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  1. CW: Graphic descriptions of bodily mutilation.

    theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/a

    This story and that of Marius Gustavson (linked in the article) engaged my interest because I have read very little about the sexual preferences and practices described. I find them more than a little off-putting.

    Nevertheless, beyond the sensationalistic interest, the articles did get me thinking.

    I am aware of this equation:

    My Thing That I Really Like = Your Fetish = Their Weird Fixation.

    Yet in addition to the standard liberal thoughts about the harm principle, the licitness or otherwise of paternalism, informed consent and so on, I also found myself wondering about the propriety of terms like "disgust" and "perversion".

    I still have not sorted my thoughts out.

    #NeilHopper #MariusGustavson #BodyModification #Amputation #SexualPreference #Sex #Liberalism #harm #Consent #Disgust #Perversion #Apotemnophilia #BodyIntegrityDisorder

  2. CW: Graphic descriptions of bodily mutilation.

    theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/a

    This story and that of Marius Gustavson (linked in the article) engaged my interest because I have read very little about the sexual preferences and practices described. I find them more than a little off-putting.

    Nevertheless, beyond the sensationalistic interest, the articles did get me thinking.

    I am aware of this equation:

    My Thing That I Really Like = Your Fetish = Their Weird Fixation.

    Yet in addition to the standard liberal thoughts about the harm principle, the licitness or otherwise of paternalism, informed consent and so on, I also found myself wondering about the propriety of terms like "disgust" and "perversion".

    I still have not sorted my thoughts out.

    #NeilHopper #MariusGustavson #BodyModification #Amputation #SexualPreference #Sex #Liberalism #harm #Consent #Disgust #Perversion #Apotemnophilia #BodyIntegrityDisorder