...this passage is from a 2015 study by Joyal et al., "What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy?", where they found that 30-60% of their sample experienced submissive fantasies (aka, they are not unusual at all). full PDF at this link: https://t.co/Om6aYAdNn9 https://t.co/Up2xNMnbw2
What exactly is an unusual sexual fantasy?
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This collection reveals that social discussions about sexual fantasies are highly interested and deeply engaged, with many citing scientific studies such as Joyal et al. (2015), highlighting that fantasies like dominance, submission, and role play are quite common, which challenges societal taboos and promotes open conversations about human sexuality. The tone varies from scientific references to personal reflections, emphasizing both the curiosity and the importance placed on understanding diverse sexual preferences.
Most social discussions acknowledge that unusual fantasies are more common and less taboo than often assumed, aligning with the scientific findings cited.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyJoyal, C. C., Cossette, A., & Lapierre, V. (2015). What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy? The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12(2), 328–340. doi:10.1111/jsm.12734 https://t.co/dpBhtkEuVr https://t.co/FAMRbr5BGd https://t.co/zbvbqhsTx0
@vastmightyfree 1. Most studies are on bestiality and not the fantasy of it. Zoophilia is rare (est. 2%~ of GP) and so fantasies are also rare. I know of another study but I'll need to find it. https://t.co/5YKvH8kIXZ 2. I did answer yours. "We do not know and there are competing theories."
@keither_yaoi @mistO_fortune @d1ckg1rl @cuptoast https://t.co/RIsY8SQYDR https://t.co/d8gpHDyhHC https://t.co/Ok3U3jWVBH https://t.co/Vh7kBvFVBl https://t.co/Edzh26PG0U
@NathanpmYoung “I have fantasized about having sex with more than three people, all men.” 28% of women “I have fantasized about being tied up by someone in order to obtain sexual pleasure.” 52% of women I understand we can’t exactly extrapolate but we can kind of Source: https://t.co/KuHhmOq9it
@Joseph_Pa0 دراسة: وفقًا لمعظم الدراسات النفسية والإحصائيات، المازوخية تُبلغ أكثر عند الذكور من الإناث، خصوصًا في السياق الجنسي.
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@XShillionaire @TheLaurenChen Wahmen have extremely depraved fixations they only reveal in private. 1. Race-play (a black chick had custom-made slave shackles for it, a black student union chair) 2. Grape 3. Spitting Anything besides keeds and bestiality is common. https://t.co/lD7r3LB9UJ
@Solidius_JFK https://t.co/HA634kGGPE
@NayoKMU @ToReMiFaSol @Stacytrouille_ 1. Étude sur les fantasmes féminins de viol Auteurs : Joyal, C. C., Cossette, A., Lapierre, V. Titre : What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy? Journal : Journal of Sexual Medicine, vol. 12, no. 4, 2015, p. 1097–1108. Méthode : 1 516 Canadiens adultes interrogés.
RT @NewDrive73: @OtakuWeebtard Depende también, por ejemplo el estudio de (Joyal, Cossette & Lapierre, 2015) observó que si bien algunas pa…
RT @NewDrive73: @OtakuWeebtard Depende también, por ejemplo el estudio de (Joyal, Cossette & Lapierre, 2015) observó que si bien algunas pa…
@OtakuWeebtard Depende también, por ejemplo el estudio de (Joyal, Cossette & Lapierre, 2015) observó que si bien algunas parafilias eran más frecuentes en hombres que en mujeres pues también hay otras que son más frecuentes en mujeres que en hombres. [https://t.co/sn9nXaLPXy] https://t.co/oC9VqOWx5D
Joyal, C. C., Cossette, A., & Lapierre, V. (2015). "What exactly is an unusual sexual fantasy?" Zurbriggen, E. L., & Yost, M. R. (2004). "Power, desire, and pleasure in sexual fantasies" Levine, S. B. (2010). "What is sexual addiction?" ur opinion is disproven by science lol. https://t.co/KyWgnwTYWf
@fcqv @adhib Link: https://t.co/bFIjsLNAWg
@Joseph_Pa0 دراسة: وفقًا لمعظم الدراسات النفسية والإحصائيات، المازوخية تُبلغ أكثر عند الذكور من الإناث، خصوصًا في السياق الجنسي.
