That Is My Fetish

About

"That Is My Fetish" is a cartoon-drawn reaction face used in defense or approval of a sexual obsession or fandom, especially when it is known to be disliked by the majority within an online community. Outside of its conversational usage in fetish and fap-related discussions, the cartoon drawing has also spawned a series of My Little Pony character illustrations on DeviantART.

Origin

The expression originates from a webcomic by John Campbell that was featured on his blog Pictures for Sad Children^[1] sometime in 2008. In the comic, the character goes on offensive against mainstream pornography for its lack of authenticity and confesses that what he really desires is porn that can simulate having a significant relationship.

Spread

In the following years, Campbell's comic was referenced in numerous discussions about fetishes, but the last panel of the character saying "that is my fetish" didn't spin off into a standalone reaction image until early 2011, when it began circulating Tumblr, including a reblog feature on Fuck Yeah Reactions^[4] on June 12th, 2011. Soon after rising to popularity on 4chan^[3] and Reddit^[7], the image also spawned a series of My Little Pony-influenced derivatives on DeviantART.^[8]

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Notable Examples

In similar vein of I can't fap to this, the cartoon drawing also led to a number of inverse derivatives bearing the caption "this isn't my fetish!"

  
  

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