User:Eaterjolly/sandbox/Macrophilia

Macrophilia is the "interest or affinity for large scale or size", which can be interpreted as either sexual or non-sexual. It is a common theme in art and fiction depicting vorarephilia, body exploration, and city destruction, as well as a metaphor for visibility in Alice in Wonderland and Gulliver's Travels. The level of eclecticism associated with macrophilia, makes it considered to be literary minded by some and easily combined with other fetishes/themes, namely podophilia, BDSM, and Furry Fandom.

History
The first reported use of this term was in a case study published under the pseudonym "Samuel Ramses". In that case study, "Samuel Ramses" notes a number of distinct traits of macrophiles and criticizes an overly simplistic view of them.

Unlike most Paraphilia, macrophilia finds most of it's roots in cultural works without any sexual pre-tense, such as Gulliver's Travels, Attack of the 50ft Woman, Godzilla, The Borrowers, Alice in Wonderland, Jack and the Beanstalk, etc. Many have attributed this phenomenon to the makers of these works experiencing macrophilia.

Frequently used interchange-ably, vorarephilia and macrophilia have almost become synonymous, as combining the two in art and writing is just as popular as maintaining them as separate. Discussions of vorarephilia often assume macrophilia, and stories based on macrophilia often act as a meltingpot for other so-called sub-fetishes.

Although macrophilia literally translates to simply a "lover of large," in the context of a fantasy, it is used to mean someone who is attracted to beings larger than themselves. Generally, interest differs between people, and has been shown to depend on gender and sexual orientation. Many enjoy feeling small and being abused, degraded, dominated, or eaten, and some may also view female giants as being powerful and dominating.

Psychology
"Samuel" asserts certain common traits of macrophiles, including: feelings of isolation, shyness, sexual guilt, and a phenomenon where certain fetishes that are attractive in a with regards to a giant may also be considered repulsive in a "normal" sexual situation.

It's also pretty distinctive that many have developed personas and interests that exist for them only when macrophilia is associated. In example, there has been atleast one notable case when popular writer cross-dressing specifically to imitate their giant persona at a macrophilia-related convention.

Women that have taken on the roles of the giantess within this fetish often reported it feeling empowering and enjoyed being worshiped.

Media and experience
The internet has played an important role in helping to develop the fetish. The pornography site Pornhub's 2015 annual report showed that compared to 2014, the biggest increasing of sex tape was giantess, which had a 1091 percent gain in searches. There also existed an exhibit at the Museum of Sex titled "Kink: Geography of the Erotic Imagination" which explored many different fantasies, including macrophilia.

A way to experience the fetish in real life is with extraordinarily tall women who can schedule private sessions with macrophiles to engage in non-sexual interaction such as: trampling, lifting and carrying, foot worshiping, roleplaying and domination.

Notable artist and community projects

 * Felarya. A wiki of lore for a fictional world consisting of mostly macrophiliac vore themes. Mostly crowdsourced through ideas discussed on their forums.