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| ]-style vorarephilic artwork]] | ]-style vorarephilic artwork]] | ||
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| '''Vorarephilia''' (often shortened to '''vore''') is a ] characterized by the erotic desire to be consumed by, or to personally consume, another person or creature, or an erotic attraction to the process of eating in general practice.<ref name="Lykins" /><ref>{{cite book |last=Ågmo |first=Anders |chapter=Hyperactive sexual desire and the paraphilias |url=https://archive.org/details/functionaldysfun0000agmo |title=Functional and dysfunctional sexual behavior: a synthesis of neuroscience and comparative psychology |publisher=Academic Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-12-370590-7 |page=454 |doi=10.1016/B978-012370590-7/50013-X |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref name="Brundage2002">{{cite journal |last= |
'''Vorarephilia''' (often shortened to '''vore''') is a ] characterized by the erotic desire to be consumed by, or to personally consume, another person or creature, or an erotic attraction to the process of eating in general practice.<ref name="Lykins" /><ref>{{cite book |last=Ågmo |first=Anders |chapter=Hyperactive sexual desire and the paraphilias |url=https://archive.org/details/functionaldysfun0000agmo |title=Functional and dysfunctional sexual behavior: a synthesis of neuroscience and comparative psychology |publisher=Academic Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-12-370590-7 |page=454 |doi=10.1016/B978-012370590-7/50013-X |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref name="Brundage2002">{{cite journal |last=Brundage |first=Sandy |date=31 July 2002 |title=Fetish Confessions |url=http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?articleid=22026&pagename=article |url-status=live |journal=The Wave Magazine |volume=2 |issue=15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927061721/http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?articleid=22026&pagename=article <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref> Soft vore fantasies are separated from sexual fantasies of ], also referred to as "hard vore",<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-07-25 |title=2021 Vore Survey Results from Eka's Portal |url=https://ia600505.us.archive.org/28/items/2021-vore-survey-results/Eka%27s%20Portal%20Vore%20Survey%20Results.pdf |access-date=4 September 2023 |website=Internet Archive |language=en |publication-date=2023-09-04}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (]).|date=November 2024}} because the soft vore victim is normally swallowed alive and whole.<ref name="Lykins" /> The word ''vorarephilia'' is derived from the ] ''{{Lang|la|vorare}}'' (to "swallow" or "devour"), and ] {{Lang|grc|φιλία|italic=no}} (''{{Lang|grc-latn|philía}}'', "]"). | ||
| == Content == | == Content == | ||
| Usually, vorarephilic fantasies involve a consumer (usually referred to as ''predator'' or ''pred'' for short) ingesting one or multiple victims (sometimes called ''prey'') in some way. Since vorarephilic fantasies cannot |
Usually, vorarephilic fantasies involve a consumer (usually referred to as ''predator'' or ''pred'' for short) ingesting one or multiple victims (sometimes called ''prey'') in some way. Since vorarephilic fantasies cannot be acted out in reality, they are often expressed in stories or drawings as well as ].<ref name="Lykins">{{cite journal|last1=Lykins|first1=Amy D.|last2=Cantor|first2=James M.|title=Vorarephilia: A Case Study in Masochism and Erotic Consumption|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|date=21 September 2013|volume=43|issue=1|pages=181–186|doi=10.1007/s10508-013-0185-y|pmid=24057211|s2cid=21413433}}</ref> | ||
| Vore is most often enjoyed through pictures, stories, videos, and ], and it can appear in mainstream media.<ref name="brathwaite">{{cite book | |
Vore is most often enjoyed through pictures, stories, videos, and ], and it can appear in mainstream media.<ref name="brathwaite">{{cite book |last=Brathwaite |first=Brenda |url=http://www.charlesriver.com/resrcs/chapters/1584504595_1stChap.pdf |title=Sex in video games |publisher=Charles River Media |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-58450-459-7 |series=Advances in computer graphics and game development |place=London |page=20 |chapter=Defining sex |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927180711/http://www.charlesriver.com/resrcs/chapters/1584504595_1stChap.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> Expressions can involve humans, animals, dragons, giant snakes, and other creatures, real or fictional.<ref name="Lykins" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Staughton |first=John |date=2019-11-28 |title=What Is Vorarephilia? |url=https://www.scienceabc.com/social-science/what-is-vorarephilia.html |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=ScienceABC |language=en-US}}</ref> In some cases, vorarephilia may be described as a variation of ] and may combine with other paraphilias.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ceilán |first=Cynthia |url=https://archive.org/details/weirdlybelovedta0000ceil |title=Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Bad |publisher=Globe Pequot |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-59921-403-0 |page=90 |url-access=registration}}</ref> Apart from macrophilia, vore fantasies often have themes of ], ], ], ], and sexual cannibalism.<ref name="Lykins" /><ref name=":1" />{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (]).|date=November 2024}} | ||
| Most vorarephiles are not overly interested in ];<ref name=":1" />{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (]).|date=November 2024}} instead, they may get their pleasure from the psychological aspects, such as the total annihilation of identity. This does not necessarily indicate ] tendencies but is more often linked to general fantasies of ] and ].{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} | |||
