@St_Rev @TheViewFromHell Not sure. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprinting_%28psychology%29#Filial_imprinting … . Also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprinting_%28psychology%29#Sexual_imprinting … : apparently my idea was old hat. So to speak.
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness @TheViewFromHell Like I said, I can understand anything being a fetish to *someone*, it's the common fetishes that puzzle me.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@Meaningness @TheViewFromHell So the question is why fetishes aren't randomly distrubted but rather seem kinda bell curvey?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GKBesterfriend
@KarmaKaiser@Meaningness @TheViewFromHell Yeah. E.g.: why are foot/shoe fetishes so common compared to hand/glove fetishes?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@KarmaKaiser @TheViewFromHell I.e. understanding it emically might give etic insight. (No guarantee, but it’s a starting point.)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@KarmaKaiser @TheViewFromHell My hypothesis in that particular case is that it's triggered by scent cues.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@KarmaKaiser @TheViewFromHell Scent of leather definitely does it for some s/m folks, but that’s association only I think.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@KarmaKaiser @TheViewFromHell *waves hands vigorously*1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@KarmaKaiser @TheViewFromHell Plausible; but maybe google will turn up a fetish forum which can give a definite answer.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@KarmaKaiser @TheViewFromHell Fetishist self-description tends to be saturated with typical mind fallacy/prescriptivism IME.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@St_Rev @KarmaKaiser @TheViewFromHell Oh. Well, my general approach is to assume that my mind can do anything weird people’s can, if needed.
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness But I don't want to eat broccoli because if I ate it I might like it and then I'd eat more of it and I hate broccoli0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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