Dark new sexual fetish emerges in the UK - here's what's causing a shocking rise in the kinky alternative.

Dark new sexual fetish emerges in the UK - here's what's causing a shocking rise in the kinky alternative.

 

There is a new fetish evolving in the UK, which is very well being heard and discourses over what now well accepted modern-day sexual preferences really are. This has been branded as **chastity** trend, which is seemingly experiencing a surge with younger generations searching more for their desired fetishes.

Chastity can come as control and power-play and usually includes some devices that would restrict the wearer from having orgasms. Clips4Sale, probably the most important website in the kink industry, has reported a 193% rise in searches for chastity-oriented items since 2020, including an increase of 71% just this year. The revival of this ancient phenomenon has succeeded in attracting a rather diverse audience, especially since it began to reach down into the mainstream.

The fetish centers around **orgasm denial**, which allocates the wearer, usually a male, to be secured within a device controlled by a partner known as the "keyholder." The duration might be anything from a few hours to weeks and produces a very strong psychopathological impact because of the mutual reinforcement of submission and yearning. The phenomenon even boasted of having a dedicated month popularly known as "Locktober," during which enthusiasts willingly engage in an enforced state of abstinence.

Celebrities have also contributed to bringing a certain publicity to chastity. For instance, Katy Perry recently included a chastity belt in her music video, while some others like Julia Fox openly discussed matters concerning sexual constriction.

These coincide with a broader movement where Gen Z continues delving into sexual terms like denial and abstinence. Such an experience presents a dissident aspect of the old purity culture, which many 'liberators' today associate with self-restraining and self-control.

People see the changes in attitudes of society over sexuality today. Whatever the way people may look at it, whether it is viewed as some kind of burgeoning freedom or even a challenge to the norms of normalcy, it indicates how attitudes are changing around certain forms of fetishism. Chastity fetishes now thrive online; nowhere are they more visible or accessible than before. Online drug sales catalyzed such exposure. Of course, retailers have reacted, especially in making available chastity devices, from simple items to the very exotic.