| == Variations == | == Variations == | ||
| {{More citations needed section|date=September 2024}} | |||
| There are several variations to the fantasy, often changing the way the victim is ingested. | |||
| ⚫ | There are several variations to the fantasy, often changing the way in which the victim is ingested. Typically, when the victim is consumed ], artwork may depict what is known as "soft vore", meaning that the victim is swallowed whole and enters the ] of the consumer, then is either left unharmed or ] inside.<ref name=":0" /> If the victim is kept safe (also known as ''endo vore'' or ''endosoma''), the victim can eventually be let out by ] or ], whereas if digestion happens, the victim is usually killed, but may be magically reformed in some cases.<ref name=":1" />{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (]).|date=November 2024}} The more extreme and less common form of the fetish is "hard vore", in which the victim is chewed and torn apart by the consumer, followed by a more gruesome depiction of digestion.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| Aside from oral vore, there are plenty of subcategories, some of which are: | |||
| ⚫ | Typically when the victim is consumed ], |
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| *Anal vore depicts the victim being ingested through the ] instead of the mouth. | |||
| *Unbirth is the ingestion of a victim through the ] of the consumer. | |||
| *Cock vore depicts the insertion of a victim into the ] of the consumer (which may be depicted as ]). | |||
| *Breast vore depicts the insertion of a victim into the ]s of the consumer. | |||
| As there is room for artistic interpretation and niches, there are many other subcategories that may be less commonly seen, but they all more or less amount to a victim being inserted through a consumer's ] in some way.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| The size of the consumer and/or victim can vary. Macro/micro vore is used to describe art in which the victim is much smaller than the consumer. Same-size vore, on the other hand, depicts a scenario where the victim and consumer are roughly the same size.<ref name="Lykins" /> | |||
| The sizes of the consumer and/or victim can vary as well. Macro/micro vore consists of either a shrunken victim or a giant consumer, possibly a combination of both.<ref name=":0" /> Same-size or larger-victim vore is more common, and oftentimes the enlarged belly of the consumer is described or shown with great care.<ref name="Lykins" /> | |||
| Aside from typical oral vore, there are plenty of subcategories. Anal vore consists of the victim being ingested through the ] instead of the mouth, and into the stomach. Unbirth is the ingestion of a victim through the ], where it is often delivered to the ] and may be transformed into ]. Cock vore is when the victim is sucked into the ] (which may be depicted as ] and excessively large) and delivered to the ], where it may be transformed into ]. Breast vore consists of the victim being sucked into the ]s, where it may be transformed into ]. Besides these main ones listed, there are many other subcategories that may be less commonly seen, but they all more or less amount to a victim being ingested through a consumer's ] of some kind, which may even contain very small ones such as skin pores or eye sockets.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| A somewhat rare form of vore that stands on its own is soul vore, in which the prey's body is not necessarily devoured but instead the ]. | |||
| == Research == | == Research == | ||
| {{More medical citations needed|section|date=October 2023}} | {{More medical citations needed|section|date=October 2023}} | ||
| One ] analysis connected the fantasy with ], and suggested that it could be motivated by a desire to merge with a more powerful other or permanently escape loneliness.<ref name="Lykins" /> With "no known treatment" for vorarephiles who feel ill |
One ] analysis connected the fantasy with ], and suggested that it could be motivated by a desire to merge with a more powerful other or permanently escape loneliness.<ref name="Lykins" /> With "no known treatment" for vorarephiles who feel 'ill' with their sexuality, psychologists at Toronto's ] have recommended trying to "adjust to, rather than change or suppress" the sexual interest.<ref name="NP">{{cite news | author = Brean, Joseph | date = 1 October 2013 | url = https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/man-who-desired-to-be-eaten-by-a-large-dominant-woman-a-baffling-case-for-toronto-psychiatric-hospital-doctors | title = Man who desired to be eaten by a 'large, dominant woman' a baffling case for Toronto psychiatric hospital doctors | work = National Post}}</ref> Medication for ] reduction could be used if deemed necessary.<ref name="Lykins" /> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*] – Sexual arousal by the risk of being killed | ||
| *], sexual arousal from vomiting | |||
| *], a subculture interested in anthropomorphic animals | |||
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| ⚫ | *] – Animals' behaviours involving eating their mates during or after copulation | ||
| *], attraction to snakes | |||
| ⚫ | *] – Sexual arousal by situations involving food | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Vorarephilia (often shortened to vore) is a paraphilia characterized by the erotic desire to be consumed by, or to personally consume, another person or creature, or an erotic attraction to the process of eating in general practice. Soft vore fantasies are separated from sexual fantasies of cannibalism, also referred to as "hard vore", because the soft vore victim is normally swallowed alive and whole. The word vorarephilia is derived from the Latin vorare (to "swallow" or "devour"), and Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, "love").
