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About
Vorarephilia ("vore:) is a paraphilia, characterized by the erotic desire to consume or be consumed by another person or creature [1] or to spectate another person or creature be eaten. The character being eaten is commonly referred to as the “Prey” while the character doing the eating is often referred to as the “Predator” (often shortened to pred). Traditionally vore is depicted as an oral act, however variations involving other orifices exist.
History
Stories of characters being eaten alive have existed long throughout history such as the biblical story of Jonah and The Whale and Cronus of Greek Mythology devouring his children [2]. In 1997 the now defunct Vor-Com, a furry oriented website that focused on soft-vore, was created as one of the earliest websites dedicated to vore [3].
Major Categories
Soft
In soft vore the prey is consumed alive and whole. After being consumed the prey may be released, held for a time, or be digested. The prey may or may not be revived after digestion and in either case graphic scenes of digestion are either skipped or made painless.
Hard
Hard-vore is typically less common than soft-vore. In Hard-vore physical injury to the prey occurs, whether by chewing and/or tearing of flesh and bone or by violent digestion in the stomach’s acids.
Subcategories
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Same-Size
In same-size vore the Predator and Prey are Are roughly the same size. Artwork depicting
same-size vore often show the predator’s gut being stretched to unnatural extremes, similar to Body Inflation.
Macro
Macro vore combines macrophilia and vore by featuring a predator much larger than the prey, often large enough for the prey to be bite sized.
Online Presence
Searching “Vore” DeviantArt results in over 74,000 results and over 64,000 images on Fur Affinity. In 2005 Two vore sites, strega.aryion.com and artists.aryion.com, merged and renamed Eka’s Portal under the domain name //aryion.com [4] and is now one of the largest vore communities on the internet. In 2011 the subreddit /r/vore was created [5].
Real-Life Incidents
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External References
[1]Vorarephilia: a case study in masochism and erotic consumption.
[4]Rules / Frequently Asked Questions / Term of Service / other information on Eka’s PortalNSFW