ABSTRACT
The word pervert has a long history of use as a diagnosis, a slur and a way to marginalise and condemn those with sexual interests deviating from the norm. Given the widespread use of perversion to mean anything from a diagnosis through to a badge of honour, the term is not effortlessly defined. The internet has made porn easy to access and distribute, and in turn has overhauled the image of porn consumption from something centred on creepy old men in raincoats and teenage boys with tattered Playboys to behaviour that anyone, regardless of age, gender, sexual preference or favoured kinks, may be involved with. While wearing perverse apparel and embodying a visually risqué aesthetic is one way in which perversion is engaged with by the mainstream, another is through voyeurism. Regardless of their favoured kinks, the reality is that not everyone will want to physically participate in perverse activity.