Content
Usually, vorarephilic fantasies involve a consumer (usually referred to as predator or pred for short) ingesting one or multiple victims (sometimes called prey) in some way. Since vorarephilic fantasies cannot be acted out in reality, they are often expressed in stories or drawings as well as sexual roleplay.
Vore is most often enjoyed through pictures, stories, videos, and video games, and it can appear in mainstream media. Expressions can involve humans, animals, dragons, giant snakes, and other creatures, real or fictional. In some cases, vorarephilia may be described as a variation of macrophilia and may combine with other paraphilias. Apart from macrophilia, vore fantasies often have themes of BDSM, microphilia, pregnancy fetishism, anthropomorphized animals, and sexual cannibalism.
Most vorarephiles are not overly interested in sadomasochism; instead, they may get their pleasure from the psychological aspects, such as the total annihilation of identity. This does not necessarily indicate suicidal tendencies but is more often linked to general fantasies of escapism and solitude.
Variations
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There are several variations to the fantasy, often changing the way in which the victim is ingested. Typically, when the victim is consumed orally, artwork may depict what is known as "soft vore", meaning that the victim is swallowed whole and enters the stomach of the consumer, then is either left unharmed or digested inside. If the victim is kept safe (also known as endo vore or endosoma), the victim can eventually be let out by regurgitation or defecation, whereas if digestion happens, the victim is usually killed, but may be magically reformed in some cases. The more extreme and less common form of the fetish is "hard vore", in which the victim is chewed and torn apart by the consumer, followed by a more gruesome depiction of digestion.
Aside from oral vore, there are plenty of subcategories, some of which are:
- Anal vore depicts the victim being ingested through the anus instead of the mouth.
- Unbirth is the ingestion of a victim through the vagina of the consumer.
- Cock vore depicts the insertion of a victim into the penis of the consumer (which may be depicted as erect).
- Breast vore depicts the insertion of a victim into the breasts of the consumer.
As there is room for artistic interpretation and niches, there are many other subcategories that may be less commonly seen, but they all more or less amount to a victim being inserted through a consumer's orifice in some way.
The size of the consumer and/or victim can vary. Macro/micro vore is used to describe art in which the victim is much smaller than the consumer. Same-size vore, on the other hand, depicts a scenario where the victim and consumer are roughly the same size.
Research
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One case study analysis connected the fantasy with sexual masochism, and suggested that it could be motivated by a desire to merge with a more powerful other or permanently escape loneliness. With "no known treatment" for vorarephiles who feel 'ill' with their sexuality, psychologists at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health have recommended trying to "adjust to, rather than change or suppress" the sexual interest. Medication for libido reduction could be used if deemed necessary.
See also
- Autassassinophilia – Sexual arousal by the risk of being killed
- Human cannibalism
- List of paraphilias
- Sexual cannibalism – Animals' behaviours involving eating their mates during or after copulation
- Sitophilia – Sexual arousal by situations involving food
References
- ^ Lykins, Amy D.; Cantor, James M. (21 September 2013). "Vorarephilia: A Case Study in Masochism and Erotic Consumption". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 43 (1): 181–186. doi:10.1007/s10508-013-0185-y. PMID 24057211. S2CID 21413433.
- Ågmo, Anders (2007). "Hyperactive sexual desire and the paraphilias". Functional and dysfunctional sexual behavior: a synthesis of neuroscience and comparative psychology. Academic Press. p. 454. doi:10.1016/B978-012370590-7/50013-X. ISBN 978-0-12-370590-7.
- Brundage, Sandy (31 July 2002). "Fetish Confessions". The Wave Magazine. 2 (15). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
- ^ "2021 Vore Survey Results from Eka's Portal" (PDF). Internet Archive (published 4 September 2023). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- Brathwaite, Brenda (2007). "Defining sex". Sex in video games (PDF). Advances in computer graphics and game development. London: Charles River Media. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-58450-459-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007.
- ^ Staughton, John (28 November 2019). "What Is Vorarephilia?". ScienceABC. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- Ceilán, Cynthia (2008). Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Bad. Globe Pequot. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-59921-403-0.
- Brean, Joseph (1 October 2013). "Man who desired to be eaten by a 'large, dominant woman' a baffling case for Toronto psychiatric hospital doctors". National Post.
External links
The dictionary definition of vorarephilia at Wiktionary
Media related to Vore at Wikimedia Commons
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