Okay, look... I'm not one to judge. You've got your kinks and your fantasies, and that's okay. So long as you're not hurting anyone... you do whatever you need to scratch that itch. It's fine. Honestly, it's fine. I accept you, even if your thing is to put a load of biscuit-discs in a bag and then get in the bag, and then roll around in an abattoir.
At the same time... some of you might be into vore and - frankly - that shit is messed up. You know what I'm talking about, right? Vore is described as "the erotic desire to be consumed by, or sometimes to personally consume, another person or creature - usually whole".
Due to the somewhat impractical nature of vore, this fetish is typically expressed in stories or pictures - often crossing over with so-called "furry" fetishism. Consequently, the Sonic The Hedgehog universe, with its anthropomorphic animals, is regularly used as the subject of vore-based art - and here are ten such examples.
Be warned; this is a deep dive into one of the most unusual sexual fetisihes there is. Each to their own.
At the same time... some of you might be into vore and - frankly - that shit is messed up. You know what I'm talking about, right? Vore is described as "the erotic desire to be consumed by, or sometimes to personally consume, another person or creature - usually whole".
Due to the somewhat impractical nature of vore, this fetish is typically expressed in stories or pictures - often crossing over with so-called "furry" fetishism. Consequently, the Sonic The Hedgehog universe, with its anthropomorphic animals, is regularly used as the subject of vore-based art - and here are ten such examples.
Be warned; this is a deep dive into one of the most unusual sexual fetisihes there is. Each to their own.
SOFT VORE
Apparently, there are two types of vore - soft and hard. Soft vore sees the victim being consumed intact in a non-fatal act, while hard vore involves a more gruesome and realistic ingestion process. The above image, showing a bloodied, grinning, Sonic with a fully intact Knuckles and Tails in his belly, appears to straddle that line.
AT YOUR SIDE
This image appears to get to the heart of the emotional impulse underpinning more for many of its advocates; for the first time in his life, Sonic actually feels "comfortable", with his victim declaring "At least I am at your side"...
One case study suggested that voraphilia is "motivated by a desire to merge with a powerful other or permanently escape loneliness."
One case study suggested that voraphilia is "motivated by a desire to merge with a powerful other or permanently escape loneliness."
EATING PEOPLE, EH
Some voraphiles have sought treatment to combat their fetish. It is a desire that is rarely fulfilled "due to physical and/or legal restraints" read a 2013 report into the case of a Canadian patient who checked into a Toronto psychiatric hospital seeking treatment over his need to be "consumed by a large, dominant woman and then defecated by her.
On one occasion, "he reported feeling traumatized and distraught about an unexpected negative event: To cope with those feelings, he went into the woods and masturbated while eating cow feces."
On one occasion, "he reported feeling traumatized and distraught about an unexpected negative event: To cope with those feelings, he went into the woods and masturbated while eating cow feces."
TURKEY MAN
Voraphiles sometimes act out their fantasies through role-play, such as in the case of a travelling businessman dubbed "Turkey Man" who "regularly hired a dominatrix to meet him in his hotel room to ‘cook’ him” in a cardboard 'oven'.
"He had designed a facsimile of an oven from a cardboard box, including rudimentary knobs and a door that could be opened and closed. He would lie down in this box, on his back, wearing only socks, while the dominatrix would describe in great detail the process of his body being cooked and eaten by her."
"He had designed a facsimile of an oven from a cardboard box, including rudimentary knobs and a door that could be opened and closed. He would lie down in this box, on his back, wearing only socks, while the dominatrix would describe in great detail the process of his body being cooked and eaten by her."
WOMB WITH A VIEW
In the case of the Canadian patient mentioned above, he sought a return to the womb, to become an "un-person", though this desire was frequently accompanied by a recurring fantasy in which he would become "feces or semen and being expelled by a person".
Some forms of vore see the victim being ingested through the sexual organs, anus or nipples.
Some forms of vore see the victim being ingested through the sexual organs, anus or nipples.
NIPPLES
Treatment offered to voraphiles rarely looks at suppressing their desires, but attempts to get the patient to accept themselves.
ROOM WITH A MEIWES
Voraphilia is sometimes linked to cannibalism, such as the 2002 case where German computer technician Armin Meiwes placed an internet advert appealing to anybody who might let him eat them. He received an enthusiastic reply from one Bernd Jürgen Armando Brande.
