Coulrophilia
Coulrophiliais aparaphiliatowardclowns.[1]There is an associated subculture dedicated to it, and coulrophilia may intersect withcoulrophobia,the fear of clowns.
Community
[edit]The coulrophilia community is related to theBDSMcommunity, with both often using props andfetish fashionas a means for sexual arousal. Coulrophiliacs may consume pornography depicting people in clown costumes, or may use such costumes and clown personas in sex.[2][3]Some self-described coulrophiliacs have cited the silliness and lack of seriousness displayed by clowns as a point of attraction,[2][4]while others have stated that they enjoyerotic humiliation.[4]Notable clown sex workers includeHollie Stevens,[5][6]Miss Quin,[2][3]and Sugar Weasel.[7]
Members of the community may communicate online, using forums, websites, andsubreddits.[2]Since 2017, the termclussy(a portmanteau of the wordclownwith the-ussysuffix) has been used online by people attracted to clowns.[8]
Coulrophilia may intersect with coulrophobia, with some members of the subculture being aroused by their fear of clowns.[9]Following the2016 clown sightings,according toPornhub,searches for clown pornography on its site increased by 213 percent, with women being 33 percent more likely to search for it than men.[2]Similarly, the websiteXHamsterreported that searches for clown pornography increased by 50 percent in the same time period.[10]Around the same time, the filmItwas released, creating an online group of fans that were sexually attracted toPennywise.[4][11]Similarly, Geiru Toneido, a fictionalhomicidal clownfromPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice,has developed notoriety online for her sex appeal.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Borreli, Lizette (June 12, 2014)."Clowning Around: 33-Year-Old Man Reveals What It's Like To Date With A Clown Sex Fetish".Medical Daily.Archivedfrom the original on April 24, 2024.RetrievedApril 24,2024.
- ^abcdeWynarczyk, Natasha (June 19, 2017)."Inside the Kinky, Brightly Colored World of Clown Fetishists".Vice.Archivedfrom the original on April 24, 2024.RetrievedApril 24,2024.
- ^abQuin, Miss; Kale, Sirin (December 7, 2017)."The First Time I Had Sex With Someone While Dressed As A Clown".Vice.Archivedfrom the original on April 24, 2024.RetrievedApril 24,2024.
- ^abc"Way Too Many People Want To Bone The Clown From It".Gizmodo Australia.September 23, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on April 24, 2024.RetrievedApril 24,2024.
- ^Caulfield, Philip (July 11, 2012)."Hollie Stevens, 'Queen of Clown Porn,' dies of cancer at 30".New York Daily News.Archivedfrom the original on July 15, 2012.RetrievedJuly 14,2012.
- ^Blake, Daniel (July 11, 2012)."Queen of Clown Porn Dies Aged 30 After Cancer Spreads to Bones, Brain".The Christian Post.Archived fromthe originalon December 28, 2013.RetrievedJuly 14,2012.
- ^Standish, Maude (September 12, 2012)."Sugar Weasel, the One and Only Clown Escort".Vice.Archivedfrom the original on April 24, 2024.RetrievedApril 24,2024.
- ^abTaylor, Magdalene (June 28, 2022)."Serve Me Up a Slice of That Clussy".MEL Magazine.Archivedfrom the original on January 31, 2024.RetrievedApril 24,2024.
- ^Silman, Anna (October 30, 2014)."What It's Like to Have Clown Sex".Cosmopolitan.Archivedfrom the original on April 24, 2024.RetrievedApril 24,2024.
- ^McCrum, Kirstie (October 14, 2016)."People have been watching more clown porn since the 'killer clown' craze started".The Mirror.Archivedfrom the original on April 24, 2024.RetrievedApril 24,2024.
- ^Winkie, Luke (September 21, 2017)."People Want to Fuck the Clown from 'IT'".Vice.Archivedfrom the original on March 6, 2024.RetrievedApril 24,2024.
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