Macrophilia: Difference between revisions

'''Macrophilia''' is a fascination with or a [[sexual fantasy]] involving giants (Male Giants, most commonly expressed as [[giantess]]es (female giants), as well as giant objects.<ref name="Salon"/><ref name=griffiths>{{Cite web|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-excess/201504/big-love|title=Big Love|website=Psychology Today|language=en|access-date=2017-10-18}}</ref> It is typically believed to be a male fantasy, with the male playing the smaller part; however, people with any background can have it.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Valens|first=Ana|date=2019-09-10|title=What is giantess porn, and why is it so popular?|url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/giantess-porn/|access-date=2022-12-04|website=The Daily Dot|language=en-US}}</ref> When the smaller part is male, they may be depicted as entering, being dominated by, crushed by or [[Vorarephilia|being eaten]] by the larger woman or man.<ref name="griffiths" /><ref>{{cite book| title=Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Bad | first=Cynthia | last=Ceilán | publisher=Globe Pequot | year=2008 | isbn=978-1-59921-403-0 | pages=88–90}}</ref> Generally, depictions range from sexually explicit actions to non-sexual interactions while still providing sexual stimulation for those with the fantasy.<ref name="griffiths" />

Although macrophilia literally translates to simply a "lover of large",<ref name="Salon"/> in the context of a sexual fantasy, it is used to denote attraction to beings larger than themselves. PeopleMales who are attracted to larger female/malesfemales are known as Amazon chasers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmazonChaser | title=Amazon Chaser }}</ref> Generally, the interest differs between macrophiles, and depends on gender and sexual orientation. Macrophiles often enjoy the feel of being physically smaller, ranging from sadomasochistic fantasies such as being abused, degraded, dominated, or eaten,<ref name="O'Neill-PalmBeach"/> to friendly fantasies such as being rescued, protected and befriended by the larger, typically heroic female, and they often view the much taller being as powerful and dominating.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} .