| 1 | ->''Just erotic, nothing kinky. It's the difference between using a feather and using a chicken.'' |
| 2 | -->-- '''Creator/TerryPratchett''', ''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Eric]]'' |
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| 4 | A sexual fetish (or, more properly, a paraphilia) is getting turned on by something that isn't considered a normal turn-on by one's culture. Of course this means what is considered a fetish [[ValuesDissonance will vary]], and puritanical cultures will even consider any form of arousal to be taboo. ''Anything'' that isn't a normal turn-on could be a fetish. That is the other reason not to go into a detailed description of what exactly a fetish is. In fiction, there are general clues to show [[AuthorAppeal what's being treated as a fetish]]--namely, how people react to someone being aroused by something. If people are either disgusted or uncomfortable talking about it, it's generally a fetish. If people are impressed, it's kinky, but still on the edge of normal. [[BoundAndGagged Handcuffs]] can easily slide between fetish and kinky this way. |
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| 6 | It's still uncommon to see a fetish openly discussed in mainstream fiction, and rare to see those with a fetish ''not'' [[FetishesAreWeird treated like weirdos]]. |
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| 8 | For a partial list of recognized fetishes, see [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paraphilias That Other Wiki]]. |
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| 10 | A SuperTrope to CasualKink, HemoErotic, and KinkyRolePlaying. |
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| 12 | Compare RuleThirtyFour, RuleOfSexy, FetishFuel (when something in media sets off a viewer's fetish, while this trope is when someone ''on the show'' is turned on). |
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