Fetish
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| fetish, n. An object, a non-sexual part of the body, or a particular action which abnormally serves as the stimulus to, or the end in itself of, sexual desire. [OED]
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While what people understand fetish and BDSM to be may blur due to them both frequently being seen as sexual, they can usefully be distinguished by:
- A fetish doesn't require personal interaction
- BDSM is not done solo
- An action or object alone can be the object of a fetish
- In BDSM it is the engagement of two people, a series of interactions, which is the stimulus
The above doesn't imply that in any particular activity engaged in by two people that there may not be elements of both BDSM and fetish present. In fact, it may be that a top or dominant utilises a fetish of their bottom or submissive to assert power over them, thus potentially satisfying one of the motivations for BDSM.
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