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16 years ago
General
Ordinarily, people will post a fetish meme, marking off their favorites from a list while giving the thumbs down to the ones they don't like. However, that's kind of boring, as memes tend to be. I prefer to color outside the lines, so I'm just going to give you brief descriptions of my personal turn-ons along with how they came to be. Some of these will already be familiar to you, while others will seem pretty "out there," even for this community... try not to hold that against me! Don't be surprised if some of these themes appear in future drawings... if they haven't already!
(Also, I won't be a jerk about your turn-ons if you're not a jerk about mine. So please show some respect or just don't read this. Either one works.)
DIAPERS
What is it?: A puffy undergarment intended to catch the waste of the very young, or the very old.
Why do you like it?: This is going to be one of those things that you either get or you don't, but if you get it, you'll know that the pressing of the diaper against your skin, the crinkling of the plastic shell as you walk, the freshness of the powder, and the return to a simpler, safer age are all very attractive. This usually goes hand in hand with infantilism for most fetishists, and I am no exception to the rule.
Where'd it come from?: One day, a neanderthal decided that he didn't like poop piling up in his cave. He put his son in a deerskin and fastened it with a bone. The rest is history.
DIAPER CHANGES
What is it?: Once a diaper is soiled, the person is undressed and the diaper removed. Much wiping, oiling, and powdering of the behind follows. Finally, the diaper is replaced and the person is sent on their way, a little embarrassed but refreshed.
Why do you like it?: See below, but WHAT I like about it is the crack of the ripped tapes, the exposure, and the tender moment with a female caretaker. Or male, if I'm in that mood.
Where'd it come from?: It's the first erotic encounter anyone ever has with a woman. As such, it's a fetish that takes hold extremely early and remains with you for the rest of your life. You're probably a lot better off if you don't have this fetish, but if you do, you might as well go along with it.
SKIRTS
What is it?: A flowing, open-ended garment designed to cover the lower torso and pelvis of females. Luckily for the males, it doesn't do a very good job.
Why do you like it? It's more fun to tease panties or a diaper than just show them off for the whole world to see. A skirt (or an especially long shirt) makes finding these undergarments a well rewarded challenge. One of my first babyfur characters, who has since been retired, wore the short sera fuku of Japanese cartoon characters. Her previous outfit was a plaid jumper. Both offered plenty of opportunities for diaper exposure.
Where'd it come from?: It's been around a lot longer than I have, probably created by horny bastards who like it for the exact same reason I do.
MUMMIFICATION
What is it?: During a trip in an Egyptian tomb or a museum, the person is surprised by animated wrappings, which quickly bind their arms, legs, and torso. The wrappings quickly become rigid, making movement impossible. Only the eyes and nose are left uncovered. Occasionally, the wrappings will take the opportunity to do some "exploring" while the person is held in place.
Why do you like it?: It's a more exciting form of bondage, especially if the bandages ad-lib and do something you weren't expecting.
Where'd it come from?: Countless cartoons, I suspect, but generally speaking the old burial grounds of ancient Egypt.
CYBERNETICS
What is it?: The person is sealed inside a metal or plastic body, or is augmented with robotic limbs and organs. Their appearance changes drastically and there is only the slimmest hope for reversal.
Why do you like it?: It makes the character look a heck of a lot cooler for one. Also, there's the chance for the character to be held down during the procedure, which tends to be a thrilling (if traumatic) process. It's a subset of bondage with a science-fiction bent, basically.
Where'd it come from?: You would think given this site that the fetish came from the "robotization" from the Saturday morning Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon. You'd be WRONG! It actually came from a much earlier source, ROM the Spaceknight. This was a popular toy from the 1970s that eventually became a comic book. I was very young so I don't remember the specifics; but ROM was surprisingly mopey for a superpowered cyborg and spent half the comic mourning his lost humanity. Dude, you can shoot laser beams from your hands! Humanity is no great loss!
QUICKSILVER
What is it?: Similar to the real-life substance mercury but with elements of symbiotes like Venom from the Spiderman comic books, Quicksilver is a living liquid metal that bonds to a person's skin and endows them with a metallic, robotic appearance and superhuman abilities.
Why do you like it?: It's basically cool porn. It gives characters a glistening, chrome-like sheen, and the super powers are a huge plus. It's not a fetish in the usual sexual arousal sense, but it can go in that direction with a little imagination. Just think of the Quicksilver spreading to the genitals, encasing the penis or leeching between the labial folds and... yeah, I think you get the general idea.
