Pregnancy fetishism
Pregnancy fetishism (also known as maiesiophilia or maieusophoria[1]) is a context where pregnancy is seen by individuals or cultures as an erotic phenomenon.[2] It may involve sexual attraction to women or people who are pregnant or appear pregnant, attraction to lactation, or attraction to particular stages of pregnancy such as impregnation or childbirth.[3]
There are no particular or preferred elements within maiesiophilia that are common to all maiesiophiliacs. Some may pursue fantasies that are concerned with the circumstances in which a subject may give birth, or to the conditions to which the pregnant subject may find themselves acting upon, such as approaches to mobility, sleeping, and dressing. Particular areas and processes of the body that change during pregnancy may also become the focus of psychological investment, but nudity or sexual activity is not always essential, and in some cases actual pregnancy is not necessary to invoke arousal. In these cases, the appearance of an enlarged abdomen caused by obesity or overeating may be sufficient, or simply the suggestion of a protruding navel.
Popular culture
Demi Moore
The naked appearance of actress Demi Moore in the advanced stage of pregnancy on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine in 1991 marked the beginning of a period which has since seen pregnancy presented by celebrities as a glamorous state of living, while also creating a market for photographers to produce images of pregnant mothers, and for fashion stylists to introduce "pregnancy styling" to their business.[4]
Television references
- In the Malcolm in the Middle season 4 episode "Future Malcolm", Hal is turned on by his wife's pregnant body and tries to secretly fatten her up.[5] This is an example of pregnancy fetishism mixed with fat fetishism.
- In the House season 1 episode "Heavy", a patient's husband tells Dr. Gregory House that he doesn't mind if his wife regains lost weight because he "always thought she looked sexiest when she was pregnant".[6] This could be considered another example of pregnancy fetishism mixed with fat fetishism.
- In the Two and a Half Men season 4 episode "Repeated Blows to His Unformed Head", Alan Harper displays his pregnancy fetish for his brother's maid's pregnant daughter Naomi.[7]
- In the Accidentally on Purpose episode "The Godfather", pregnant Billie has to work with Sullivan "Sully" Boyd, a fellow worker, which does not please her friend Zack or her ex-boyfriend James, as both think that Sully has a fetish for pregnant women.[8]
- In the season 2 episode of The Exes titled "Shall We Dance", when Holly remarks that surrogate pregnancy hasn't slowed down the social life of her friend Eden, Eden replies, "Are you kidding? There's a ton of preggo freaks out there. This one [I'm currently with] wants to put me in a onesie."[9]
- In the season 6 episode of Shameless (US) titled "Be a Good Boy. Come For Grandma.", Debbie, who is seven months pregnant, is seduced by Larry, whom she meets in a baby shop. When she finds out that Larry was seeing other pregnant women, he comes out as an maiesiophiliac.[10]
Impregnation
Impregnation fantasies are characterized by the arousal or gratification from the possibility, consequences, or risk of impregnation through unprotected vaginal sex. Impregnation fantasies are often indulged by reading erotic literature and role playing with a partner.
See also
References
- ↑ Fitzhugh G. Houston. 2006. MEN LET's TALK! The Workbook. Lulu.com. ISBN 1-4116-6971-1. p74.
- ↑ Inge Hegeler, Sten Hegeler (1963). An ABZ of Love. University of California. p 94.
- ↑ Longhurst, Robyn (2006). "A Pornography of Birth: Crossing Moral Boundaries" (PDF). ACME an International E-Journal for Critical Geographies. 5 (2): 221. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
- ↑ Associated Press (26 April 2006). "Celebrities make pregnancy seem glamorous". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- ↑ "Malcolm in the Middle - Future Malcolm". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Transcript of House - Heavy". tv.ark.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Two and a Half Men - Repeated Blows to His Unformed Head". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Accidentally on Purpose - The Godfather". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Transcript of The Exes - Shall We Dance". tv.ark.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Review of Shameless". avclub.com. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- Katharine Gates (1999). Deviant Desires: Incredibly Strange Sex. Juno Books. ISBN 1-890451-03-7. (p. 96)