Squashing is a new type of fetish that has come about in recent years; it is counted as a sexual perversion. Squashing consists of an obese woman jumping or laying on a smaller person for sexual pleasure. Squashing can put the other person’s life at risk. It can also be harmful to their health; it is not safe for the other person involved. This sexual desire is considered immoral, in my opinion, but everybody has a different view on human sexuality. Squashing requires a larger person that weighs anywhere from two hundred to six hundred pounds to jump or lay on a smaller person for sexual pleasure. The man will pay the woman for this fantasy. Some men have fascinations about being squashed by a larger woman; the man wants the woman to jump or sit on different parts of the body, like the face or chest. There are different aspects of squashing that people desire one of which is called gut flopping. The woman will pick up her stomach and make certain sounds and this activity is considered as an act of pleasure. This fetish is very close to sexual masochism and shares the same qualities to hydrophilla. Some men are also attracted not …show more content…
Some of the women that are involved with squashing, will jump or sit on the men till they cannot breathe or feel light-headed; the man has to tell the woman that she is putting his life at risk. This can cause harmful effects on the man’s body.There is a very high risk of the client being suffocated by all the weight that is crushing his body. There can be some damage to the man's internal organs, and as for the woman, she is at risk for heart disease for being obese. The women would put on extra weight for the job, and this is very unhealthy for the women. For the women who are involved in squashing they often have problems from their childhood and are trying to find the closest thing to affection. This fetish is not good for the man or the
Scholars with a more anthropological twist have written about the different social perceptions of obesity, e.g. the positive view of fatness among some indigenous peoples (Swinburne et al. 1996). In an article entitled, “An anthropological Perspective on Obesity “ (Brown and Konner 1987), the authors found that “cross cultural data about body preferences for women reveal that over 80% of cultures for which shape preference data are available, people prefer a plump shape” (cited in Sobal 2004, 383).
Gluttony has often been described as a perverted obsession with food and even more so about wanting more despite the consequences. Someone that suffers from gluttony lives to eat instead of the other way around. Unfortunately, glutto...
According to Leah Albers, Certified Nurse Midwife, three-quarters of all of the deliveries are performed with women in a supine position, or lying on their backs (Keen, DiFranco, Amis, & Albers, 2004). However, as evidenced throughout history women across all cultures have used both upright and “gravity-neutral” or supine positions to give birth to their babies. Before the introduction of the forceps in the 17th century, women were rarely shown to be giving birth in a supine position. Earlier in history women were encouraged to give birth guided by their own “inner wisdom” in a position that was most comfortable for them; a position which was rarely lying on their back (Keen et al., 2004). The majority of women today, especially in Western society, deliver their babies in supine positions because it is the most preferred position of the midwife or nurse and has been a tradition for many years (de Jonge, Teunissen, van Diem, Scheepers, & Lagro-Janssen, 2008). On the contrary, the use of supine positions rather than upright positions is not the most optimal modes of delivery for the mother and the baby. Thus, to change the clinical practice on labor and delivery units, it is the responsibility of the nurse to continue to seek evidence-based practice research and obtain knowledge through education to guide the mother through informed choice, in choosing a birthing position during the second stage of labor that is most comfortable to her and will yield the most optimal outcomes for herself and her baby.
“Body Art as Visual Language” by Enid Schildkrout talks about the different forms of body modifications, and their meanings within different cultures. For example, Schildkrout says “Head shaping may be a sign of high status in one culture and low status in another, but to a total outsider, these practices may appear to be simply mutilation.” In this quote, the author talks about how one body
How one could view such deformity as a form of beauty, and endure such pain, suffering, and torture to satisfy what is essentially a sexual fetish, is hard to believe.
... for the partner to enter the other without putting all of their weight on the other, which could cause discomfort for the other partner. They allow for penetrative sex to occur, and these positions are claimed to be optimal for obese couples according to the Reddit post and from an AskMen article, “Sexual Positions For Overweight People”.
Through the institutions in society obesity has been stigmatized. The media, medical field and business world to name a few have looked down on obesity. The media for example uses sex appeal a lot of the time to advertise or draw in ratings and therefore individuals exposed to the media see that everyone in the world should hold these ideal body types. Also in the business domain obese people are viewed either as lazy, lacking in self-control or both, causing them to be less desirable candidates for employment. From this one can then see that any individual who happens to have more body weight than the norm is deviant to the values of society. Deviance being Merton’s concept of “ modes of action that do not conform to the dominant norms or values in a social group or society.” (Appelrouth, Edles, 2012: 814) Since in structural functionalism everything plays a role in society Merton would argue that this deviance of body weight actually is useful. For example, the growing concerns of obesity can help the medical field unite in its focus on researching what is a true healthy body. As scientist and medical professionals investigate the negative causes of obesity on the human body and mind, they can in turn learn new concepts of the human anatomy allowing improved developments in our health system. This outcome of focus on obesity can
Labeling theory is what makes obesity categorized as a physical deviance. “Labeling theory (in regards to obesity) focuses on three important issues: the relativity of deviance, the societal reaction or labeling of deviance and deviants, and the outcomes of being labeled” (Heckert 34). Social control defines obesity as deviant and then labels those who are obese as deviant. Those who “overeat” and are considered overweight are seen to be contributing to their deviancy (Schaefer). So within the context of being ...
“Throwing Like a Girl.” A Phenomenology of Feminine Bodily Comportment, Motility and …Spatiality.” Human Studies 3 (1980): 137-56
When most people hear the word “contortion”, they immediately begin conjuring up images of people being stuffed into tiny suitcases, climbing through tennis racquets and playing the guitar with their feet. In western cultures, the term “contortionist” refers to “an entertainer who twists and bends their body into strange and unnatural positions”. Contortion is often associated with hypermobility disorders, pushy parents and freakshows. So you might ask why on earth I’d want to be a contortionist. Well, let me at least try to explain.
In Taiko drumming there is a doctrine that overlays the performance of this art form that can be explained through the phrase of “getting it right” (Bender, 2012, p.122) by which drummers inherit a particular form of drumming from their predecessors. Performers aim to perfect this form over continuous years of practice and never deviate from the norm, embellishment is not encouraged. This particular form requires power in the lower half of the body, “the bottom”, that moves through the upper body and into the arms to cause heavy strikes against the drum head (Bender, 2012, p.122). Both the doctrine of performance and the form of drumming are based firmly in expectations of performance that are based deeply in male capabilities, and on the perceived lack of female physical ability. Throughout the world of Taiko, most believe that women are unable to perfect the form needed to excel at drumming, with sentiments like “women are not endowed with the same kind of natural muscular beauty as men” (Bender, 2012, p.164) and that “women ought to just dance” (Bender, 2012, p.155). This
Binging can be defined as eating excessive amounts of food, more than one would in a typical meal. Compensatory behavior is when one engaging in self-induced vomiting, misusing laxatives, enemas or diuretics (purging) or fasting or excessively exercising (non-purging) to rid extra calories consumed (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2012). It seems as if these two behaviors combined, a ps...
It has become a common staple of femininity and beauty around the world. An example of a more drastic and uncommon body modification would be the splitting of the tongue.... ... middle of paper ... ...