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	'''Fetish'''( or '''fetich''') is a term which originated in anthropology and which is used to describe a ''physical object'' which is assumed to have some kind of "magical" powers (e.g., amulets, talismans, etc.)		'''Fetish''' (or '''fetich''') is a term which originated in anthropology and which is used to describe a ''physical object'' which is assumed to have some kind of "magical" powers (e.g., amulets, talismans, etc.)

	[[Psychiatry]], as it was then trying (and still is trying, so far fairly unsuccessfully) to establish itself in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a ''real'' science (one based on empirical research , rather than simply on armchair philosophizing (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armchair_theorizing\|at Wikipedia)] adopted the word (as another example of [[psychobabble]]), and then applied it to ''human behaviors'' (not simply to ''objects'') which the psychiatrists, for moral reasons, wished to "[[medicalize]]" or "[[demonize]]". "Fetishes" were categorized by the psychiatrists within another artificial category, [[paraphilia\|paraphilias]]--a category which was ''another'' attempt to "medicalize" or "demonize" behaviors which the psychiatrists did not (on moral grounds) "approve of."		[[Psychiatry]], as it was then trying (and still is trying, so far fairly unsuccessfully) to establish itself in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a ''real'' science (one based on empirical research , rather than simply on armchair philosophizing (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armchair_theorizing\|at Wikipedia)] adopted the word (as another example of [[psychobabble]]), and then applied it to ''human behaviors'' (not simply to ''objects'') which the psychiatrists, for moral reasons, wished to "[[medicalize]]" or "[[demonize]]". "Fetishes" were categorized by the psychiatrists within another artificial category, [[paraphilia\|paraphilias]]--a category which was ''another'' attempt to "medicalize" or "demonize" behaviors which the psychiatrists did not (on moral grounds) "approve of."

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	'''Fetish'''( or '''fetich''') is a term which originated in anthropology and which is used to describe a ''physical object'' which is assumed to have some kind of "magical" powers (e.g., amulets, talismans, etc.)		'''Fetish'''( or '''fetich''') is a term which originated in anthropology and which is used to describe a ''physical object'' which is assumed to have some kind of "magical" powers (e.g., amulets, talismans, etc.)

	[[Psychiatry]], as it was then trying (and still is trying, so far fairly unsuccessfully) to establish itself in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a ''real'' science (one based on empirical research , rather than simply on armchair philosophizing (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armchair_theorizing\|at Wikipedia)] adopted the word, and then applied it to ''human behaviors'' (not simply to ''objects'') which the psychiatrists, for moral reasons, wished to "[[medicalize]]" or "[[demonize]]". "Fetishes" were categorized by the psychiatrists within another artificial category, [[paraphilia\|paraphilias]]--a category which was ''another'' attempt to "medicalize" or "demonize" behaviors which the psychiatrists did not (on moral grounds) "approve of."		[[Psychiatry]], as it was then trying (and still is trying, so far fairly unsuccessfully) to establish itself in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a ''real'' science (one based on empirical research , rather than simply on armchair philosophizing (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armchair_theorizing\|at Wikipedia)] adopted the word (as another example of [[psychobabble]]), and then applied it to ''human behaviors'' (not simply to ''objects'') which the psychiatrists, for moral reasons, wished to "[[medicalize]]" or "[[demonize]]". "Fetishes" were categorized by the psychiatrists within another artificial category, [[paraphilia\|paraphilias]]--a category which was ''another'' attempt to "medicalize" or "demonize" behaviors which the psychiatrists did not (on moral grounds) "approve of."

	Fetishes are normal, though unusual behaviors (eating ''snails'' is also "normal"--but unusual--behavior, and being blond and blue-eyed is ''also'' a normal, but unusual characteristic outside of Scandinavian countries. But these are not called "fetishes").		Fetishes are normal, though unusual behaviors (eating ''snails'' is also "normal"--but unusual--behavior, and being blond and blue-eyed is ''also'' a normal, but unusual characteristic outside of Scandinavian countries. But these are not called "fetishes").

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	'''Fetish'''( or '''fetich''') is a term which originated in anthropology and which is used to describe a ''physical object'' which is assumed to have some kind of "magical" powers (e.g., amulets, talismans, etc.)		'''Fetish'''( or '''fetich''') is a term which originated in anthropology and which is used to describe a ''physical object'' which is assumed to have some kind of "magical" powers (e.g., amulets, talismans, etc.)

