The psychiatric community refers to having unusual sexual desires and fixations as “paraphilia,” but that clinical term is decidedly un-sexy; for our purposes, it’s called having a fetish. Peoples’ eclectic tastes and turn-ons tend to range from the more vanilla titillations all the way to more unconventional excitements. The adult industry accepts and caters to a diverse range of fetishes: from feet, to shaving, to latex, to even balloons… yes, balloons. As with most kinks, HotMovies is host to a variety of content that caters to those who find balloons to be sexually stimulating. In this installment of Kinkquiry, we explore the ins and outs of having a balloon fetish.
Looners
The balloon fetish community, or as they refer to themselves – “looners,” have divided themselves into two separate belief systems: poppers and non-poppers. “Poppers” are those who associate balloon-popping as part of the sexual experience, whereas “non-poppers,” (if you can believe it) avoid popping the balloon entirely. Poppers tend to associate the “pop” with a cathartic release, like orgasm or death, whereas non-poppers may develop emotional attachments to their balloons as time goes on.
One thing looners agree on is that there’s an adrenaline aspect associated with their balloon fixation. Will the balloon pop, or won’t it? It’s not uncommon for people to chase that flight-or-fight feeling once it’s been felt.
Looners aren’t just limited to balloons, however. Some ways that looners can act out their balloon/popping fantasies can be with inflatable pool toys, bubblegum, condoms, plastic bags, and rubber gloves. These balloon-substitutes can be rubbed against the body, sat on, laid on, or stomped on to produce stimulating feelings or to achieve climax.
In Popular Culture
Balloon fetishes have been profiled for human-sexuality docuseries like TLC’s Strange Sex, SexTV, and National Geographic’s Taboo. This fetish has also seen media attention from story arcs on popular television shows like NCIS, The United States of Tara, and Bob’s Burgers.
In Porn
Balloon-fetish porn typically centers around the “pop,” and it’s an entirely different pop-shot than we see in conventional porn. Oftentimes balloon porn features beautiful and desirable women teasing the viewer by stretching and squeezing balloons to amp up the popping anxiety. The women may accentuate their sexy feet by stepping on the balloons, or draw attention to their nice asses by sitting on them. Fetish-erotica studio Steamybabes‘ catalog has dozens of balloon-themed videos, and Synister Films created their own series, Balloon Girls, to specifically celebrate this inflation fixation. Sometimes we even see balloon fetish mixed with other types of fetishes, like smoking or tickling, in the same video.
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