@NathanpmYoung “I have fantasized about having sex with more than three people, all men.” 28% of women “I have fantasized about being tied up by someone in order to obtain sexual pleasure.” 52% of women I understand we can’t exactly extrapolate but we can kind of Source: https://t.co/KuHhmOq9it
@leah_skii @sw33tsir3n @nashehive Source https://t.co/KuHhmOpBsV
@azuretail_319 ごめんもう二つも!! Komisaruk, B. R., Beyer-Flores, C., & Whipple, B. (2006). The science of orgasm. Johns Hopkins University Press. Joyal, C. C., Cossette, A., & Lapierre, V. (2015). What exactly is an unusual sexual fantasy?. The Journal of Sex Research, 52(7), 746–758.
@SHARD_aerospace @Narugit @JadeTheZoo_SLDK These are the names of the teams. They probably have done more then one study, but I think I found the correct ones: https://t.co/pKcErodhH0 https://t.co/yJMgbInKCH
@vastmightyfree 1. Most studies are on bestiality and not the fantasy of it. Zoophilia is rare (est. 2%~ of GP) and so fantasies are also rare. I know of another study but I'll need to find it. https://t.co/5YKvH8kIXZ 2. I did answer yours. "We do not know and there are competing theories."
@pierdolefreuda https://t.co/MUzOfFWUP7 Tutaj masz.
@Agusberentz @JhonSuarez2604 En un estudio de 2014, el 3% de las mujeres y el 2,2% de los hombres informaron fantasías sobre tener relaciones sexuales con un animal. https://t.co/tpZoc2iWWp
@VexedVortices @WannabeDulcinea @LydiaTakesWins @savage3400 @catholichiara Joyal et al (2015) - "What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy?" It found the types of fantasies described as AGP are quite common among cis women. Many reported fantasizing about embodying different roles or personas, including imagining themselves as more attractive/different
@keither_yaoi @mistO_fortune @d1ckg1rl @cuptoast https://t.co/RIsY8SQYDR https://t.co/d8gpHDyhHC https://t.co/Ok3U3jWVBH https://t.co/Vh7kBvFVBl https://t.co/Edzh26PG0U
Alongside stats on women's preference for sexually violent fantasies is a plethora of data that also clearly outlines women's need for emotional fulfillment & romance, including in a BDSM context. Kind treatment during sexual love is a human right. https://t.co/sjnClFT8kp https://t.co/lxDmHUWVYm
RT @branewurms: @psychobrattt @annie_quinton @fellaensues @sillyboyliker @the_moon_monkey https://t.co/5FJnCbWyM9 https://t.co/QVCf1v7Ckx…
RT @branewurms: @psychobrattt @annie_quinton @fellaensues @sillyboyliker @the_moon_monkey https://t.co/5FJnCbWyM9 https://t.co/QVCf1v7Ckx…
@psychobrattt @annie_quinton @fellaensues @sillyboyliker @the_moon_monkey https://t.co/5FJnCbWyM9 https://t.co/QVCf1v7Ckx https://t.co/RIsY8SRwtp https://t.co/d8gpHDyPxa https://t.co/Ok3U3jXtrf https://t.co/Vh7kBvGtqT https://t.co/Edzh26QdQs
@roseybloom42 even if it wasn't. quite a lot of cis women show fantasies about sexually dominating or coercing people. do a quick search through this meta analysis for evidence (https://t.co/5b3NXhmHEn)
@clitenvy @forestofcake @simpancier @richardsiken @coriolucy not sure what access you got https://t.co/5FJnCbW0WB https://t.co/QVCf1v74uZ https://t.co/RIsY8SQYDR https://t.co/d8gpHDyhHC https://t.co/Ok3U3jWVBH https://t.co/Vh7kBvFVBl https://t.co/Edzh26PG0U
@QuinnGem @DevonshireDan1 @NoShirleyNo @MeghanEMurphy only the abstract of this study is publicly available, but even in the abstract they directly reference documenting women with paraphilias alongside men with paraphilias and finding that this is common in both sexes, even if moreso in males: https://t.co/api3G9Xqzk
@NoShirleyNo @QuinnGem @DevonshireDan1 @MeghanEMurphy and the "recent evidence that challenges this assumption" cites these two review articles: https://t.co/oiIQKo8nvq https://t.co/oL8jseal5k
@lolathepug1 @k_rad @Laura237856 @KatyMontgomerie @millihill @BBCNews @MForstater https://t.co/kgHqVmPgz6
@millihill @lolathepug1 @k_rad @Laura237856 @KatyMontgomerie @BBCNews @MForstater https://t.co/kgHqVmPgz6
@JohnDavisJDLLM First, sorry for my bad english! Here is the entire article in German: Pedophilia can also be female https://t.co/OIUXC77ofb derived from the canadian study What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy? https://t.co/dxEGiCfRr9 https://t.co/Z5TRWtDFf2
