there are people that have fetishes for the strangest things

There ar epeople who have a garbage fetish, yes trash, and stuff

Well... okay.. yes... and that's.. incredibly odd...

yes x3

Nothing wrong with a sexy girl and a nice round belly :P

I don't think he was sayin' anything was wrong with it..

I know :p

Makes sense... hm.. I mean, it's still weird, but that's the best explanation I could probably hope for. x3

Some ppl want to have sex with computers. Theres stranger stuff lol

I never said there wasn't anything weirder. This is just the one that I see a lot in the fatfur community, and it confuses me. *shrugs*

Yeah iv drawn stuff exactly like that without thinking about it myself but i know what you mean, iv seen it too.

Thank you ♥

Why am I being thanked? D:

I don't understand the fetish, and I am glad I am not the only one XD

There's really only a few people who like it. You're just seeing it a lot recently because of Halfshell, who is evading different bans and blocks he has on an account called Ravorklaw. He's into it.

Isn't Ravorklaw the brother of  ChrisElFox? Cause I know I've seen him do art for someone with that name. Itd explain why the guy rarely posts shit since when ever I do go to Klaw's account it's barely anything.

Plus belly button fetish is gross. I do understand that the belly button can turn from an in to an out if the belly gets really large but I don't see how the fuck it can turn into the size of a planet.

They're not brothers. Halfshell has done this with me and several other people. Their brotherhood is stated online, it's like a close friendship. They are not related.

Ravorklaw is Halfshell is Experimentstitch. They're all his accounts.

Eh, there are worse things like uhh splinters?

This reminded me of the first trailer of Smash Bros. Brawl :P

I'm not big outie fetish lover too, not so offensive but it just looks disgusting.

Yeah, I totally agree.. it looks awful... I've seen so many fattie drawings ruined by a massive fucking bellybutton. ;^;

Yeah, that nasty deformed cord stump. What about big fat glossy lips?

I'm much more fond of sunken bellybuttons...

I'll never understand herniated bellybuttons myself X:

I agree. I mean, I understand why someone might like it, but...When somethings' outie is bigger than the rest of thier body, then it gets downright disgusting looking. What's irritating is that there's one person who commissions nothing but pictures like that. It actually downright angers me.

I don't mind the person that commissions only that, unless they keep pestering an artist that won't draw it. I mean... it's like, it's what they're into. There's probably some people that have issues with people that commission lots of vore or inflation or... whatever. It's up to them what they pay for, and what they get, and it's up to you to not look at it. :x

Yeah I just downright dislike it. Like there's a lot of fatties that would look adorable but then you see that huge inner-tube of a belly button on them... *shudder* I don't like NORMAL SIZED outies let alone those things. ;^;

I also don't understand that.. it's like they have a really bad hernia (sp?) or something.

fet·ish also fet·ich

1. An object that is believed to have magical or spiritual powers, especially such an object associated with animistic or shamanistic religious practices.
2. An object of unreasonably excessive attention or reverence: made a fetish of punctuality.
3. Something, such as a material object or a nonsexual part of the body, that arouses sexual desire and may become necessary for sexual gratification.
4. An abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment; a fixation.

par·a·phil·i·a

Any of a group of psychosexual disorders characterized by sexual fantasies, feelings, or activities involving a nonhuman object, a nonconsenting partner such as a child, or pain or humiliation of oneself or one's partner. Also called sexual deviation.

1. Fetishism
A sexual fetish may be regarded as an enhancing element to a romantic/sexual relationship "achieved in ordinary ways (having the partner wear a particular garment)" or as a mental disorder/disorder of sexual preference if it causes significant psychosocial distress for the person or has detrimental effects on important areas of their life.

Early psychology assumed that fetishism either is being conditioned or imprinted or the result of a strong emotional (possibly traumatic) or physical experience. Often, these experiences were experienced in early childhood. For example, an individual who has been physically abused could either have a sexual obsession with intercourse, or they could be completely terrified by even the idea of being touched. Physical factors like genetic disposition are another common possible explanation.

Modern psychologists and medical practitioners regard fetishism as normal variations of human sexuality. Even those orientations that are potential forms of fetishism are usually considered unobjectionable as long as all people involved feel comfortable.

2.Paraphilia
Paraphilia involves sexual arousal and gratification involving a sexual behavior that is atypical, and, in contrast to fetishism, considered extreme. The term was coined by Wilhelm Stekel in the 1920s. Sexologist John Money later popularized the term as a nonpejorative designation for unusual sexual interests. He described paraphilia as "a sexuoerotic embellishment of, or alternative to the official, ideological norm."

It is not known how many different kinds of paraphilias exist; one source lists as many as 549 paraphilias.

The view of paraphilias as disorders is not universal. Some groups seeking greater understanding and acceptance of sexual diversity have lobbied for changes to the legal and medical status of unusual sexual interests and practices. Charles Allen Moser, a physician and advocate for sexual minorities, has argued that the diagnoses should be eliminated from diagnostic manuals. Psychiatrist Glen Gabbard writes that despite efforts by Stekel and Money, "the term paraphilia remains pejorative in most circumstances."

Clinicians distinguish between optional, preferred and exclusive paraphilias, though the terminology is not completely standardized. An "optional" paraphilia is an alternative route to sexual arousal. For example, a man with otherwise unremarkable sexual interests might in some cases seek or enhance sexual arousal by wearing women's underwear. In preferred paraphilias, a person prefers the paraphilia to conventional sexual activities, but also engages in conventional sexual activities. For example, a man might prefer to wear women's underwear during sexual activity, whenever possible. In exclusive paraphilias, a person is unable to become sexually aroused in the absence of the paraphilia.

The literature includes single-case studies of exceedingly rare and idiosyncratic paraphilias. These include an adolescent male who had a strong fetishistic interest in the exhaust pipes of cars, a young man with a similar interest in a specific type of car, and a man who had a paraphilic interest in sneezing (both his own and the sneezing of others).

3. Closing
Fetishes and Paraphilias are still arguably not completely tied to a single identifiable source. Many of them are illogical and completely alien to those outside of the targeted group. Asking why someone is attracted to a certain part of the body is akin to asking why a regular person is attracted to boobs. Being that they are in a minority group, their tastes not being well diversified, creates the illusion of that fact being otherwise impossible. Segregation and Societal culling also prevents the spread of awareness and acceptance of the general populace, tied with intolerance and a form of xenophobia, these shall remain so for the foreseeable future, where the majority shall remain oblivious/ spurring of the foreign idea of people having different tastes than their own; while the minority group will keep segregated, often in obscurity and gathering in small sub groups for con-fraternization. (like furries are a form of fetishism, apart from the "normal" majority of the populace, and inside the "fandom" there are groups who like expansion/inflation, groups that like herms/ futa, groups that like buff/ burly, groups that like feet/ another specific part and the list goes on.)

Sometimes the question in itself is harmless. Asking whats so good about hugging a big character could be easily explained. But it's often regarded as something hard to explain, how does one explain feelings, reasoning one's comfort, satisfaction (sexual or otherwise), gratification and general feeling of well being into words? Such is the nature of individual, that's what makes us unique. Preferences, opinions, beliefs, tastes. If everybody was made in a mold we'd still be different, due to the diversity of experiences that shapes us to what we are today.

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