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Unread 06-21-2015   #17
rehtlh
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Re: TF Psychoanalytic Discussion

Now this is my kind of thread.

I really like that we've delved into theory a bit with this discussion. I'm familiar with Lacan, having studied him in Literary Theory, and he is really fascinating. I've written a couple papers on his early developmental mirror stage.

There is no doubt in my mind that fetishes are formed at a very young age and are directly tied to our early social construction and the way we make sense of the world around us. It seems to only make sense that these desires stem from these vulnerable, important years in our lives as we're attributing language to ideas.

Quite nearly everyone I've ever asked, "so how did you get into TF?" has answered that they've sort of always been into it since they were little. They often cite kids books, cartoon episodes, and movies with TF elements that ignited that first spark that slowly developed into a fetish as they sexually matured.

So yes, if I had to make a guess at what manifests this fetish (and perhaps even all others) it would be the ways in which we form meaning in these developmental years. The main questions that I'm left with are how traceable are these early influences? Can we go back and sort it out like a roadmap, or is it far too abstract and nebulous to attempt such a thing?

One way or the other, we've all ended up on this forum with similar interests, and we almost certainly all found TF exciting before we ever knew that it was a fetish or a subculture (whatever you want to call it) and I think that's amazing.
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