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object serving as a proxy for a mother’s “penis,” others view fetishes as variable
(Gamman & Makinen, 1994; Sullivan, 2003). From this perspective, fetishism
ranges from particular sexual practices and situations to the fetish replacing a sexual
partner. Sex educator Midori defines a fetishist as “someone whose sensual and
sexual arousal is greatly enhanced by objects, body parts and other elements not
directly related to intercourse” (2005, p. 127). This perspective and definition allows
for the inclusion of all types and manner of fetishes with sensitivity to culture,
meaning, and historical context—such as Nazism. The study of Nazism within
broader scholarly frameworks has experienced resurgence. Betts (2002, p. 552)
writes:
While assessments of Nazi culture were once largely confined to
painting, sculpture, architecture, literature and Propaganda film, a
generation of new scholars has begun to reconsider the
significance of advertising, entertainment cinema, industrial
design, television, autobahns, pop culture eroticism and other 'low
culture' enterprises.
Nazi uniform fetish and role-playing can be categorized as an aspect of
“pop culture eroticism” and the present study is consistent with the work of other
scholars on related topics. For example, Frost (2003) fully develops the process by
which Nazism (used synonymously with f 66