We all have our favorite erotic areas of appreciation. Is yours a back fetish?
Every single body part you can think up is someone’s thing, absolutely. From head to toe. Body part fetishes are called “partialism” in the official lingo. And no one needs to have a bona fide fetish to have some very strong erotic attachment to one part of the body.
It can be general—breasts, hair, butt, back, legs. Or it can be very specific: large earlobes, the arch of the foot, big hairy balls, pancake nipples.
What Is a Back Fetish?
Partialism, or intense sexual excitement and pleasure from appreciation of or attraction to a body part, can be a fetish. A back fetish is erotic partialism for the back.
People with a back fetish don’t have to look far to indulge their preference. Reddit and other forums report that the back fetish is common, and general erotic appreciation of the back is even more so.
The back fetish is common to men and women and other genders, and to people of all sexual orientations or persuasions. Back fetishists may be into BDSM or they may be fairly vanilla.
The back fetish can be very specific to a variable quality of the back, a part of the back, or a circumstance involving the back. For example, someone may like the sloping part of the back before the buttocks, or they may prefer a smooth or hairy back, a chubby back, or a back with moles on it.
9 Back Fetishes and Kinks
There are many ways that a back fetish may play out. Let’s take a look at nine types of back fetish.
1. Arched Back Fetish
The idea of the arched back as sexy is a staple aesthetic in porn, bondage gear, anime, and more. The “sex kitten” with a curved-spine look or the doggy style position with a woman’s head high and ass in the air, back low, is commonly viewed as sexy.
Some people have a specific back fetish and love viewing the arched back. There are special BDSM harnesses or restraints that position a woman in the arched back position.
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2. Back Scratching Fetish
One kind of back fetish is when someone is turned on by the idea of scratching someone’s back. For many women with a back fetish, their excitement and pleasure in the back is increased, or dependent on, the thought of raking their nails up and down his spine.
For some, massage and light scratching appeals, and enjoyment is increased by the tactile sensation of fingers against the spine or back muscles. For others, the back scratching fetish is all about leaving marks and shredding the skin.
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3. Back Massage Fetish
The old classic trick of seduction: “Ooh, I’m a little tense. I would love a little back massage…” The idea is to start getting handsy and gauge the chemistry, of course, but for some, this was an invitation direct to heaven.
Simply touching the back and massaging the back is everything for those with a back massage fetish.
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4. Hairy Back Fetish
A classic back fetish is the hairy back fetish. For many women, and for many gay men as well, a man’s hairy back is the way to bring sexy back.
Part of the hairy back fetish may be the association of a hairy body with rugged masculinity, testosterone, and virility. Part of it may be its relative rarity—even quite hairy guys may not have a very hairy back. Whatever it is, getting a glimpse of your hairy back fetish can prove difficult.
Hairy guys might cover up in t-shirts on the beach from unnecessary self-consciousness, not knowing that some are hoping for a glimpse. Others may groom and manscape back hair away while leaving thick tufts around their navel, chest, and armpits.
It’s not just men who are the object of desire for the hairy back fetish. Some folks with this fetish are attracted to hirsute women, specifically women with hairy backs!
5. Back Brace Fetish
Some people with a back fetish and some people with various medical kinks or medical BDSM fetishes have a back brace fetish. It can be the aesthetic of the back brace that turns them on, or the look in combination with the idea of helplessness or restraint from injury or disability.
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Some people with a back brace fetish don’t experience the arousal when it’s “real,” but some experience the arousal more. The back brace fetish can be specific to a type of back brace.
6. Sexy Back Tattoos
Sometimes the whole back fetish thing has to do with back tattoos. An artfully placed motif accentuating a beautiful back, or full-back coverage with ink—depends on the beholder.
Read: Tattoo and Piercing Fetish
7. Back Needle Play
The back is a large flesh canvas for enacting needle play, so naturally folks into needle play may enjoy the experience of “doing” someone’s back. Or vice versa.
Read: BDSM Needle Play and Play Piercing
8. Back Flogging and Whipping
Impact play and back love go hand in hand—when you’re spanking someone’s ass, you are often looking at their back. The idea of leaving marks on someone’s back from thigh to neck is incredibly arousing for many dominants who enjoy spanking and whipping.
If you are aroused by the idea of taking command over someone with a whip or flog and you love their back, make sure you learn about impact play safety before proceeding—or keep a light touch.
Read: Flogging for Beginners
9. Back Trampling
Some folks with a back fetish literally love walking all over you. They want to put their boots on your back, drive a spike heel into you, or bounce up and down in bare feet and feel the tactile joy of toes against your back skin.
Obviously, if the trampler is heavy or wearing hard or sharp footwear, or the one getting their back trampled is small, fragile or injured, use common sense caution. But many of us have balanced on or walked on someone’s back to help them with a sore muscle, and it feels fantastic for both parties.
Read: Trample Fetish: The Kink of Stepping & Stomping
Do you have a back fetish? What is your fetish fantasy?
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