Coulrophilia
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Coulrophilia is a paraphilia involving a sexual attraction to jesters, clowns and mimes, whether it actually exists is unknown. If in existence it appears to originate in either childhood or adolescence and is said to overlap with other paraphilias (salirophilia, related to pies and transvestic fetishism in the form of dressing up as a clown).[1][2][3][4][5]
A 2014 episode of the American reality show Bad Sex (Season 2 Episode 10) focused on a man who allegedly had coulrophilia.[6] As of 2016, a report by Fusion concluded that though a few ostenible clown dating websites exist, they do not appear to be legitimately matching people to clowns.[7]
In late October 2016, there were reports that searches for clown-related porn had recently increased, likely related to the wave of 2016 clown sightings.[8][9][10]
See also
References
- ↑ Dr. Mark D. Griffiths (13 October 2013). "Clowns' syndrome: A brief look at coulrophilia". drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com.
- ↑ Benjamin Radford. Bad Clowns, p. 92 (University of New Mexico Press 2016)
- ↑ Silman, Anna (30 October 2014). What It's Like to Have Clown Sex, Cosmopolitan
- ↑ Megatron, Sunny (6 October 2016). The Love of My Life Has a Clown Fetish, Women's Health
- ↑ (29 December 1983) I have a shocking fetish, Sally (tv.com data)
- ↑ Juzwiak, Rich (11 June 2014). This Is What It's Like to Have a Clown-Sex Fetish, Gawker
- ↑ Keep, Elmo (24 May 2016). There are clown dating sites. I tried one and lived to tell the tale, Fusion
- ↑ (31 October 2016). Clown porn searches have increased 213%, Riot Fest
- ↑ McCrum, Kirstie (14 October 2016). Clown porn on the rise after 'killer clown' sightings spike sparking fears of sexual attacks, Daily Mirror
- ↑ Waddell, Lily (17 October 2016). Rise in sick 'Killer Clown' porn craze sparks fears of UK sex attacks, Daily Star