Since kinks come up often in fandom spaces (and are often misunderstood) I thought it& #39;d be interesting to open up a fandom POSITIVITY thread to discuss them.

To clarify: is there a kink you see in fandom that you don& #39;t understand, but would like to learn more about?

OK: "what do you enjoy about ____? What about it appeals to you?"

Not OK: "___ is gross, how could you enjoy that?"

Let& #39;s be respectful. My hope and intent is for an exchange of information and knowledge, NOT for people to open themselves up and be judged.

If you& #39;re uncomfortable asking with your Twitter handle, you can always send me an anonymous CC and let me know that you& #39;d like for me to post it here for others to reply to and explain.

Alternatively, the same applies for replies. If you see a kink that you& #39;d like to explain anonymously, you can use CC. I understand that kinks can be extremely private and embarassing, and that somemone might want to explain one while not identifying themselves.

I& #39;ll add one of my own:

Smoking. I dislike smoking IRL, and in fiction to the point where I often dislike and avoid characters that do so. It& #39;s apparently quite common for people to dislike it IRL but find it irresistable in fiction? I don& #39;t quite understand the appeal.