The Slow Regard of Silent Things
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Balloon fetishists (colloquially "looners")[1] may be divided into two categories: those who are sexually inclined to pop balloons, possibly alongside other activities (called "poppers"), and those who are sexually inclined exclusively to non-popping activities, such as blowing up balloons and deflating them (called "non-poppers").[2][3][4][5] Some "non-poppers" are greatly distressed by the idea of popping balloons, possibly even to the point of tears.[6]Template:Efn Others enjoy blowing up balloons or sitting and lying on them.[7]
"Looner" Culture
One hallmark of the distinction between poppers and non-poppers may be in seeing balloons' bursting either as a metaphor for orgasm,[8] or as a metaphor for death.[9]
Media Depictions
- Geiru Toneido, a fictional homicidal clown and balloon artist from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice, developed online notoriety with the advent of the "clussy" concept, the artwork of which has a very strong focus on the sexualisation of balloons, per her character design.[10]
- In 2019 the stylist Christopher Kane presented a collection inspired by looners.[11][12] A tematic t-shirt [13] and a sneaker [14][15] were released.
- SexTV season 9 episode 23, 9 June 2007.[16][17]
- Taboo, 2012 episode on National Geographic Channel.[18]
See also
Notes
References
External links
- ↑ Template:Usurped, Sandy Brundage, The Wave Magazine Volume 2 Issue 15, 31 July 2002 (retrieved 22 August 2010 on Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
- ↑ Gates, Katharine (1999); Deviant Desires: Incredibly Strange Sex, Juno Books, Template:ISBN (retrieved 22 August 2010 from Google Books)
- ↑ I Did It for Science: Balloon Fetishism Template:Webarchive, Jen Miller, Nerve.com, 4 May 2005 (retrieved 29 January 2020)
- ↑ Balloon Fetish, Is It Porn? Template:Webarchive, Emily McCombs, Asylum.com, 10 September 2008 (retrieved 22 August 2010)
- ↑ Gates, Katharine (1999); Deviant Desires: Incredibly Strange Sex, Juno Books, Template:ISBN (retrieved 22 August 2010 from Google Books), pp. 83, 89–90
- ↑ Headpress: journal of sex, religion, death, Issues 21-23, David Kerekes, Headpress, p. 142 (retrieved 22 August 2010 from Google Books)
- ↑ Gates pp. 83,89-90
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- ↑ Balloon Fetish Template:Webarchive, SexTV Archives (retrieved 22 August 2010)
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