ABSTRACT
A posting from an online message board beckons ‘‘Wanted: Female Feedee – Reward: Life-
time of Pleasure and Passion.’’ Elsewhere on the web, a site advertises ‘‘Click Here to Watch
My Belly Grow!’’ Both sentiments refer to feederism – a phenomenon which incorporates the
eroticization of body fat and the act of feeding, along with disciplined weight gain for par-
ticipants’ sexual gratification. Individuals engage in feederism in a multiplicity of ways –
through the internet, while fantasizing, with their partners. Who are the individuals parti-
cipating in this activity? What sexual/bodily acts do these participants actually engage in?
What are the motivations behind their involvement? Are these individuals dabbling – so to
speak – in certain forms of sexual play, or are they constructing their sexual identities around
their sexual behaviors? Is feederism a fetish or a subculture – or is it perhaps something more
complex? Most importantly, what does feederism tell us about dominant cultural norms and
practices surrounding food and sexual behavior?
