Reviewer: Oblivious Signed
Date: February 08 2016
Title: Chapter 1: Reasons of Macrophilia
*I apologize in advance for the massive block of text ahead. I have a lot to say on this matter*
Before anyone can really understand Macrophilia, I think it should be defined, but that's where the trouble comes in. I think of the biggest mistakes people do is generalize Macrophilia as simply "they like giant women" when in reality it's so much more than that. At least as far as I am concerned, Macrophilia one of the most complex and broadest paraphilia out there. Macrophilia can be broken down into two main categories, which are then further broken down into three distinct categories, each of those also breaking down farther. I won't even discuss gender with this, as I feel that is mostly a matter of sexual orientation. Not completely, but for the most part yes. However, being a hetero male I go for small guy, big women, and this is typically the norm.
It starts out simple enough, and with one split which, in the long run, doesn't make much of a difference. That is simple: Are people small against normal sized people, or are people normal against larger people? What's the difference, though? Well, when it gets farther, not that much. However, one distinction is that Small People generally tends to be on a smaller scale in terms of destruction (i.e. one-two people) while giant people is larger scale (i.e. towns and cities), of course, this can go either way, so it really doesn't make a difference.
Breaking it down further though, I see three distinctive categories of Macrophilia. Some people will be apart of all three, some only two, and some only one. (I am only into one category at all). So, what are they? Well, let me begin by saying I lied...sorta. I'll explain. When dealing with Macrophilia, there's Aware giantess, and then there is Unaware giantess. Unaware is pretty much a category/subtype on it's own, and that'll be the one I talk about the most as that's the only one I care about. As far as Aware goes, it breaks down into two subtypes: Gentle and Abusive. Now, I don't know much about these types, can I'm not interested in them, but my quick run down of them is as follows: Gentle is where the giant being and the shrunken being get along and have a normal, healthy relationship. There is very little "damage" done to the shrunken person, except for when done accidentally (in which case it enters "Unaware" section, more on that later). My guess on why someone would enjoy this (don't take my word for it) is to enjoy the comforting nature of someone who care for you, or a fantasy about being force to depend on someone else for your survival. But that's the best I got.
As far as Abusive goes, it's where the giant being is out to get the shrunken person. For whatever reason, they want to see them suffer, and knowingly torture them, fully aware it's a human being they are doing it to. I...do not like this type, at all. It's not my cup of tea, so I can't offer anything on it really, but people do enjoy it. *Please note Abusive is seperate from any "abusive" unaware sections because the giant actively knows it's a human.
And now the biggie: Unaware Giantess. This type is pretty much an entire class in itself. It encompasses pretty much everything in Macrophilia, so long as it fills one condition: The giant being is unaware of the smaller being. This can be further broken down into the size of the shrunken being, going all the way from "so small they can't be see at all" to "easily mistaken for a bug" (Yes, mistaken for a bug is counted as unaware, even though it techincally isn't, because as mention before, the giant being is -unaware- it's a human being. That's the key point here.) I could go on and on and this, but that's not the point, so now let's get to the real point.
Sort of. Macrophilia isn't just giant(ess) though, and I think that's also a problem when people generalize it. Unlike a lot of fetishes, Macrophilia combines with and encompasses so many other fetishes with it. Foot fetishes are extremely common with Macrophiliacs (I'm more into shoes myself), but it doesn't stop there. Pretty much any other fetish can be combined with Macrophilia, another big one is something like scat. And of course, vore. Vore pretty much goes hand in hand with Macrophilia, as it almost always invovled a shrunken person. Otherwise it's just canniablism. (Though I suppose there is non-human vore...I'm not that into it, only super soft vore/mouth play...don't even get me started on Hard vore ughdhfsdgf)
So now that the super long winded explination on what the hell Macrophilia is, why do we have it? What the hell is so appealing to us about it? If you couldn't tell by the mountain of text above, it varies greatly. Honestly, I can't tell you why anyone likes this fetish. The reason is because it's different for every person. It's different for how people were raised, what their life was like, what they are into in this fetish, etc, etc. To really get even a small idea why you like it, take a look at what you like! I'll do me, for example.
I'm heavily into micro unaware giantess. Basically, I'm extremely small against a giantess who are extremely big. I like to be amongst the dirt, be treated like dirt, and just be abused unknowingly by these giant women. Basically, they have Complete Control over me and my life. Now, how does this tie into me? Growing up, I had three sisters and a mom who I spent most of my time with. Me being the youngest they were always there to take care of me. I pretty much grew up around girls who took care of me and "controlled" me. See the corralation? It comes down to control, and in my case, unaware control. Girls who are deciding my every action, and don't even know they are. Can I explain it any further than that? Not really, I just like what I like, and go along with it.
So to wrap it all up: I don't think anyone can truely explain this fetish. Maybe that's why it's so overgeneralized because there really isn't a good way to explain it otherwise? If you are really curious as to why you like this, it's just something you'll have to ask and look at yourself. Now, just to touch on a few points you posted about:
-I have told a couple people about my fetish (including my ex) and they were fine with it. They were just mostly curious. Believe me when I say it, Macrophilia is far from the weirdest fetish out. Honestly, it's pretty damn normal, so never feel bad about it.
-I don't personally agree with your thoughts on Macrophilia being "wanting the impossible" but as I said, if that's what you feel it is for you, then by all means go with that. I'm also a very weird Macrophiliac because I'm Asexual, so any "sexual" tension from the giantess isn't actually from the giantess. I enjoy the aspect of being small and having no control, not being on or near a giant women. I've had fantasties that don't even involve giantess...just being small. But as I said, everyone is differnet.
-Dominance is a key factor, for sure. But even that is not set in stone. It's true that I would personally have an assertive woman over a passive one, and that follows suit into Macrophilia. But it's not stricly gender Male and Female. There are those that like giant men and small men. Or giant women and small women. As I said at the top, I feel it's mostly sexual orientation (though not always). Still though, Man on man or Female on female dominance is also a thing, so can't rule that out.
And that concludes this way too long essay on my thoughts. Thanks for reading!!
Author's Response: Thanks for the review longer than the actual post XD. I completely agree with what you are saying. I am aware of the vast branches this fetish includes, but I am trying to hit on the mainstream giant woman one. Of course there are far weirder fetishes (amputation, etc) and I am not ashamed of the fetish. You are indeed a unique one, as you are asexual, so we will have different views here and there. As you said, I did over generalize to keep things reasonable. I am glad I got to have this conversation with you. If you have other thoughts, please post another review :)
