Balloon fetish
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][a] Others enjoy blowing up balloons or sitting and lying on them.[7]
"Looner" Culture
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ A severe fear of balloons or their possible popping may be referred to as globophobia (which may also refer to a fear or dislike of globalization).
References
[edit]- ^ Fetish Confessions: Telling loved ones about your fetish is as easy as solving fractured quadratic equations[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, ISBN 1-890451-03-7 (retrieved 22 August 2010 from Google Books)
- ^ I Did It for Science: Balloon Fetishism Archived 23 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Jen Miller, Nerve.com, 4 May 2005 (retrieved 29 January 2020)
- ^ Balloon Fetish, Is It Porn? Archived 5 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Emily McCombs, Asylum.com, 10 September 2008 (retrieved 22 August 2010)
- ^ Gates, Katharine (1999); Deviant Desires: Incredibly Strange Sex, Juno Books, ISBN 1-890451-03-7 (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
- ^ "B is for..." I Ate Skinny. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Balloon Fetish / Mistress of Asia". Mistressofasia.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Serve Me Up a Slice of That Clussy". MEL Magazine. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ AnOther (19 February 2019). "A Guide to the Sexual Fetishes That Inspired Christopher Kane A/W19". AnOther. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ Salter, Steve (19 February 2019). "christopher kane invited us inside the fetish world's of looners, rubberists, and sploshers". i-d.vice.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Looner' t-shirt | Christopher Kane". www.christopherkane.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "The Looner Sneaker | Christopher Kane". www.christopherkane.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Looner sneaker | Christopher Kane". www.christopherkane.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ Balloon Fetish Archived 17 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine, SexTV Archives (retrieved 22 August 2010)
- ^ SexTV: Amanda Lepore/Balloon Fetish/Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman at IMDb
- ^ "Balloon Infatuation". Channel.nationalgeographic.com. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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