RT @mandy_autodomme: This sort of statement is exactly why I hid my fetishes. https://t.co/zrLngJLjZP
@ConfessaClub @kevondastreets https://t.co/zrLngJLjZP
This sort of statement is exactly why I hid my fetishes. https://t.co/zrLngJLjZP https://t.co/toPw6Livb2
@VeraGrayF Is it this one? https://t.co/MnlWTFH0Mn
@HJoyceGender https://t.co/ft6X6ILRsh https://t.co/YFF2e3iD3v
@cherryyrosette @KingofBeasts89 Yes, because that's how statistical sample size works. This is a fairly common topic, you can find plenty of studies. For example, here is one with 1,517 participants, and some meta reviews. https://t.co/l29Qmy4KUX https://t.co/iGZSmY97OQ https://t.co/UaqzgS9s6j
La encuesta de Journal of Sexual Medicine que arrojó que 65% de las mujeres tienen fantasías sobre ser "dominadas" es de 2014. Desde allí hasta acá ha pasado un siglo. Pero de nuevo: nadie se puede meter en las fantasías de nadie. Allí somos 100% libres https://t.co/bJQnBjhtdc https://t.co/Nttqq06pXx
@charlottecarso1 @ClaireHanna For a little context, Survey taken from the paper "What exactly is an unusual sexual fantasy?" University of Montreal. Maybe mom's copy of "50 shades" has more to do with this than just pornography? https://t.co/3lMcDDD8Vh
RT @JuliaSerano: ...this passage is from a 2015 study by Joyal et al., "What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy?", where they found that…
...this passage is from a 2015 study by Joyal et al., "What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy?", where they found that 30-60% of their sample experienced submissive fantasies (aka, they are not unusual at all). full PDF at this link: https://t.co/Om6aYAdNn9 https://t.co/Up2xNMnbw2
@altarviolence I’m assuming you’re outing yourself as unsightly, then? No need: 65% of women fantasized about being dominated in the below study. If that sample rate is near accurate, that’s a lot of women. Some of them are bound to be average to very good looking. https://t.co/0AkRDR6HV7
Joyal, C. C., Cossette, A., & Lapierre, V. (2015). What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy? The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12(2), 328–340. doi:10.1111/jsm.12734 https://t.co/dpBhtkEuVr https://t.co/FAMRbr5BGd https://t.co/zbvbqhsTx0
@Felicit78196996 https://t.co/Ir6qyq53Df
@TanjaSagt https://t.co/zMfpg2lEyf
@Aella_Girl @RestitutorOrbi5 https://t.co/3hzEKAKPuW In this survey, 33% of women and 65% of men expressed an interest in it. Assuming it was largely males who answered your survey that's not too far off, though there could be some selection bias here too
Teaching can be so much fun as long as you choose your topics wisely: Todays @UniTurku epistle will be "What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy?" - one of my all-time fav papers! Good to see that most illegal practices are relatively rare desires! https://t.co/gVZxpQ0IEL https://t.co/4nmZTtVwag
@silvertoinen @Granaattiomena1 @p0mmiina No tuota. Hiukan alle kolmasosalla ihmisistä (31% naisista ja 29% miehistä) on seksifantasioita raiskatuksi tulemisesta (Joyal ym. 2015, What Exactly Is an Unusual Sexual Fantasy? Journal of Sexual Medicine). Ajatus ja todellisuus ovat näissä jutuissa kovin eri asioita.
@BecomeHerSlave The numbers for bondage and s/m are similar to this other study (I'm sure we discussed it at some point): https://t.co/jgHuyklJel Interestingly, this other study also asked about sexual power dynamics and found interest in them to be even more common than Bondage or S/M.
@lostinthesaucem Oh it definitely does! It’s very slightly less common, but by no means rare. This is an interesting survey on it: https://t.co/Xoa7Lv73jf
"Interestingly, the percentages of women and men fantasizing about homosexual activities significantly exceeded the percentages of declared bisexuality or homosexuality." #Sexualityisaspectrum #sexed #LGBTQIA #sexedsaveslives #gender #sexgeek #sexeducator https://t.co/LoybChn2IR
@arvoddotcom @neil_neilzone @mxpanblake Thanks. It was Joyal et al 2015 https://t.co/pt3iiVVfmH