Comments on: A Little Holiday Fetishism! http://www.thesweatshopoflove.com/blog/2009/07/03/a-little-holiday-fetishism/ The Sweatshop of Lover's Blog celebrates every aspect of knitting - from finding a pattern to finishing a project. I publish my own patterns, share everything on my needles, and help knitters of all skill levels get excited about knitting. Never snobby, I use creativity and ingenuity to create finished projects for less. More than anything, The Sweatshop of Lover's Blog LOVES knitting and wants to make you love it, too. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:16:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Oompah http://www.thesweatshopoflove.com/blog/2009/07/03/a-little-holiday-fetishism/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Oompah Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:05:16 +0000 http://www.thesweatshopoflove.com/blog/?p=709#comment-997 You know, you're far from being the first to have a laugh at sweater fetishists, and I am the first to admit that it can look very silly, even to one who loves the feel and look of wool as I do. But there is a tendency to laugh at others which I believe stems from a fear of not being "normal", and that by making fun of a sexual fetish which you do not share, you are somehow making yourself immune from accusations of deviance. That, in any case is my amateur psychological reasoning behind the many appearances of similar articles to your own blog entry, and the cascade of chorusing comments that usually accompanies them. As a knitter especially, you should be able to acknowledge the pleasure of touching and wearing wool without feeling threatened by it. Incidentally, I find the third picture, of the couple in red and white, very attractive indeed! But I agree that the openings should line up, either mouths or eyes, but it's cruel to have one of each. You know, you’re far from being the first to have a laugh at sweater fetishists, and I am the first to admit that it can look very silly, even to one who loves the feel and look of wool as I do. But there is a tendency to laugh at others which I believe stems from a fear of not being “normal”, and that by making fun of a sexual fetish which you do not share, you are somehow making yourself immune from accusations of deviance.

That, in any case is my amateur psychological reasoning behind the many appearances of similar articles to your own blog entry, and the cascade of chorusing comments that usually accompanies them.

As a knitter especially, you should be able to acknowledge the pleasure of touching and wearing wool without feeling threatened by it.

Incidentally, I find the third picture, of the couple in red and white, very attractive indeed! But I agree that the openings should line up, either mouths or eyes, but it’s cruel to have one of each.

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