In My Opinon

[waterspyder]

I think people use the term "Fetish" too widely. Sure there are things that turn people on, but does that make it a fetish? I don't think so.
It's absolutely normal to get turned on by a variety of sexual things. A lot of things turn me on, but I only have a vinyl fetish. More particularly, a shiny vinyl clothing fetish (but then again I have rarely seen it elsewhere, and yes it has to be shiny). You can slap vinyl clothing on just about anything and it will get me interested to say the least. It's irrational and the reaction is uncontrollable (though my behaviour is controlled).

You cannot have a woman fetish. That is normal. Short skirts are usually not a fetish, since for the most part, people are thinking of what is underneath the skirt, not the skirt itself. Hell, I think leather looks pretty and attractive, but attractivity does not make something a fetish.

Comments

[feli-valkyria.livejournal.com]

*rotflmao* A woman fetish? :P ... lol... that's funny...

I just say that fetish is what you define it to be. So I claim that I have a red hair fetish whether it's on a man or woman... (I seriously can't resist looking at redheads, I draw them all the time, I dream about them all the time, I'm attracted to them, and the list goes on) ... so for me, it's when obsession and extreme desires comes into play and it's prolonged rather than a fad/trend... either sexual and/or mental fulfillment can result from the fetish. I also think it's possible to have multiple fetishes.

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

I think that certainly qualifies. A lot of other people however can't seem to differentiate between thinking someone is hot while having beautiful red hair, and going "oh, look at that beautiful hair" and having the resulting emotional, psychological and/or physiological sexual response.

I also absolutely agree that people can have more than one, but not everything that makes you horny is a fetish. If that were the case, I would have to argue that there is no such thing as a fetish, but I certainly feel a difference between things that pique my sexual interest and vinyl. Vinyl is far more intense.