Feederism: an exploratory study into the stigma of erotic weight gain
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2008-09-15T14:16:49Z
Authors
Bestard, Alyshia D.
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University of Waterloo
Abstract
This thesis presents qualitative exploratory research findings on the phenomenon of feederism. Feederism, also referred to as "erotic weight gain," involves people who are sexually aroused by gaining weight (called "feedees" or "gainers") or encouraging others to gain weight (called "feeders" or "encouragers"). Sometimes feederism is practiced within relationships and sometimes it is practiced alone. Respondents emphasize the importance that fantasy plays within feederism. The experiences and understandings of 30 respondents are considered in an attempt to examine how those who are interested in feederism might be stigmatized and how they may cope with having this stigma.
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feederism, weight gain, sexual fetish, stigma, stigma management