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[[File:Objectum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|205x205px|The objectum flag.]] |
[[File:Objectum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|205x205px|The objectum flag.]] |
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[[File:Agalmatum Flag.png|alt=|thumb| |
[[File:Agalmatum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|172x172px|Agalmatum flag]] |
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'''Objectum Sexuality, '''also known as '''Objectum''', '''Objectum Romanticism (OS/OR), or Pygmaliosexual''', is the attraction to inanimate objects. This attraction can be sexual, romantic, or both, it can also be a form of [[Tertiary Attraction|tertiary attraction]]. The objects that an objectum (or 'OS') individual is attracted to are often called "beloved objects", these objects often have names and personalities to the objectum person. They may go on dates or do other romantic things with their beloved object. |
'''Objectum Sexuality, '''also known as '''Objectum''', '''Objectum Romanticism (OS/OR), or Pygmaliosexual''', is the attraction to inanimate objects. This attraction can be sexual, romantic, or both, it can also be a form of [[Tertiary Attraction|tertiary attraction]]. The objects that an objectum (or 'OS') individual is attracted to are often called "beloved objects", these objects often have names and personalities to the objectum person. They may go on dates or do other romantic things with their beloved object. |
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Some objectum people believe in animism; the idea that everything has a spirit or spiritual energy, including people, plants, animals, and objects. Others have noted the high number of OS people who identify as being on the autism-spectrum, leading to the accepted understanding that there are two separate ways to experience objectum sexuality. Some OS people with autism have stated that they do not identify as animists and do not feel that objects have a spirit, but that their attraction is the result of synesthesia<ref>'Objectum sexuality: A sexual orientation linked with autism and synaesthesia': https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31882730/</ref>. Regardless, objectum people will often talk to their beloved objects and many feel that the object talks back in its own way. |
Some objectum people believe in animism; the idea that everything has a spirit or spiritual energy, including people, plants, animals, and objects. Others have noted the high number of OS people who identify as being on the autism-spectrum, leading to the accepted understanding that there are two separate ways to experience objectum sexuality. Some OS people with autism have stated that they do not identify as animists and do not feel that objects have a spirit, but that their attraction is the result of synesthesia<ref>'Objectum sexuality: A sexual orientation linked with autism and synaesthesia': https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31882730/</ref>. Regardless, objectum people will often talk to their beloved objects and many feel that the object talks back in its own way. |
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[[File:Restored Amusrum.png|alt=|thumb| |
[[File:Restored Amusrum.png|alt=|thumb|172x172px|Amusrum flag]] |
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Objectum sexuality is different from a sexual paraphilia, as a paraphilia does not imply a devoted personal relationship, feeling mutual and reciprocal attraction, and usually does not include animistic beliefs. Dr. Amy Marsh, a sexologist who has studied OS people, has developed a spectrum that explains some of the differences between object fetishism and objectum orientation<ref>http://waihili.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/marshspectrum.pdf</ref>. |
Objectum sexuality is different from a sexual paraphilia, as a paraphilia does not imply a devoted personal relationship, feeling mutual and reciprocal attraction, and usually does not include animistic beliefs. Dr. Amy Marsh, a sexologist who has studied OS people, has developed a spectrum that explains some of the differences between object fetishism and objectum orientation<ref>http://waihili.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/marshspectrum.pdf</ref>. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Relationships and orientations that can be described as objectum are found throughout human history in mythology, folklore, and the lives of real people. |
Relationships and orientations that can be described as objectum are found throughout human history in mythology, folklore, and the lives of real people. |
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[[File:Red fence.jpg|alt=graphic depicting a traditional Swedish wooden fence painted red with white tips|thumb|OS Internationale red fence symbol used in homage to the late Eklöf.]] |
[[File:Red fence.jpg|alt=graphic depicting a traditional Swedish wooden fence painted red with white tips|thumb|OS Internationale red fence symbol used in homage to the late Eklöf.|187x187px]] |
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The term "objectum sexuality" was coined by Eija-Riitta Eklöf and two other objectum-sexuals in the early 1970's. In 2008, Erika Eiffel and Oliver Arndt founded Objectum Internationale<ref>http://objectum-sexuality.org/</ref>, an organization dedicated to providing education about the orientation both to people questioning themselves as well as the general public. Since then its members have made appearances in documentaries, on news programs, and in journalistic publications. Unfortunately, the organization has had to withdraw support for many of these features due to sensationalized and discriminatory editing of interviews that result in willful misrepresentation of OS people. |
The term "objectum sexuality" was coined by Eija-Riitta Eklöf and two other objectum-sexuals in the early 1970's. In 2008, Erika Eiffel and Oliver Arndt founded Objectum Internationale<ref>http://objectum-sexuality.org/</ref>, an organization dedicated to providing education about the orientation both to people questioning themselves as well as the general public. Since then its members have made appearances in documentaries, on news programs, and in journalistic publications. Unfortunately, the organization has had to withdraw support for many of these features due to sensationalized and discriminatory editing of interviews that result in willful misrepresentation of OS people. |
