Amputee fetishism
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Amputee Fetishism is a fetish focused on amputations, generally of limbs. An Internet virtual community exists, with its own special terminology.
Two subtypes of this fetish are generally recognized. Acrotomophilia is an intense desire for one's partner to be an amputee. Acrotomophiles are also known as "devotees." Apotemnophilia is an intense desire to be an amputee. Aptemnophiles are also known as "wannabes." With each, the presence or absence of artificial limbs as an added stimulant is a personal matter for the fetishist.
Amputation fetishism is a paraphilia, a focus on a specific body part or inanimate object.
alt.sex.fetish.amputee was a Usenet newsgroup as far back as 1996, featuring stories and pictures. It has since become overrun with spam.
Electronic Surgery (abbreviated "ES") is a term for images (usually from porn sites that have been modified to make the subject appear as an amputee.
A pretender is a wannabe who acts out aptemnophilic fantasies, sometimes in public, usually through limb-binding and the use of loose clothing.
Terminology
The specialized two- and three-letter abbreviations used within the devotee-wannabe community logically follow from the types of limb amputations possible.
AK: above knee BK: below knee AE: above elbow BE: below elbow
The addition of L or R indicates right or left. LBK would thus describe the state of Heather Mills McCartney, Paul McCartney's wife since 2002, whose left leg required removal below the knee after a motorcycle accident in 1993.
Identical amputations on both sides of the body are prefaced by a "D": DAK would describe a double above-knee amputee. These are also known as "bilateral" amputations, so BAK would be equally valid.
A disarticulation amputation involves the removal of a bones at the joint by the disarticulation of the joint. The addition of L, R, D, or B apply.
WD: wrist disarticulation ED: elbow disarticulation SD: shoulder disarticulation
AD: ankle disarticulation KD: knee disarticulation HD: hip disarticulation
The use of these abbreviations indicates a paraphilic depersonalizing of the object of attraction.
See also
External links
- AmpuLove devotee website (http://www.ampulove.com)
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