I like the smell of end day unwashed pussy myself. And some people look at me like I'm crazy and nasty when I bring up my smell kink

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    11 months ago

    Smell kinks are rarely talked about but I think everyone has them without realising to a certain extent. It's just generally frowned upon to talk about being turned on by smells because there's no consent or control in what smell a person is giving off or in what nearby people do with that smell. It makes people feel vulnerable because of the lack of control.

    • ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml
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      11 months ago

      There isn't much more consent or control about appearance either yet peoples get turned on by people's appearance all the time. 🤔

      • Awoo [she/her]
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        11 months ago

        Fair, I guess it's entirely just about normalisation vs not? I wonder if it's ever been not-weird to discuss how someone smells in a "phwoar she's a looker" awooga kind of way. "Phwoar she's a smeller" conjures an entirely different emotion in me.

        • ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml
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          11 months ago

          Just a supposition but...

          I'd say it probably has something to do with the fact that sight is our "primary" sense, the one we rely on and pay attention to the most, whereas smell, we don't really pay attention to it on a day to day basis, except in the presence of a very strong smell good or bad.

          It reflect on our vocabulary too, we have a lot of words to describe extensively and exactly what we see (color, shade, texture, shape, etc...) but very little words to describe what we smell.

          Maybe it's different for blind peoples? Or species with a strong sense of smell?

          • Awoo [she/her]
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            11 months ago

            Maybe it's different for blind peoples?

            Oooo this would be really interesting to get perspective on but it's gonna be super weird trying to ask.

    • ashinadash [she/her]
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      11 months ago

      Conversely though, I think it's actually kinda nice to be told you have really pleasant smells, at least between intimate partners. They're probably gonna smiff ya anyway, so it's nice to know they enjoy it? Kinda thing

      • Awoo [she/her]
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        11 months ago

        It's also one of the things you remember very strongly. I like stealing partner's tops/jumpers because when you miss them you still have their smell.

      • Awoo [she/her]
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        11 months ago

        I genuinely don't think the perfume, deodorant and aftershave industries would ever be as large as they are if this weren't at least partially true.