I wouldn't call them fetishes per se, but rather paraphilias. (Although, fetishes can generally be thought of as paraphilias themselves.) Which goes to the idea that they are mental illnesses and/or personality disorders. But the APA has been completely hijacked so they refuse to call them mental disorders.
I wouldn't call them fetishes per se, but rather paraphilias. (Although, fetishes can generally be thought of as paraphilias themselves.) Which goes to the idea that they are mental illnesses and/or personality disorders. But the APA has been completely hijacked so they refuse to call them mental disorders.