Word: fetishization
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...restroom, upstairs in my room with the door shut, often with the aid of my cell phone—I couldn’t resist. I had to check my e-mail. This is not my cross to bear alone, however. E-mail fixation is a Harvard-wide fetish. If you have never felt a similar gnawing concern about what might be occupying your inbox or grimaced as you opened Gmail after a computer-less weekend, you are probably one of those academic superstars who are too busy to be reading this column. What are all these vital communications? Most...
Less admirable than this loyalty is the Australian fetish of antielitism. If you want to nuke an enemy, call him an elitist, especially if he is an intellectual. The word is empty, since no society, including Australia's, has ever been able to function without elites of skill, intelligence and ordinary competence. Yet Australians can rarely bring themselves to say they value human superiority. It sounds undemocratic...
...guy/girl to get your attention: Toss up between serenading me with Tchaik in D and bringing me bubble tea. Where to find you on a Saturday night: Living single, seeing double, sleeping triple. Or just wishing it. First thing you notice about a guy: His Asian fetish...or hopefully lack thereof. Your best pick-up line: Not mine, but...“Do you have a keg in your pants? Because I wanna tap that ass.” Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I love being voluntarily judged by FM readers. Something you?...
...finest of negative stories—the most beloved kind. We had a man with a twisted fetish for watching poor, defenseless dogs rip each other apart; and if they didn’t try hard enough to please him, he’d ruthlessly slaughter them in ways only fit for a Hostel movie. Add in a dash of rich, spoiled athlete and a sinister sneer and face to match, and you had a recipe for quite a firestorm...
...have a sexual fetish or fantasy, what...