Are these kink-shamed behaviors actually pretty vanilla?
a 2020 Psychology Today essay, sex and relationship therapist Elyssa Rice, LMFT, explains that our understanding of sex contributes to a “worldview for how sex is supposed to look, and when confronted with practices that do not align with our views, it is easy to step into a place of judgment.”And in a 2022 Hypebae explainer about kink-shaming, sexpert Gigi Fong writes, “In the world of kink, there’s always something new to explore, so approaching kink with an open mind is key.
Remember, kink is consensual sexual play, so if all parties are of age, give enthusiastic consent and practice kink safely, one should refrain from shaming it.”Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.But what kink-shaming targets aren’t actually that kinky?
Redditors on the r/AskGayMen subreddit have thoughts. Here are those gay Redditors’ nominations for not-so-kinky-yet-still-kink-shamed behaviors.“I think feet are pretty tame and get a lot of flack.
I don’t have a foot fetish, but I don’t see the issue, considering how common it is.”“It’s funny, too, because you can like every part of the body including feet and still be labeled as a foot person.”“Yeah, foot stuff is super tame, but vanilla people treat it like it’s the freakiest or most strange thing ever, lmao.
