On the show Shameless last week there was a guy with a pregnancy fetish. I don't watch the show, but came across some articles that were talking about it and decided to check out the episode. It was actually pretty boring display of the fetish - the guy pretty much just hits on a pregnant character then she finds out he has other pregnant girlfriends and breaks it off. And he actually calls himself a maiesiophile, which I thought was weird. A couple of reviewers have weighed in on both sides of the scale:
This one thought it wasn't too bad:
http://www.ew.com/recap/shameless-season-6-episode-8/3
"While registering for baby-related accessories in the hopes that someone might throw her a shower, she encounters a man named Larry, who immediately asks her out on a date. We discover pretty quickly that he has maiesiophilia — i.e. a pregnancy fetish — and is only into Debs because she’s pregnant. He always keeps a couple of girls on the go at once, but it’s all consensual and they all know what they’re getting into, he says. I’m not about to kinkshame Larry for whatever consensual business he gets into during his spare time, but come on, Larry — a pregnant teen? Who. Will. Save. Debbie. Anyway, don’t worry about her too much — she tells Larry to get lost once she discovers the truth."
And this one thought it was pretty creepy, going as far as to call him one of the weirdest guys ever on the show:
http://sivertimes.com/shameless-us-seaso...ical/14927
"Meanwhile, Debbie saw her pregnant teenage life and crosses the road to one of the weirdest guys ever met in Shameless US – which says a lot about him … Indeed, it is a fetish for pregnant women. Debbie poor, really, she finds no one really good for steady support lately."
If you've seen it, what do you guys think about how the fetish is being displayed in this episode? I feel like it's been a while since anyone popped up on TV with a pregnancy fetish. Although one of the best scenes ever, Alan on Two and a Half Men was mostly displayed as a creep, and although they never outright said he had a fetish, it was just heavily implied during the episode. I think no matter how well it's shown, there are always going to be people like the 2nd reviewer who think its creepy, and other people who couldn't give a shit.
*update - looks like someone uploaded one of the scenes, so check it out while it's still up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgmX4_dSgRs
This one thought it wasn't too bad:
http://www.ew.com/recap/shameless-season-6-episode-8/3
"While registering for baby-related accessories in the hopes that someone might throw her a shower, she encounters a man named Larry, who immediately asks her out on a date. We discover pretty quickly that he has maiesiophilia — i.e. a pregnancy fetish — and is only into Debs because she’s pregnant. He always keeps a couple of girls on the go at once, but it’s all consensual and they all know what they’re getting into, he says. I’m not about to kinkshame Larry for whatever consensual business he gets into during his spare time, but come on, Larry — a pregnant teen? Who. Will. Save. Debbie. Anyway, don’t worry about her too much — she tells Larry to get lost once she discovers the truth."
And this one thought it was pretty creepy, going as far as to call him one of the weirdest guys ever on the show:
http://sivertimes.com/shameless-us-seaso...ical/14927
"Meanwhile, Debbie saw her pregnant teenage life and crosses the road to one of the weirdest guys ever met in Shameless US – which says a lot about him … Indeed, it is a fetish for pregnant women. Debbie poor, really, she finds no one really good for steady support lately."
If you've seen it, what do you guys think about how the fetish is being displayed in this episode? I feel like it's been a while since anyone popped up on TV with a pregnancy fetish. Although one of the best scenes ever, Alan on Two and a Half Men was mostly displayed as a creep, and although they never outright said he had a fetish, it was just heavily implied during the episode. I think no matter how well it's shown, there are always going to be people like the 2nd reviewer who think its creepy, and other people who couldn't give a shit.
*update - looks like someone uploaded one of the scenes, so check it out while it's still up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgmX4_dSgRs
