How fine is the line between fetish and preference?

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anybody wanna answer this one?
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  • Fetish is officially defined as:

    Something, such as a material object or a nonsexual part of the body, that arouses sexual desire and may become necessary for sexual gratification.

    An abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment; a fixation.

    in the context to which you refer.

    And preference is defined as:

    The selecting of someone or something over another or others.


    My personal shortcut for distinguishing the two is that if it is a person, it is a preference; and if it is a thing, then it is a fetish.

    What's yours?
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      one more question if you don't mind please.

      What is the difference between a person that prefers a particular race(s) say asain and a asainphile? I rememeber someone saying that while saying they prefer men of color and I am curious to the distinction. I never got a chance to ask the person.

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