- Jun 1, 2017
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That's my thought. There's quite a few fetishes that don't particularly appeal to me when considered in a vacuum, but when contexualized within taboo behaviors or power structures turn me on. Netori is a prime example - in a vacuum, cheating with another man's wife is a bad idea, both because it damages the fabric of society and because it'll likely hurt you in the long run; further, it's a bad thing to do morally, and such actions routinely destroy lives. BUT, considered in the context of power and taboo, the idea of violating not just someone's wife, but the relationship and emotional intimacy that they shared and the love they enjoyed, is incredibly arousing as a symbol of dominance and exploitation.
Incest appeals in a similar way, I'd say. The violation of the taboo elevates the violator into a special position, both powerful and unholy. By deliberately breaking such a deep taboo, you have elevated your own desires and appetites into a position over the good of society, and have gained a degree of power from doing so. At the same time, by violating such a taboo, you have severed yourself from the general experience of humanity, rendering yourself alien to your own kind.
TL;DR - "everything is about sex, except for sex, which is about power."