During their date, Meiwes removed and ate Brande's penis, before stabbing him to death, slowly consuming 20kg of his body over the several months.
Meiwes was only caught when he was overheard boasting about his crime. After receiving an eight-year prison sentence for manslaughter, psychiatrists stated that - despite his sexual fetish - Meiwes wasn't mentally ill, and otherwise seemed like a normal human being. Albeit one who "could only experience
attachment when the other person was inside of him.
"Even extremely experienced police officers, who could not believe what he had done, had to put on record that, if they had not known about the offence, Armin M. never offered anything conspicuous during the entire period of investigation.”
During their date, Meiwes removed and ate Brande's penis, before stabbing him to death, slowly consuming 20kg of his body over the several months.
Meiwes was only caught when he was overheard boasting about his crime. After receiving an eight-year prison sentence for manslaughter, psychiatrists stated that - despite his sexual fetish - Meiwes wasn't mentally ill, and otherwise seemed like a normal human being. Albeit one who "could only experience
attachment when the other person was inside of him.
"Even extremely experienced police officers, who could not believe what he had done, had to put on record that, if they had not known about the offence, Armin M. never offered anything conspicuous during the entire period of investigation.”
PLEASE LET ME OUT
On Deviantart - where a lot of vore fan art can be found - one contributor defended his fetish, explaining that "The oldest vore memory I have dates back to when I was 5-6, and I imagined to get eaten by my dog.
"The predator (I'll write "pred" from now on) is really fond to the prey, and the prey too; the two could be in love or not, maybe just friends, but love is important.
"Now, when I say I'd like to be eaten by you, I mean that I'm so fond to you, I trust you so much that the only place where I can feel safe is inside of you, since I KNOW, I know you won't hurt me, I know you will take care of me, I know you will make pleasant my permanence inside of you.
"On the other side, the predator loves the prey so much that he wants to protect her, to keep her in a safe place, which is the pred himself. That's the point: the pred makes himself a shelter for his beloved prey. Even when the prey may be just tired, sad, angry, stressed: the pred will always be there to protect her and cheer her up. You can see that, in this case, Vore is non-fatal and mostly willing, though an unwilling situation could be really funny."
"The predator (I'll write "pred" from now on) is really fond to the prey, and the prey too; the two could be in love or not, maybe just friends, but love is important.
"Now, when I say I'd like to be eaten by you, I mean that I'm so fond to you, I trust you so much that the only place where I can feel safe is inside of you, since I KNOW, I know you won't hurt me, I know you will take care of me, I know you will make pleasant my permanence inside of you.
"On the other side, the predator loves the prey so much that he wants to protect her, to keep her in a safe place, which is the pred himself. That's the point: the pred makes himself a shelter for his beloved prey. Even when the prey may be just tired, sad, angry, stressed: the pred will always be there to protect her and cheer her up. You can see that, in this case, Vore is non-fatal and mostly willing, though an unwilling situation could be really funny."
BURP
Earlier this year, the website LadBible spoke to several voraphiles who - as in the example above - first discovered their fetish at a young age.
One said: "I first realised that I was into it back in primary school. I remember wanting to be eaten by my teacher."
Another added: "There was one movie, in particular, I remember, The Great Mouse Detective. At one point a mouse (anthropomorphic) is swallowed whole by a large cat. I'd say that was probably what first caused an interest in vore, though obviously I had no word to describe it, nor was I even conscientious of it as a kink."
A Russian contributor revealed: "I realised I was into vore when I played Heart of Darkness on PlayStation 1. There is a lot of vorish death scenes in this game. The Mefudoka one is my favourite."
One said: "I first realised that I was into it back in primary school. I remember wanting to be eaten by my teacher."
Another added: "There was one movie, in particular, I remember, The Great Mouse Detective. At one point a mouse (anthropomorphic) is swallowed whole by a large cat. I'd say that was probably what first caused an interest in vore, though obviously I had no word to describe it, nor was I even conscientious of it as a kink."
A Russian contributor revealed: "I realised I was into vore when I played Heart of Darkness on PlayStation 1. There is a lot of vorish death scenes in this game. The Mefudoka one is my favourite."
BUUUURRAAARRRPP!!!
Vore blimey, guv'nor!
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