Disability Fetishism: An Exploration of Devoteeism MISTRESS MARA MENOCI
Disability fetishism, also known as devoteeism, refers to a sexual or romantic attraction toward individuals with physical disabilities. This can include
Much of the difficulty people face when #dating with a #disability is overcoming these #stereotypes. Some non-disabled people known as “devotees” have a specific #DisabilityFetish in which they #hypersexualize and #objectify #PeopleWithDisabilities, which can be frustrating and minimizing.
As if that isn’t enough to worry about, many multiply #marginalized #DisabledPeople experience additional #fetishization and harmful behaviors from their potential dates.
https://wid.org/dating-with-a-disability/
*I've had some horrific lived experiences with both folks who have #DisabilityFetish & folks who were only interested in me as a #DisabledWoman dating experiment - without telling me, I'm an experiment. Both types of these experiences harmed me & are abusive & exploitive.*
When we talk about #DisabledPeople having awesome sex lives, sometimes something #dehumanizing creeps into the mix: Some (usually nondisabled) people profess an "attraction to disability."
https://www.scarleteen.com/read/disability/disabled-sex-yes/your-body-not-sex-object-devotees-and-disability
Your Body is Not a Sex Object: Devotees and Disability | Scarleteen
When we talk about disabled people having awesome sex (sex: Different things people choose to do to actively express or enact sexuality and sexual feelings; often this involves genitals, but not always. ) lives, sometimes something dehumanizing creeps into the mix: Some (usually nondisabled) people profess an "attraction to disability." What they mean is they find disabled bodies — not disabled people — sexually stimulating. That means seeing your body as a sexual (sexual: About or relating in some way to sex or sexuality.) object. If that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up, you're not alone.
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