Macrophilia

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Macrophilia is the sexual attraction to larger people. Macrophilia has two main forms: the shrinking of self and the enlargement of others. A large section of Macrophilia's online community refers to its fetish as “GTS”, an abbreviation for “giantess”. Though exceptions exist, the majority of heterosexual graphic images and literature focus on the male perspective, as the majority of Macrophiles are male. Macrophilia can also be found in the furry fandom community; they are similar to human macrophiles except that anthropomorphic beasts are used instead of humans.

The causes of Macrophilia are debated but some, such as clinical psychologist Helen Friedman, classify macrophilia as a substitution for a "normalized" approach to sex. She calls it a manifestation of "old, unresolved psychological issues" and dismisses Macrophilia as a "fetish" and instead labels it as a "disassociation from reality" brought on by the trauma of a sadistic or overly dominant mother during childhood. This generalization of those describing themsleves as macrophiles has been received with hostility from the community itself.

[edit] See also

• Paraphilia
• Microphilia
• Sexual fetishism
• Vorarephilia

[edit] Refrences

1. Salon.com article on Macrophila

[edit] External links

• Offscale - An online community based forum/irc.
• Giantess City Forum - Giantess Discussion and artwork/collage sharing Forums
• Giantess Magic Forum - Giantess Discussion Forums
• (English) Coiled Fist - Community based gay macrophilia forum.