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=== Meatum === |
=== Meatum === |
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[[File:Meatum Flag.png|thumb|Meatum flag]] |
[[File:Meatum Flag.png|thumb|Meatum flag|172x172px]] |
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An objectum who is primarily or exclusively attracted to meat. |
An objectum who is primarily or exclusively attracted to meat. |
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=== Plantum === |
=== Plantum === |
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An objectum who is primarily or exclusively attracted to plants, gardens, fruit, vegetables, forests, etc. Also called botanosexual<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/174901503220/botanosexual-pride-flag</ref> or florasexual. |
An objectum who is primarily or exclusively attracted to plants, gardens, fruit, vegetables, forests, etc. Also called botanosexual<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/174901503220/botanosexual-pride-flag</ref> or florasexual. |
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[[File:Plantum Flag.png|alt=|thumb| |
[[File:Plantum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|172x172px|Plantum flag]] |
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=== Plushum === |
=== Plushum === |
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=== Qulitum === |
=== Qulitum === |
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[[File:Plushum Flag.png|alt=|thumb| |
[[File:Plushum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|172x172px|Plushum flag]] |
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An objectum who is primarily or exclusively attracted to quilts or blankets.<ref name=":0" /> |
An objectum who is primarily or exclusively attracted to quilts or blankets.<ref name=":0" /> |
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=== Vehium === |
=== Vehium === |
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[[File:Quiltum Flag.png|alt=|thumb| |
[[File:Quiltum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|172x172px|Quiltum flag]] |
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An objectum who is attracted to vehicles, robots, and/or other technology. |
An objectum who is attracted to vehicles, robots, and/or other technology. |
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=== Applianceum === |
=== Applianceum === |
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[[File:Sculptum Flag.png|alt=|thumb| |
[[File:Sculptum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|172x172px|Scluptum flag]] |
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[[File:Turum Flag.png|alt=|thumb| |
[[File:Turum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|172x172px|Turum flag]] |
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[[File:Restored Vehium.png|alt=|thumb| |
[[File:Restored Vehium.png|alt=|thumb|172x172px|Vehium flag]] |
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[[File:Naturum Flag.png|alt=|thumb| |
[[File:Naturum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|172x172px|Naturum flag]] |
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[[File:Multum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|172x172px|Multum flag]] |
[[File:Multum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|172x172px|Multum flag]] |
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[[File:Alcoholum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|Alcoholum flag revised to resemble the other objectum flags|172x172px]] |
[[File:Alcoholum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|Alcoholum flag revised to resemble the other objectum flags|172x172px]] |
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[[File:Skeletum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|Skeletum flag revised to resemble the other objectum flags|172x172px]] |
[[File:Skeletum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|Skeletum flag revised to resemble the other objectum flags|172x172px]] |
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[[File:Soundrum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|Soundrum flag revised to resemble other objectum flags]] |
[[File:Soundrum Flag.png|alt=|thumb|Soundrum flag revised to resemble other objectum flags|172x172px]] |
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An Objectum who is attracted to appliances such as Refrigerators, Stoves, and Washing Machines. |
An Objectum who is attracted to appliances such as Refrigerators, Stoves, and Washing Machines. |
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=== Abandum === |
=== Abandum === |
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[[File:Consolum Flag.png|thumb| |
[[File:Consolum Flag.png|thumb|172x172px|Consolum flag]] |
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[https://hallowum.tumblr.com/post/636092610577039360/new-terms-from-yours-truly An Objectum who is attracted to all abandoned things.] |
[https://hallowum.tumblr.com/post/636092610577039360/new-terms-from-yours-truly An Objectum who is attracted to all abandoned things.] |
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Turum flag: the brown represents tables, stools, and similar furniture. The red represents couches, beds, loveseats, beanbags, and similar furniture. |
Turum flag: the brown represents tables, stools, and similar furniture. The red represents couches, beds, loveseats, beanbags, and similar furniture. |
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[[File:Musica.png|thumb|Musica flag| |
[[File:Musica.png|thumb|Musica flag|172x172px]] |
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Vehium flag: the greys represent robotical structure and data, as technology are often associated with greys. |
Vehium flag: the greys represent robotical structure and data, as technology are often associated with greys. |
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