 2010, 07:26 PM
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I was reading up on some scientific study of sexual fetishism the other day and APPARENTLY the general consensus among scientist is that a woman cannot be a true fetishist. "Fetishes are virtually entirely a male domain" ,"few if any women can relate to enjoying anything similar", "The female brain is typically not hardwired to allow true fetishism to develop "
Honestly, i laughed out loud when i read this. What a load of crap! haha |
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Jan 13 2010, 07:43 PM
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 Say what I like, like what I say  Group: Members Posts: 1,958 Joined: 3-March 06 From: Sweden Member No.: 2,652 Gender: Female Age: 20 |
That's like when my biology teacher in 8th grade told us that masturbation is something only boys do. Because clearly, women are unable to have any sexual needs at all. I mean, the idea!
   (yah, I lol'd) This post has been edited by VoOs: Jan 13 2010, 07:46 PM --------------------  |
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Jan 13 2010, 08:34 PM
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 Centurion  Group: Posters Posts: 130 Joined: 17-March 09 From: Midlands, UK Member No.: 8,776 Gender: Female Age: 22 |
I agree these are ridiculous ideas and very old fashioned but when I used to study sociology I read about a man called Emile Durkheim and he said that because women generally have smaller heads than men, they would therefore have smaller brains and so not be as intelligent!
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Jan 13 2010, 09:18 PM
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 Say what I like, like what I say Group: Members Posts: 1,810 Joined: 29-July 07 Member No.: 5,075 Gender: Female Age: 29 |
Oh BS like that just makes me SO angry.
 Seriously. It's not very long ago I read a similar notion about fetishism from Camille Paglia. I seriously dislike being randomly told what I can be and what not because of my "female brain". And don't even get me started about 
This post has been edited by shiny_bug: Jan 13 2010, 09:19 PM -------------------- I do not want to found anything on the incomprehensible. I want to know whether I can live with what I know and with that alone. - Albert Camus |
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Jan 13 2010, 09:23 PM
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 ...and I would write 500 more! Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 13-February 06 Member No.: 2,597 Gender: Female Age: 38 |
Actually quite interesting...
Following question comes to my mind : do female fetishists have 'male' brains ? I mean, would the female fetishists on here be better in 'male' things like maths, reading maps, orientation, ... than the 'average' woman ? In my case it is true... C   -------------------- It's a wonderful fetish life !
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Jan 13 2010, 09:25 PM
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 I would write 500 posts...  Group: Members Posts: 775 Joined: 14-March 09 From: Hyrule Member No.: 8,764 Gender: Female Age: 18 |
I assume the person who wrote this particular article was also a man?
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Jan 13 2010, 09:39 PM
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 wicky wacky wicky  Group: Full Members Posts: 3,286 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Left Field Member No.: 350 Gender: Male Age: 32 |
Yeah, something tells me he's an alumni of this prestigious institution...
 He was probably class vale-dick-torian!
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Jan 13 2010, 10:13 PM
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 I would write 500 posts... Group: Members Posts: 558 Joined: 14-November 06 Member No.: 3,532 Gender: Female Age: 29 |
What's interesting is that my first reaction was "Well OBVIOUSLY not... *points to self as case in point*" But then I started thinking about it.
My husband and I joke all the time that I'm the man in the relationship - I'm more decisive, more outgoing. I love technology (literally: I'd rather have a new laptop than a diamond necklace any day!) and cars and tend to avoid talking on the phone. I love to lounge around and watch T.V. (My husband never watches T.V. or movies.) Oh, and I'm NEVER cold. My hands and feet are always toasty warm and I'm always complaining about how the house is too hot. (He's always freezing.) About the only girly thing I like is shopping, and even then I have a 3 hour limit. I was supposed to have been born a boy: my parents painted my room blue and everything. Surprise!  Maybe I have more "male" tendencies because I am a more manly-woman?...
This post has been edited by starpollen: Jan 13 2010, 10:14 PM -------------------- "Just remember: falling in love is like getting drunk. The first thing to go is the judgment." -J.G. Gill
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Jan 13 2010, 10:22 PM
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QUOTE (countless @ Jan 13 2010, 10:23 PM)  Actually quite interesting... Following question comes to my mind : do female fetishists have 'male' brains ? I mean, would the female fetishists on here be better in 'male' things like maths, reading maps, orientation, ... than the 'average' woman ? In my case it is true... C that is most definitely not true for me. I failed math, I can't read a map to save my life, and I'm not even sure exactly what you mean by orientation  so I'm not the brightest crayon in the box. However, I do very much prefer going rock climbing or hiking or other outdoorsy stuff to shopping, and I hate getting my hair/nails done, tanning, makeup, heels, ect, I love cars and guns, I guess I'm a bit of a tomboy, I don't know if that signifies anything. Anyway, I believe this article is quite stupid and untrue, females can definitely have fetishes and enjoy them throughly just like men, we are sexual beings to and are jast as capable of utilizing that-------------------- Love Wins.
