Is tickling a well-kept secret?

[redway10]

The 'Adultcheck' age verification site boasts '344,000' member sites.

They list the following topics under 'Women': Amateur, Asian, Anal, Babes, BBW, BDSM, Black, Blondes, Breasts, Brunettes, Close-Ups, FemDom, Fetish, Foot, Gothic, Group Sex, Hairy, Hard Core, Indian, Individuals, International, Interracial, Large Breats, Latin, Lesbians, Lingerie, Masturbation, Middle Eastern, Money Shots, Movies, Nudists, Older, Oral, Photo, Porn Stars, Pregnant, Redheads, Small Breasts, Softcore, Spanking, Toys, Variety, Voyeur, Water, and Young Women.

If you do a search on the keyword 'tickling tickle' (anywhere in the description) you get 56 sites (again, out of 344,000), which includes plenty of humorous mismatches like: 'Horny Amateur Lesbian Housewives' and 'Tickle my G-Spot' (why haven't we explored this ticklish location in more threads?).

The keyword 'hairy' returns over 1000 sites (and with a brief glance, these matches appear to be right on target).

When I found tickling on the web (4 or 5 years ago) I thought it was great. Now I feel like I have explored its miniscule space on the web in its entirety.

A simple fascination with voyeurism (2500 sites) or breasts (5500 sites) and I could just surf the web until carpal tunnel set in. Well, I do like breasts (a lot), but it's just not the same thing.

I (and most of you) think tickling is sexual and fun. How is it that we are a minority to those with a 'Gothic' fascination?

 

[amk714]

Originally posted by redway10

I (and most of you) think tickling is sexual and fun. How is it that we are a minority to those with a 'Gothic' fascination?

I guess it's because most people who run porn sites think tickling is childish and not all that sexual. Sure, there are foot fetish sites that have some tickling, but certainly not to the degree that we TMFers want. Porn's all about $, and if those in charge think other things besides tickling will make more profit, they'll certainly ignore it to a large extent. I think that's why most TMFers aren't into porn sites. We're not the sort of crowd that the porn people are trying to attract. They want customers who will pay dearly to see naked bodies do the wild thing and what not. Oh well, whatever the reason for the dearth of tickling sites on the Internet, there definitely needs to be more of them! 😀

 

[qjakal]

Quality...

vs Quantity. We've discussed our lack of population in other threads...sigh. On the other hand, in what other "fascination" could you actually stand a chance of meeting a high % of members? Q

 

[P50]

Because We're Normal, That's Why

(from redway10)...
How is it that we are a minority to those with a 'Gothic' fascination?

Your question made no sense to me, so I checked the dictionary, and I believe I found my answer and a perfect answer to your question as well...

<I> <B>Gothic:</B> (definition #3) of or relating to a style of fiction characterized by the use of desolate or remote settings and macabre, mysterious, or violent incidents </I>

(1) I'm no more remote than others in my geographical area

(2) I seldom retreat to desolate settings.

(3) The macabre does not appeal to me.

(4) Nobody views me as a mysterious man.

(5) I am not a violent man.


Could it be that tickling is a normal healthy way for a man and a woman to interact in a monogamous lifestyle ?

Uh-oh, our secret's out.

 

[Novus]

We are growing

Our community is probably one of the fastest growing fetishes right now. This forum has added nearly 1000 new members in the four months since I have been here. There are still thousands more lurking in the shadows. More of us are buying tickling videos which means there will be more videos for us to buy. In a few years we will be as big and as well known as any of the other fetishes.

 

[Sunday_10pm]

In a few years we will be as big and as well known as any of the other fetishes.

Yay

 

[Tabooqui]

Well Known...

At least we've heard of it! 🙂 🙂 😛

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I dunno...

So glad I caught this thread early before it got to long...(*puff*)

I think it adds to the "mystique" of our little community that we're so unknown. Like being part of a private club or something. I've mentioned in passed posts how I think it would actually serve us negatively to expose to much to fast. Because as soon as some narrow minded person in power hears of "sexual tickling", next thing you know, tickling your own child will be grounds for sexual harassment.

What I'm talking about is LOSS OF INNOCENCE. The idea of innocent tickling will be "scarred" to some degree with what a lot of people will percieve as a "darker side". I read another post tonight from someone talking about "Non-Consentual Videos" and stuff like that....now how well do you think the public would deal with that? No one wants to start wondering if that person who tickled them all the time as a child enjoyed it a little TOO much. Tickling as a sexual device is a dangerous idea to a lot of people. A person (singular) is smart and can be educated, but people (plural) are dumb and quick to judge without just cause....we need time to grow....for the world to grow....I'll leave it at that for now.....I'm hungy.....ta..

 

[Eternal Tomboy]

Re: I dunno...

What I'm talking about is LOSS OF INNOCENCE. The idea of innocent tickling will be "scarred" to some degree with what a lot of people will percieve as a "darker side". I read another post tonight from someone talking about "Non-Consentual Videos" and stuff like that....now how well do you think the public would deal with that? No one wants to start wondering if that person who tickled them all the time as a child enjoyed it a little TOO much. Tickling as a sexual device is a dangerous idea to a lot of people. A person (singular) is smart and can be educated, but people (plural) are dumb and quick to judge without just cause....we need time to grow....for the world to grow....I'll leave it at that for now.....

I agree Cheshire.....I don't think most people need to know about our take on tickling. If they wanted to know about it, they would have become a TMF member on their own!

Maggie

 

[BigJim]

Re: We are growing

Our community is probably one of the fastest growing fetishes right now. This forum has added nearly 1000 new members in the four months since I have been here. There are still thousands more lurking in the shadows. More of us are buying tickling videos which means there will be more videos for us to buy. In a few years we will be as big and as well known as any of the other fetishes.

Very true! When I joined about 18 months ago there was only about 3500 members and now it's nearly 6000! This place is truly the camelot of tickling, even if it does have it's Mordreds.

 

[TickledToDeath]

It's only a secret to those who don't know about it.
People will usually tell of THEIR tickling secret to those whom they truly trust and in this day and age, they are a minority, unfortunatly.
Then there are those who are affraid of expressing themselves for fear of ridicule and being stereotyped as being "abnormal" or "sick" in desperate need of therapy.
Having those out there like Dear Abby, do us NO friggin' good whatsoever.
Keep it within the community and you are better off unless you have a significant other who you (should) trust and with whom you will NOT be "judged" and have nothing to loose.
It's all in it's presentation to those whom you tell.

TTD

 

[Novus]

Re: Re: I dunno...

I agree Cheshire.....I don't think most people need to know about our take on tickling. If they wanted to know about it, they would have become a TMF member on their own!

Maggie

The thing is that they are becoming members by the hundreds each month. There are likely tens of thousands of supressed ticklers out there who will find out who we are and join us on their own. This quick growth will not go unrecognised for much longer.