Crush fetish primarily refers to the desire to see others (generally members of the opposite sex) crush small creatures such as insects, mammals and reptiles. Inanimate objects, such as cigarettes, fruit or toy cars, are also crush fetish stimuli. The term "crush fetishist" also refers to those who perform the crush. Orders Subclass Apterygota Symphypleona - globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura - extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Blattodea (cockroaches) Mantodea (mantids) Isoptera (termites) Zoraptera Grylloblattodea Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets... Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of mammary... Orders  Crocodilia - Crocodilians scary crocodiles. ...

This sexual fetish is popular amongst many foot fetishists, as crushing by feet is usually the main focus. The foot (barefoot or in shoes) is thus often idolised in crush erotica such as magazines (with publications including Squish! and In Step), audio tapes and crush films. Crush fetishists (who chiefly are heterosexual males) often prefer to see crush by high-heels and bigger-than-average female feet. Foot fetishism is a pronounced fetishistic sexual interest in human feet. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ... Categories: Stub | 1989 albums ... Also known as animal snuff films, crush films are basically footage of small animals such as insects, mammals (especially rodents) and possibly reptiles being crushed (although sometimes inanimate objects such as soft toys or food are used instead). ...

Of course, the practice of crushing animals is condemned by animal rights activists, and legislation has passed in several countries to forbid the activity. However, as an underground business, the circulation of media containing crush fetish stimuli is difficult to control (more so than, for example, child pornography). Animal rights, or animal liberation, is the movement to protect (non-human) animals from being exploited by humans. ... The term child pornography (sometimes referred to as kiddie porn) generally refers to pornography featuring a child, however the precise definition of pornography and child varies by region and country. ...

Ultimately, the crush fetishist fantasizes about either being the actual object of the crushing, or the crusher. The desire is much like that of Vorarephilia, except with the need to crush or be crushed. Because crushing entails helplessly writhing in pain under a merciless crusher, the crush fetish is closely linked to S&M fetishism. Vorarephilia is the interest/sexual fetish in which a person fantasizes about eating another person and/or creature, or being eaten. ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ...

It can also be seen as a way of both shaking off and at the same time re-living childhood: the crushing of toys (such as plushies) being a simbolic ritual of casting away the chains of youth, whereas the crushing of bugs could be traced back to an early fascination with death (these are likely the same kind of people who would pull wings off flies, for example). Taking a slightly different view, it could be seen that the fetish developes from an awe of grown-ups: their commandeering power, their looming presence and even the literal act of parents killing insects within the family home (which means further fetishism such as an Oedipus complex could be in play). This article is about the film, Toys. ... A plush toy or plushie is a soft, often furry, stuffed toy made of plush. ... The Oedipus complex is a concept developed by Sigmund Freud, who was inspired by Carl Jung (he described the concept and coined the term Complex), to explain the maturation of the infant through identification with the father and desire for the mother. ...

One could even draw the conclusion that the crushing desire may be linked to the fetishist having messily broken up with or divorced someone, thus causing them to imagine the object is their "ex" and thus percieve the crush as a psychological retribution against the significant other who betrayed them.

See also

• Crush films
• Sexual fetish