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Jan 14 2010, 12:10 AM
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New to our ranks  Group: Pending Posts: 20 Joined: 11-January 10 Member No.: 9,851 Gender: Female Age: 28 |
Maybe as far as the article goes- I would say that men may be more apt to talk about having a fetish because of the traditional "society" views that women have no or few needs and that if a woman does show her needs, she must be a "whore." And because men may talk about it more (I'm not saying just on here, I mean in general) it translates to women have no true fetishes?
 It is still so silly!
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Jan 14 2010, 12:12 AM
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 Posting Graduate  Group: Posters Posts: 81 Joined: 6-December 09 Member No.: 9,698 Gender: Female Age: 15 |
QUOTE (countless @ Jan 13 2010, 04:23 PM) Actually quite interesting... Following question comes to my mind : do female fetishists have 'male' brains ? I mean, would the female fetishists on here be better in 'male' things like maths, reading maps, orientation, ... than the 'average' woman ? In my case it is true... C wow... i'm really good at math and other "guy" stuff (only mentally though, i suck at sports  )...and by the way yes, i'm a female. i just can't figure out how to change my profile information 
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Jan 14 2010, 12:13 AM
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 I would write 500 posts... Group: Members Posts: 847 Joined: 30-July 08 From: Scotland, UK Member No.: 7,974 Gender: Female Age: 27 |
Thinks back to her degree in neurobiology and wonders if female fetishism is linked to higher levels of testosterone present during neural development?
On a more general note... The true definition of a fetish is that you can ONLY be aroused by the object of that fetish, and are therefore not able to reach sexual climax without exposure to the fetish related stimuli. Obviously this is not 100% true and there are varying degrees of sexual need with regards to fetish stimuli. However, if I was to make a sweeping comment about this with (based on the 10 years I've been kicking around the varying forums) it is much more likely that you will read a post by a male sneeze fetishist that they cannot reach climax without sneezing than one by a female fetishist. Plus... on a research related note... the conclusions you draw are only as good as the analysis of the data that they are based upon :-) |
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Jan 14 2010, 12:32 AM
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 Unequivocal Toadjacker  Group: VIP Members Posts: 3,673 Joined: 28-March 07 From: the heart of another Member No.: 4,244 Gender: Female Age: 27 |
Personally, I doubt the biological wiring of the brain has anything to do with making one gender more likely to have a fetish. As a rule, the same structures are present in the same orientation within the brain for both male and female. The primary difference would be the effects of certain hormone levels in the body as a result of puberty and biological changes. However, that doesn't change the basal brain structure. Men as a rule do tend to be larger boned, and having a larger skull cavity are capable of having a larger brain, but honestly, that has nothing to do with the synapses formed within the brain.
I think probably the biggest factor in studying any fetish within a population is the stigma still associated around the female sexuality. Many women are still rather reluctant to address their sexuality in clinical settings for fear of being branded any number of derogatory things (harlot, whore, loose, etc). I think the numbers will appear to change for the next decade or so, when in fact they would be more accurately reflecting numbers as women become less reserved. And I'm very much so a woman, certain martial arts and mechanical tendencies aside. 
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Jan 14 2010, 04:51 AM
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 ...and I would write 500 more! Group: Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 20-October 06 From: Late summer into fall Member No.: 3,418 Gender: Female Age: 50 |
QUOTE (krazykat @ Jan 13 2010, 06:13 PM) Thinks back to her degree in neurobiology and wonders if female fetishism is linked to higher levels of testosterone present during neural development? This is really intriguing; should we have a poll on it? I'm another woman who's in a profession that was traditionally male (law), and I was always a tomboy growing up. Oh, and J's joking aside, who was this purported "scientist" and what were his credentials for giving such an unfounded opinion? -------------------- I think I was better off before all this began
So clearly I can see lately that you don't know who I am Everybody tried to tell me something that I never could believe Staring back it seemed so much different than it did in front of me But I know there's no good in looking back at yesterday And wondering what could have happened then You think you can give me what I want I think I'm better off alone these days ~ "These Days," 3 Doors Down |
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Jan 14 2010, 06:07 AM
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 Posting Graduate  Group: Banned Posts: 62 Joined: 3-January 10 Member No.: 9,810 Gender: Female Age: 26 |
lol I laughed at this too.
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