Where'd it come from?: As a teenager and young adult, I would often have dreams where I would find myself in a cave, standing next to a glistening puddle. After touching it, I discovered that the puddle was full of Quicksilver rather than water. The metal would cling to my outstretched fingers and spread over my entire body, giving me the ability to fly through the air. My subconscious was likely inspired by the old Rankin-Bass cartoon Silverhawks, along with a series of commercials for Capri-Sun that came out just after the computer rendering boom of the early 1990s.
LIQUID SUSPENSION:
What is it?: The person is trapped inside a block of hardened liquid; either ice, gelatin, amber, carbonite, or some similar substance. While held by the liquid, the person is in a state of suspended animation, still alive and capable of thought but with greatly slowed breathing and heart rate. The condition can be reversed scientifically, with the victim recovering fully and experiencing only minor shock or trauma.
Why do you like it?: It's heavy duty bondage without the usual cliches of ball gags, handcuffs, and leather. I don't like any of those things, but being completely restrained in hardened liquid is strangely appealing to me. I guess "strangely" is the only way it COULD be appealing, eh? It's also a fetish that couldn't really be satisfied in real life, at least not without a significant risk of death. I prefer to enjoy it vicariously, through my characters. One species of mine actually uses a symbiotic gel to carry their offspring on long trips, eliminating the need for diaper changes and the constant cries of "are we there yet?" (The species in question isn't known for its parental skills.)
Where'd it come from?: It's a "linked" fetish. An early episode of the Care Bears cartoon series had the two cubs, Hugs and Tugs, stumble into the path of the mad scientist Professor Coldheart. He blasted them with a freeze ray and turned them into star-shaped ice cubes, with their tiny noses sticking out of the tops. Since the cubs wore diapers, and that was already a fetish, their being trapped in ice became a fetish too.
SHAVING
What is it?: A furry is stripped of his or her fur, either with a razor blade or hair removal gel. It's not so much the process that's exciting as the aftereffects.
Why do you like it?: It defeats the purpose of having a furry character, but it gives you a clearer view of their body parts. Well, mostly those body parts.
Where'd it come from?: Curiosity, mostly, but there was at least one member of FurAffinity with a partially shaved skunk character. By the way, why do all cartoon skunks have French accents? Is this a reference to the racist stereotype of the unwashed European?
(Also, I won't be a jerk about your turn-ons if you're not a jerk about mine. So please show some respect or just don't read this. Either one works.)
DIAPERS
What is it?: A puffy undergarment intended to catch the waste of the very young, or the very old.
Why do you like it?: This is going to be one of those things that you either get or you don't, but if you get it, you'll know that the pressing of the diaper against your skin, the crinkling of the plastic shell as you walk, the freshness of the powder, and the return to a simpler, safer age are all very attractive. This usually goes hand in hand with infantilism for most fetishists, and I am no exception to the rule.
Where'd it come from?: One day, a neanderthal decided that he didn't like poop piling up in his cave. He put his son in a deerskin and fastened it with a bone. The rest is history.
DIAPER CHANGES
What is it?: Once a diaper is soiled, the person is undressed and the diaper removed. Much wiping, oiling, and powdering of the behind follows. Finally, the diaper is replaced and the person is sent on their way, a little embarrassed but refreshed.
Why do you like it?: See below, but WHAT I like about it is the crack of the ripped tapes, the exposure, and the tender moment with a female caretaker. Or male, if I'm in that mood.
Where'd it come from?: It's the first erotic encounter anyone ever has with a woman. As such, it's a fetish that takes hold extremely early and remains with you for the rest of your life. You're probably a lot better off if you don't have this fetish, but if you do, you might as well go along with it.
SKIRTS
What is it?: A flowing, open-ended garment designed to cover the lower torso and pelvis of females. Luckily for the males, it doesn't do a very good job.
Why do you like it? It's more fun to tease panties or a diaper than just show them off for the whole world to see. A skirt (or an especially long shirt) makes finding these undergarments a well rewarded challenge. One of my first babyfur characters, who has since been retired, wore the short sera fuku of Japanese cartoon characters. Her previous outfit was a plaid jumper. Both offered plenty of opportunities for diaper exposure.
Where'd it come from?: It's been around a lot longer than I have, probably created by horny bastards who like it for the exact same reason I do.
MUMMIFICATION
What is it?: During a trip in an Egyptian tomb or a museum, the person is surprised by animated wrappings, which quickly bind their arms, legs, and torso. The wrappings quickly become rigid, making movement impossible. Only the eyes and nose are left uncovered. Occasionally, the wrappings will take the opportunity to do some "exploring" while the person is held in place.
