Obesity and sexuality

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Being obese can influence someone in their sexual life in significant ways.
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fat fetishism
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Background

See also: Epidemiology of obesity

The number of people with obesity has greatly increased in recent decades.[1]

Childhood and puberty

bisexual and transgender children are more likely to be obese, according to a 2020 study. The root cause for this is unknown.[3][4]

Stigma

Main article: Social stigma of obesity

Being obese or overweight is stigmatized. In 2007, Substantia Jones started The Adipositivity Project, which is an annual

couples in a positive way to reduce the stigma.[5][6]

Dating and relationships

For many, the stigma in dating remains even after having lost weight, also due to fear of gaining weight again. According to psychology professor

fetishization of fat bodies.[9] Some dating sites exclusively for fat people have been made.[10] BMI is highly correlated between romantic partners.[11]

Sexual health and satisfaction

An increased body weight can lead to an increase in

Sex positions tend to be more limited.[12]

Men

In men, it can lead to erectile dysfunction.[12]

Women

Women in class 3 obesity experience the most impairment in sexual quality of life, with an overall lack of enjoyment of sexual activity.[12] In women, it generally leads to low self-esteem and negative self image.

Fat fetishism

fertility goddess
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Main article: Fat fetishism

Fat fetishism (and "feederism") has been described as a

lifestyle.[14]

Hanne Blank has written:

"Feederism is a red herring, it creates alarm and controversy that derails more meaningful discourse about fat sexuality. All of fat people’s sexuality gets lost in the shadow of the mainstream media’s voyeuristic fixation on what is portrayed as a freak show."[13]

Some people consider feederism to be a part of BDSM, because food is used as a means of control because the feeder decides what the feedee eats and how much their body changes.[13] Some fat people do happily engage in the fetishism and find fulfillment in it. Many have felt fetishism thrust on them without consent. Aubrey Gordon has rejected the notion that fat attraction is necessarily a fetish.[15] Feederism has been depicted in films like Feed and City Island, where the first was not consensual but the latter was.[16]

Pornography and sex work

Web queries on Internet pornography websites for 'fat' outpaced 'skinny'.[15] As a 33 stone woman, Amanda Faye has been able to make a living out of eating for the camera.[17]

Leblouh

Leblouh is the practice of force-feeding women.

References

  1. ^ "Obesity and overweight". World Health Organization.
  2. ^ Getlen, Larry (2014-08-02). "How the obesity epidemic is ruining America's sex life". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  3. ^ Scher, Avichai. "Lesbian and bisexual women more at risk for obesity, study finds". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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  5. ^ MacMillen, Hayley (2017-02-13). "These Gorgeous Nude Photos of Fat Couples Are Shattering Stereotypes (NSFW)". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  6. ^ Richards, Amanda (Oct 30, 2015). "The 2016 Adipositivity Project Calendar Celebrates Unapologetic Fatness — PHOTOS". Bustle. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  7. ^ Varney, Sarah (2014-10-09). "Dating While Formerly Obese". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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  9. ^ Russo, Maria Del. "5 Stories Of What It's Like To Date As A Plus-Size Woman". refinery29. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  10. ^ Humphries, Stephen (2016-01-22). "New dating app 'WooPlus' aims to be Tinder for plus-size people". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  11. PMID 19360012
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  12. ^
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  13. ^ a b c Weisman, Carrie (2017-03-27). "The men who like to make their women large and getting larger". Salon.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  14. ^ Bering, Jesse. "How might female butterflies gain an advantage? How about having the ability to taste through their feet". Scientific American. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  15. ^ a b Gordon, Aubrey (2021-02-17). "Such a pretty face". Vox. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  16. ^ "Fat Fetishism and Feederism on Film" (PDF). Journal of Literature, Cultural Studies and Linguistics: 124–136.
  17. ^ Gladwell, Hattie (2019-02-08). "Woman has thousands of fans who pay to watch her eat 10,000 calories a day". Metro. Retrieved 2021-09-28.

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