Plushophile

The term plushophilia is a neologism consisting of plushie and -philia, and refers to any person who has an attraction towards stuffed animals. This attraction can be sexual — a paraphilia — or non-sexual, depending on the person and plushie involved. [ Citation
last = Hill
first = Dave
title = Cuddle Time
newspaper = Salon.com
year = 2000
date = 2000-06-19
url = http://archive.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/06/19/plushies/]

Plushophiles are often linked to the furry fandomFact|2008|date=August 2008 due in part to a 2001 article by "Vanity Fair" that linked various members of the furry community with plushophilia. [Citation
last = Meinzer
first = Melissa
title = Animal Passions
newspaper = Pittsburgh City Paper
year = 2006
date = 2006-06-29
url = http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A28606

] In addition, plushophiles are sometimes linked with zoophiliacsFact|2008|date=August 2008, also due in part to the "Vanity Fair" article's interview with Fox Wolfie Galen, who was quoted as saying, " [It was] Usually German shepherds, Labrador retrievers, size-comparable things. It all started because the dog started it. The dog would come and start trying to hump your leg and I'd be like, Wow, that's interesting. I was at that age where I was learning to see what made things work. I don't do it any more."

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