Why do you like it?: It's a more exciting form of bondage, especially if the bandages ad-lib and do something you weren't expecting.
Where'd it come from?: Countless cartoons, I suspect, but generally speaking the old burial grounds of ancient Egypt.
CYBERNETICS
What is it?: The person is sealed inside a metal or plastic body, or is augmented with robotic limbs and organs. Their appearance changes drastically and there is only the slimmest hope for reversal.
Why do you like it?: It makes the character look a heck of a lot cooler for one. Also, there's the chance for the character to be held down during the procedure, which tends to be a thrilling (if traumatic) process. It's a subset of bondage with a science-fiction bent, basically.
Where'd it come from?: You would think given this site that the fetish came from the "robotization" from the Saturday morning Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon. You'd be WRONG! It actually came from a much earlier source, ROM the Spaceknight. This was a popular toy from the 1970s that eventually became a comic book. I was very young so I don't remember the specifics; but ROM was surprisingly mopey for a superpowered cyborg and spent half the comic mourning his lost humanity. Dude, you can shoot laser beams from your hands! Humanity is no great loss!
QUICKSILVER
What is it?: Similar to the real-life substance mercury but with elements of symbiotes like Venom from the Spiderman comic books, Quicksilver is a living liquid metal that bonds to a person's skin and endows them with a metallic, robotic appearance and superhuman abilities.
Why do you like it?: It's basically cool porn. It gives characters a glistening, chrome-like sheen, and the super powers are a huge plus. It's not a fetish in the usual sexual arousal sense, but it can go in that direction with a little imagination. Just think of the Quicksilver spreading to the genitals, encasing the penis or leeching between the labial folds and... yeah, I think you get the general idea.
Where'd it come from?: As a teenager and young adult, I would often have dreams where I would find myself in a cave, standing next to a glistening puddle. After touching it, I discovered that the puddle was full of Quicksilver rather than water. The metal would cling to my outstretched fingers and spread over my entire body, giving me the ability to fly through the air. My subconscious was likely inspired by the old Rankin-Bass cartoon Silverhawks, along with a series of commercials for Capri-Sun that came out just after the computer rendering boom of the early 1990s.
LIQUID SUSPENSION:
What is it?: The person is trapped inside a block of hardened liquid; either ice, gelatin, amber, carbonite, or some similar substance. While held by the liquid, the person is in a state of suspended animation, still alive and capable of thought but with greatly slowed breathing and heart rate. The condition can be reversed scientifically, with the victim recovering fully and experiencing only minor shock or trauma.
Why do you like it?: It's heavy duty bondage without the usual cliches of ball gags, handcuffs, and leather. I don't like any of those things, but being completely restrained in hardened liquid is strangely appealing to me. I guess "strangely" is the only way it COULD be appealing, eh? It's also a fetish that couldn't really be satisfied in real life, at least not without a significant risk of death. I prefer to enjoy it vicariously, through my characters. One species of mine actually uses a symbiotic gel to carry their offspring on long trips, eliminating the need for diaper changes and the constant cries of "are we there yet?" (The species in question isn't known for its parental skills.)
Where'd it come from?: It's a "linked" fetish. An early episode of the Care Bears cartoon series had the two cubs, Hugs and Tugs, stumble into the path of the mad scientist Professor Coldheart. He blasted them with a freeze ray and turned them into star-shaped ice cubes, with their tiny noses sticking out of the tops. Since the cubs wore diapers, and that was already a fetish, their being trapped in ice became a fetish too.
SHAVING
What is it?: A furry is stripped of his or her fur, either with a razor blade or hair removal gel. It's not so much the process that's exciting as the aftereffects.
Why do you like it?: It defeats the purpose of having a furry character, but it gives you a clearer view of their body parts. Well, mostly those body parts.
Where'd it come from?: Curiosity, mostly, but there was at least one member of FurAffinity with a partially shaved skunk character. By the way, why do all cartoon skunks have French accents? Is this a reference to the racist stereotype of the unwashed European?
I have to agree with you big time about the whole diaper thing -- or even the cubs-in-diapers thing in general. It definitely is a safe return to simpler times, which is one of the big reasons I'm a fan of age regression. Let's face it, growing up really sucks! I miss long afternoons, grass stains, eating ants, and the notion that as kids, we're told we can be whatever we want to be. Of course we find out that's a horrible lie later on and end up fetishizing our drowning nostalgia in the form of furry porn, but it's the thought that counts!