"Stunning research piece" - Anne's Live Journal

 

Tonight, children, for something completely different we are going to talk about Plushies.

 

And, a message to tripod people, if this crosses in to that 'porn' area by all means let me know and it shall be swiftly removed.

 

I was first inspired to learn more about the world of Plushophilia through JSP's rather interesting post this evening- http://www.sixsixfive.com/469.html. It seems that Plushophilia is the fetish du jour, as it seems to popping up in columns all over the place.

 

Out of sheer boredom, and I assure there is absolutely no sexual curiousity in this at all (yer, right), I decided to roam the internet for more information on Plushophilia. And let me tell you, that there is a veritable mine of information out there! I'm not going to link any of it as I believe Tripod takes a dim view of linking to adult sites, but leave the joys of searching for yourself. If nothing else, it will leave some interesting things in your history folder for your siblings/parents/co-workers to find.

 

One newsgroup has a highly informative FAQ section. I discovered that not all Plushophiles are in to having sex with their plushie pals, but may just love them or 'even venerate them'. However, for those who do with to engage in sexual activity with their plushies (and it is considered insulting to the plushies to call them 'stuffed animals' or 'stuffed toys') this can consist of a rubbing action or with certain modifications, such as a SPA or a SPH (strategically placed appendage/hole). Which are somewhat too awful to contemplate.

 

This of course, leads on to the natural question of "How do I clean my plushie?". There is a substantial entry on this in the FAQ (the longest answer by far)... and I quote "be sure to comb the fur thoroughly right after sex, and untangle all the stuck together plush". Charming, no?

 

Now it's time to discuss the Plush Code. Just like gay men have their GWM, ASL, LTR etc etc terms... Plushies have their shorthand too (and why not?)... another website provides a comprehensive list...

 

AQU = aquatics in general                 

MUR = murids (mice, rats)... there are like 100 different species codes...

 

These can then be defined with the code F for Fursuit (when Plushies dress up aka Theme Park Characters in Costume) such as F(Mur) means "I have worn a Murid Fursuit". By putting a > in front of it, you mean that you haven't worn it yet, but would sure like to! B stands for Bedtime and can be combined with a number of things to indicate what your preferences where Plushies and Bed are concerned. Plushies can also have different adjectives such as BDSM or 'spooged' (and that one folks, can be left to your imagination). The most disturbing is Infantilized, ie a plushie dressed as a baby.

 

In the most comprehensive Plushie survey on the net (I imagine) it reveals that the biggest number of respondants (65) liked their plushie pictures to show Plushie/Human Sex. 1 Person was in to Plushie Necrophilia (WTF? Isn't one weird fetish enough for some people? And how can a plushie be dead? Or is the plushie having sex with a dead person?? WTF?). 52 (biggest group) respondants target the crotch area of their plushies with... well you figure it out. The most popular answer for "Would you allow pictures of you engaging in sex with your plushie on the internet?" was "yes, if I was anonymous". It appears that most Plushophiles are male.

 

Isn't this fun?

 

Some Plushophiles however take this very odd interest down a whole new offramp on the highway of weirdness by not only being attracted to their Plushies, but believing they have an animal soul. One very unintentionally entertaining gentleman has an adamant belief he has a platypus soul... and I quote...

 

 

The same gentleman also has an essay devoted to "Why Perverts Are Good For the Soul", but I'm saving that one for another time.

 

Maybe Plushophilia is a reaction to the dramatically changin world apparently for the worse... Plushophiles retreat back to their Plushies in the sexual equivalent of running back to your mum when you're afraid of something...

 

I'm quite open minded with fetishes- I'm of the opinion that if it doesn't hurt anyone, everyone's consented and it's safe then go for it! But Plushophilia in its extreme form is deeply odd. But maybe I'm being prudish and backward? Perhaps we'll see a Plushophilia explosion in the fetish world like the growth of the Leather Culture (it's capitalised, so you know it's genuine) in the 70's? Perhaps Plushophilia is the Leather Scene of the 21st Century!

 

Eek.