	[[Psychiatry]], as it was then (and still is trying, so far fairly unsuccessfully) to establish itself in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a ''real'' science (one based on empirical research , rather than simply on armchair philosophizing (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armchair_theorizing\|at Wikipedia)] adopted the word, and then applied it to ''human behaviors'' (not simply to ''objects'') which the psychiatrists, for moral reasons, wished to "[[medicalize]]" or "[[demonize]]". "Fetishes" were categorized by the psychiatrists within another artificial category, [[paraphilia\|paraphilias]]--a category which was ''another'' attempt to "medicalize" or "demonize" behaviors which the psychiatrists did not (on moral grounds) "approve of."		[[Psychiatry]], as it was then trying (and still is trying, so far fairly unsuccessfully) to establish itself in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a ''real'' science (one based on empirical research , rather than simply on armchair philosophizing (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armchair_theorizing\|at Wikipedia)] adopted the word, and then applied it to ''human behaviors'' (not simply to ''objects'') which the psychiatrists, for moral reasons, wished to "[[medicalize]]" or "[[demonize]]". "Fetishes" were categorized by the psychiatrists within another artificial category, [[paraphilia\|paraphilias]]--a category which was ''another'' attempt to "medicalize" or "demonize" behaviors which the psychiatrists did not (on moral grounds) "approve of."

	Fetishes are normal, though unusual behaviors (eating ''snails'' is also "normal"--but unusual--behavior, and being blond and blue-eyed is ''also'' a normal, but unusual characteristic outside of Scandinavian countries. But these are not called "fetishes").		Fetishes are normal, though unusual behaviors (eating ''snails'' is also "normal"--but unusual--behavior, and being blond and blue-eyed is ''also'' a normal, but unusual characteristic outside of Scandinavian countries. But these are not called "fetishes").

	Being sexually attracted to younger people, including prepubescent children, is ''also'' normal, though unusual, behavior. <ref><sup>Filip on BoyChat gives references for this--this must be Googled for<sup></ref>. But the ''psychiatrists'' have condemned this behavior, and they also support ''legal prohibitions'' on this behavior. Psychiatrists therefore allow their ''morality'' to influence what is supposed to be their "scientific study" of human behavior!		Being sexually attracted to younger people, including prepubescent children, is ''also'' normal, though unusual, behavior. <nowiki><ref><nowiki><sup>Filip on BoyChat gives references for this--this must be Googled for<sup><nowiki></ref></nowiki>. But the ''psychiatrists'' have condemned this behavior, and they also support ''legal prohibitions'' on this behavior. Psychiatrists therefore allow their ''morality'' to influence what is supposed to be their impartial "scientific study" of human behavior!

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'''Fetish'''( or '''fetich''') is a term which originated in anthropology and which is used to describe a ''physical object'' which is assumed to have some kind of "magical" powers (e.g., amulets, talismans, etc.)

[[Psychiatry]], as it was then (and still is trying, so far fairly unsuccessfully) to establish itself in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a ''real'' science (one based on empirical research , rather than simply on armchair philosophizing (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armchair_theorizing|at Wikipedia)] adopted the word, and then applied it to ''human behaviors'' (not simply to ''objects'') which the psychiatrists, for moral reasons, wished to "[[medicalize]]" or "[[demonize]]". "Fetishes" were categorized by the psychiatrists within another artificial category, [[paraphilia|paraphilias]]--a category which was ''another'' attempt to "medicalize" or "demonize" behaviors which the psychiatrists did not (on moral grounds) "approve of."

Fetishes are normal, though unusual behaviors (eating ''snails'' is also "normal"--but unusual--behavior, and being blond and blue-eyed is ''also'' a normal, but unusual characteristic outside of Scandinavian countries. But these are not called "fetishes").

Being sexually attracted to younger people, including prepubescent children, is ''also'' normal, though unusual, behavior. <ref><sup>Filip on BoyChat gives references for this--this must be Googled for<sup></ref>. But the ''psychiatrists'' have condemned this behavior, and they also support ''legal prohibitions'' on this behavior. Psychiatrists therefore allow their ''morality'' to influence what is supposed to be their "scientific study" of human behavior!

===Noun===
# Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause [[spiritual]] or [[magical]] powers; an [[amulet]] or a [[talisman]]. {{defdate|from the early 17th c.}}
# Something [[sexual]] or [[nonsexual]], such as an object or a part of the body, which arouses [[sexual]] [[desire]] or is necessary for one to reach full sexual satisfaction. {{defdate|from the early 19th c.}}
#: ''I know a guy who has a foot '''fetish'''.''
# {{label|en|US}} An [[irrational]], or [[abnormal]] [[fixation]] or [[preoccupation]]. {{defdate|from the 19th c.}}

#* '''1933''': ''We have a feeling that it must be "honest" work, because it is hard and disagreeable, and we have made a sort of '''fetish''' of manual work.'' -- George Orwell, ''Down and Out in Paris and London'', Ch. XXII, pg. 117 (Harvest / Harcourt paperback edition).

==References==
*(to be added)

==See also==
*[[Psychiatry]]
*(more to be added)

==External links==
*Wikipedia, of course, follows "the party line" and (mistakenly) assumes that psychiatry is a "science," so beware as you read this article:
:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_fetishism

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