Anonymous · 10mo
Hello! I‘m not the anon who asked about the omegaverse, but I am someone who likes it and your answer was very interesting! If you‘re open to it, I‘d love to comment on it! (if not feel free to ignore this lol)
I find it always very difficult to use broad strokes like that even if I do think the things your pointed out are major reasons why A/B/O is so popular! Overall it‘s enjoyed by so many people (very diverse group at that too bcus honestly I think people pick and choose and build their own omegaverse to their own preferences) that pinning down what exactly it is that people like is hard… and I think one‘s own identity also plays a role in this! I know for some people its as simple as „bottom twink with a self slicking ass“ and thats why they like it, some like more elaborate ideas like how would a society even work if the mere scent of a person triggers uncontrollable lust?I dont wanna speak for anyone but myself, but I do think omegaverse has a lot to offer! (i‘m not trying to sell you on it, I just like to look i to these things in depth , hope thats ok!)
I‘m curious what you mean with psychosexual depth, I‘ve never heard of that before! I‘d love for you to elaborate on that, if you‘d like!
Every type of person is capable of liking every type of trope. I won't argue with that! However, liking a "bottom twink with a self-slicking ass" is anything but simple. And I find it troublesome to believe that any kink is uncomplicated or unpsychological.
(A quick aside. I was laughing to myself while writing that answer because I purposefully went through and removed a lot of "some", "maybe", and "kind of". I think it ought to be a given that when I'm answering a question as broad as "what is your opinion on omegaverse", that my answer will be equally broad. I can't really anticipate every single person's taste. If somebody asks me my opinion on swimming cats, and I say cats dislike swimming, I think we can both agree that there are, indeed, cats who not only like swimming, but excel at it.)
Psychosexual depth. I basically mean that every decision we make is the tip of the iceberg, while the reasoning lies underneath. In fact, the seemingly less intellectual the action is, the more likely it has a large subconscious foundation. Kinks are especially included in this. Some kinks are traumatic in origin, while others are merely experiential. It's the same reason I take issue with the "curtains are just blue for the sake of being blue" argument. The human brain is not a random number generator!
Let's take a closer look at that self-slicking ass as an example, ha. Why do some people think it's hot? Here's some ideas. Anal sex has historically been an issue for spontaneous sex in BL. Anal sex requires forethought and preparation, so a self-slicking passage is much easier to fuck. It also indicates arousal, much like a vagina, which can signal consent nonverbally. So a self-slicking ass is very communicative and optimized! No wonder people like it! It removes the often awkward and difficult mechanics of the bottom having to predict the encounter, clean up, etc. It also makes it easier for the sex itself to proceed, as no lube is necessary. There's other things to say, how it queers the sex, how it makes the anus seem like less of a shit delivery system and more of a natural sex organ, etc. And people who like this motif aren't even necessarily aware of these reasonings. People aren't pre-analyzing the kink to decide whether it works for them; that's the job of the analyst, no pun intended.
So, interestingly enough, the statement that "for some people it is as simple as..." is exemplary of why I think omegaverse facilitates the omission of psychosexual reasoning in its own world. Omegaverse is about hormone-fueled impulses triumphing over psychological sublimations. And I'm not saying it's a bad thing. Plenty of people don't want psychology in their fantasy porn. But I do, so I'm not as interested in it.
Thank you for sharing, anon. I hope my answers made sense.
