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Since I’ve wanted to write this thread for a while, let me break down some of the stigma around vore (“cannibalism”).
Vore is a kink in which one party (“prey”) is consumed by another (“pred”). It is a fantasy fetish: something kinksters fantasize about and roleplay.
Vore is a kink in which one party (“prey”) is consumed by another (“pred”). It is a fantasy fetish: something kinksters fantasize about and roleplay.
Vore appears across a continuum based on pred/prey size and graphic intensity. Think of it like an X/Y axis.
Enormous size difference is called “macro vore” (ie a giantess consumes a small woman). Zero size difference is called “same-size vore.”
Enormous size difference is called “macro vore” (ie a giantess consumes a small woman). Zero size difference is called “same-size vore.”
Vore without graphic violence (blood, gore) is called “soft vore.” Vore with graphic violence is called “hard vore.” Sometimes, hard vore also entails guro kink: a fetish for bloody viscera play. It is, like vore, a fantasy kink: something enacted through roleplay and imagination
These kinks are incredibly prominent among humans. Most pred/prey play involves power dynamics similar to D/s: One person is Dominant, the other submissive. Many vore kinksters like guro. Many do not. There is no one-size fits all. I myself prefer macro vore with a soft/hard mix
This kink may make you feel uncomfortable. Nothing wrong with that. However, pathologizing these kinks is a mistake. Guro and vore are fantasies played in confined, imaginary roleplay spaces and have no connection with a desire to, say, actually abduct and consume another person.
Think of it like violence in video games. People play DOOM for the dismemberment and bloodshed, but we DOOM fans do not ACTUALLY go around shooting people and tearing their limbs off. Guro and vore are neither innate signs of mental illness nor abusiveness, just erotic fantasy.
Why do we have these fantasies? Better question: why does it matter? Let mutually consenting adults have all the fantasy roleplays they want
Of course, vore and guro kinksters may push their kinks onto non-consenting parties. This is sexual harassment. But the problem there is not the kink, it is the abusive behavior and the abusive person engaging in it.
Vore and guro are not innate signs of an abusive personality
Vore and guro are not innate signs of an abusive personality
I encourage others to make this distinction loud and clear, because the alternative is collateral damage: obfuscation of abuse and stigmatization of kinksters practicing good boundaries and strong communication. This hurts consenting parties and enables abusers
And to be clear re below, we should interrogate desires and fantasies that nonconsensually objectify a sexual partner based on marginalized identity. For example, trans women are often forced into topping roles due to transmisogynistic objectification. https://twitter.com/acvalens/status/1349829998207791106
But it’s a fool’s errand to look at, say, bondage and ask “what traumatic event caused this kink?” Sometimes trauma leads to erotic fantasies, but sometimes a person is just into bondage... vanilla sex is not the default
Addendum: “Guro” is a misuse here and shouldn’t be used as a broad description. Should be “gore” kink
