YouTube video mocking tickling as "weird"

[brotherted]

It's only a YouTube short, so it just takes a few seconds to watch:

I believe her repeated use of the word "weird" implies she thinks tickling itself is weird, although maybe some will defend her as just meaning that an unsolicited sexual DM of any kind is weird. But no, I think she's making fun of tickling itself -- in other words if the message had been a normie sexual DM request, ("Can you send me a nude pic?") I believe she'd have talked about it differently.

And the comments to the video are absolutely all over the map: From "That's so creepy" to "Do it."

More importantly, how do you guys react to this kind of shaming tactic, especially in real life? I've encountered it a bit -- and I'm not proud to admit I've usually just said nothing in response. What would probably have been better is if I'd have calmly explained how there's a wide spectrum of sexual turn-ons, and there was a time when everything besides missionary position sex was considered "weird." Unless someone believes we need to go back to that, then they're somewhere within that turn-on spectrum too. (I like bringing up the "missionary position only" example as the counter to "weird," because it flips the narrative, and forces people to think more critically.)

Or I might ask how they define "weird," in terms of the maximum percentage of people who are into something for it to qualify as weird.

But while I feel the best response to these situations is to be analytical, it irritates me. I'm guessing I'm not alone.

 

[CoatOfArms]

No, I don't think she is making fun of tickling itself. She is making fun of this unhinged message, that honestly would creep out most of the people. Even I - who has a tickle fetish - feel really uncomfortable hearing this message. I mean, if this person just asked her, if she is ticklish or if she would do a tickle challenge, I don't think she would comment on this or make a video. What makes it weird is the fact that this guy wrote a long message and described in details what he wants her to do.

So I'm sorry to say this, but you are blaming a wrong person here. I'm also irritated by these situations, knowing that some people just can't be reasonable and think that sending these creepy messages is a good idea.

 

[brotherted]

What makes it weird is the fact that this guy wrote a long message and described in details what he wants her to do.

It's okay if we disagree, but I'm looking to clarify your view.

If he'd instead written a long message and described in detail what he wants her to do, except asked her for a normie-style of sex act, you think her response video would have been the same, i.e. repeatedly saying the word "weird"? In other words, you believe her use of the word "weird" had nothing to do with the fetish aspect of the request?

 

[WickedTouch]

I’ve seen this video before on a few other platforms. I think I agree with @CoatOfArms. It is still possible that she finds tickling weird, but the central focus of her "weird" comments are on the message itself. The sender of the message comes off to me as a sort of creepy obsessed individual without a sense of restraint describing unusual (in a technical sense) fetish acts they'd love to see from her. I think when people receive unsolicited messages of highly specific sexual or fetish interests related to themselves, it is very likely to be perceived as weird, creepy, or completely unhinged. I think that is likely to be more pronounced the more unusual the fetish is, or the more unfamiliar they are with it. I can easily imagine her not reacting in this way at all if her partner were to express they had an interest in tickling in a casual way. In the kind of context we find with the message to her, I think tickling probably does add to the weirdness factor some, as it is normally viewed by so many as a very childish or innocent activity, but the details in that message heavily contrasts with how most people would expect someone to talk about tickling and really feels uncanny.

 

[SoleMates]

If he'd instead written a long message and described in detail what he wants her to do, except asked her for a normie-style of sex act, you think her response video would have been the same

No, I think it'd have been more along the lines of "I perceive this person as a threat", because direct sexual aggression from a strange male is very often perceived as such. I doubt she'd have read it aloud, either.

As to the original question, I don't let it bother me. Not everyone is going to be into what I'm into, and I'm savvy enough to read the room and know whether or not my tickle fetish - or, horrors, the fact that I produce content of it - is going to be well-received. Not everyone needs to know about it, nor do I need to die on that hill every time someone feels the need to vent over it. It rarely comes up in discussion unless someone feels the need to force it so, which people in this community tend to want to do. It's that ham-fisted handling of the topic that causes issues, as we saw above.

And, ironically (or not), the fact that I'm not a creep about it tends to cause people to not react unfavorably to the discussion, even if they're not into it themselves. Imagine that.

PS - these fucking "tickle challenges" are no better than the DM in the OP. That is a hill I'll die on.