David Sedaris' Giantess

Robopengy · 08-26-2010

During a visit to my local bookstore, I decided to finally find that essay by David Sedaris regarding his brief tenure writing for a Giantess magazine. It turned out to be a lot shorter than I thought, so I just read the whole essay in about five minutes. I didn't really like it, though maybe it's because I'm not familiar with his brand of humor. The ending really put me off though, his insights into the Giantess/growing community felt awkward.

Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had read the story and what their thoughts on the essay are. Thanks!

Dreamtales · 08-26-2010

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Originally Posted by Robopengy

Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had read the story and what their thoughts on the essay. Thanks!

Thanks for mentioning this. I actually haven?t read his essay for a while, but I remember my reaction being negative. He?s basically making fun of GTS aficionados, but not (I felt) in a nice way. His attitude seemed to be ?get over it already? and ?grow up.?

I found his negative attitude surprising, because of course Sedaris is gay and probably wouldn?t appreciate it if a straight guy told him to ?get over it? and stop thinking about guys.

Unfortunately it?s one of the few mainstream essays that even mention GTS, and all it does is create a negative stereotype.

siliconstag · 08-26-2010

It's not all too surprising. When was the last time you heard anyone with any clout admitting to a fetish of any kind? It seems like offhanded ridicule of fetish is the only attitude that's allowed anywhere but completely sex positive publications. Think of how many articles, how much art, how many stories touch on fetishes, publish titillating images, and lavish on fetishes with graphic detail only to conclude with "oh and I don't get it personally, I'm just commenting because I think it's so weird"?

I agree with Dreamtales. Sedaris goes on at length in nearly every one of his novels about how he can rationalize his childhood hangups and quirks, but has learned to accept them and even love them because the only other option is hating himself and his inability to change. You'd figure he could see fetish in the same light.

qzar9999 · 08-26-2010

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Originally Posted by Dreamtales

...and ?grow up.?

Heh.

It is kind of odd, though, that with aaaaaaaaallllllllllll the fetishes and/or psychological hangups people have in this world, people would still look at size-fetishists as "weird." Or any fetish, for that matter. Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.

cherokee_nation · 08-28-2010

I'm actually trying to understand more about us as a community of Fetishist, I'm no psychologist, but I feel I've made some interesting discoveries and I was wondering if anyone else has noticed, or cares to notice the connections that we have. There's a few things that I've always thought were strange for people to get "hung up" on as it were. There seems to be a form of biggotry against many "Furries" by Micro/Macro/Mammo/Metamorphophiles, which I've always had difficulty understanding. I have a feeling that we can all be filed under one big fetish, and that we just split it into what we really like, but that we are open to other strange ideas. Anyway, I talk too much.

MadmanDarkHeretic · 08-28-2010

Not really surprising. We're talking in a rough sense about kinks and squicks. For some portion of those who have the kink about giantesses, they are creepied out by the representation of them as animals. This turns into social prodding against it. For others those are both things they find kinky, and their cheering/producing of more of it is seen as combining something the first group likes with something the first group hates.

For any fetish it's going to land somewhere in a spectrum of 'turns on, don't care, disinterest, disgust'. For easy appearance for most (and practically embodying the above), breast expansion with guro/dismemberment. For some (prolly most who enjoy BE), the fact that the first might be in the piece doesn't overcome the disgust of the second, and so they'll boo/hiss when such pieces come by and try and discourage them, often associating them with the people that do enjoy them (and thus extending their disgust to them as well).

*takes off academic cap and goes back to being silly bouncy dragongirl* and enough of that :P

08-26-2010	#1
Robopengy Happy owl Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 340	David Sedaris' Giantess During a visit to my local bookstore, I decided to finally find that essay by David Sedaris regarding his brief tenure writing for a Giantess magazine. It turned out to be a lot shorter than I thought, so I just read the whole essay in about five minutes. I didn't really like it, though maybe it's because I'm not familiar with his brand of humor. The ending really put me off though, his insights into the Giantess/growing community felt awkward. Anyway, I was curious if anyone else had read the story and what their thoughts on the essay are. Thanks! Last edited by Robopengy; 08-27-2010 at 12:30 PM. Reason: I'm a grammar Nazi

08-26-2010	#3
siliconstag Altruistic Leecher Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 66	Re: David Sedaris' Giantess It's not all too surprising. When was the last time you heard anyone with any clout admitting to a fetish of any kind? It seems like offhanded ridicule of fetish is the only attitude that's allowed anywhere but completely sex positive publications. Think of how many articles, how much art, how many stories touch on fetishes, publish titillating images, and lavish on fetishes with graphic detail only to conclude with "oh and I don't get it personally, I'm just commenting because I think it's so weird"? I agree with Dreamtales. Sedaris goes on at length in nearly every one of his novels about how he can rationalize his childhood hangups and quirks, but has learned to accept them and even love them because the only other option is hating himself and his inability to change. You'd figure he could see fetish in the same light.

08-28-2010	#5
cherokee_nation Thom Didamus Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Midwestern United States Posts: 56	Re: David Sedaris' Giantess I'm actually trying to understand more about us as a community of Fetishist, I'm no psychologist, but I feel I've made some interesting discoveries and I was wondering if anyone else has noticed, or cares to notice the connections that we have. There's a few things that I've always thought were strange for people to get "hung up" on as it were. There seems to be a form of biggotry against many "Furries" by Micro/Macro/Mammo/Metamorphophiles, which I've always had difficulty understanding. I have a feeling that we can all be filed under one big fetish, and that we just split it into what we really like, but that we are open to other strange ideas. Anyway, I talk too much. __________________ "We all have inner demons. Some of us just have outer ones as well." "This is wrong. I can't imagne in any way how this is going to be right..." -- Wolfman Al

08-28-2010	#6
MadmanDarkHeretic Bouncy Dragongirl of Love Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 432	Re: David Sedaris' Giantess Not really surprising. We're talking in a rough sense about kinks and squicks. For some portion of those who have the kink about giantesses, they are creepied out by the representation of them as animals. This turns into social prodding against it. For others those are both things they find kinky, and their cheering/producing of more of it is seen as combining something the first group likes with something the first group hates. For any fetish it's going to land somewhere in a spectrum of 'turns on, don't care, disinterest, disgust'. For easy appearance for most (and practically embodying the above), breast expansion with guro/dismemberment. For some (prolly most who enjoy BE), the fact that the first might be in the piece doesn't overcome the disgust of the second, and so they'll boo/hiss when such pieces come by and try and discourage them, often associating them with the people that do enjoy them (and thus extending their disgust to them as well). takes off academic cap and goes back to being silly bouncy dragongirl and enough of that :P