Sissy hypno

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Sissy hypno (also sissy hypno) is an edited form of pornography that uses erotic hypnosis tropes, captions and looped audio to promote self-feminisation and submissive scripts in viewers. [1] It often remixes mainstream pornography and transgender pornography with imperative, persuasive overlays that instruct compliance (e.g., “be a good sissy”). [2] Scholars have linked the genre to online “microporn” and remix practices, though many works are long-form videos rather than short GIF loops. [3] [4]

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Description

Sissy hypno typically overlays captions and/or narrated commands onto porn clips, drawing on film and stage hypnosis tropes to focus attention and persuade the viewer toward eroticised emasculation and feminisation. [1] [2]

Reported negative effects

The peer-reviewed study most directly examining sissy hypno (framed as autogynephilic persuasive pornography, AGPP) documents compulsive patterns of use, self-reported “addiction,” identity confusion, and impacts on daily functioning among consumers, and calls for clinical follow-up due to potential clinical significance. [2]

Compulsive use and self-reported “addiction”

The 2023 Sexuality & Culture study found that more than half of frequent/daily consumers described a compulsive pattern of use; some explicitly labelled their behaviour “addictive,” though formal diagnosis was not established within the study’s design. [2]

Lifestyle disruption and time cost

Participants described sissy hypno taking up substantial portions of the day and shifting from secretive use to a pervasive routine, indicating interference with ordinary activities and priorities. [2]

Escapism and dysfunction

The study links use to escapist coping and notes that such patterns align with problematic digital-media use associated with individual-level dysfunction; the authors recommend clinical investigation of compulsive AGPP use. [2]

Identity confusion and distress

A subset of consumers reported confusion about sexual or gender identity associated with their sissy-hypno consumption, experienced as distressing or destabilising; the authors characterise this as a matter of potential clinical significance. [2]

Scale and visibility

The study reports significant online reach for the genre (including a major hosting site with several million monthly visits at the time of research) and active compilations and communities distributing sissy-hypno content. [2]

Public criticism

Sissy hypno has been invoked in political and activist debates. A 2020 submission to the UK Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee described it as a force “constructing transgenderism”, reflecting public concern about persuasive framing and effects; this claim is contested in scholarship. [5]

Research limitations

The main study relies on a small, self-selected online sample and self-report. While compulsivity, self-described “addiction,” escapism and identity confusion appear repeatedly, establishing behavioural addiction or causality requires larger clinical and longitudinal research. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mackay, James; Mackay, Polina (2 January 2023). "Hypnosis and pornography: a cultural history". Porn Studies. 10 (1): 82–98. doi:10.1080/23268743.2021.1978312. ISSN   2326-8743.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Vadapalli, Sundara Kashyap; Kuss, Daria J. (6 July 2023). "Sissy Hypno: Conceptualisation of Autogynephilic Persuasive Pornography (AGPP) and an Investigative Exploration of the Experiences of its Consumers". Sexuality & Culture. 28: 243–269. doi: 10.1007/s12119-023-10113-y . ISSN   1936-4822.
  3. ↑ Hester, Helen; Jones, Bethan; Taylor-Harman, Sarah (2 October 2015). "Giffing a fuck: non-narrative pleasures in participatory porn cultures and female fandom" . Porn Studies. 2 (4): 356–366. doi:10.1080/23268743.2015.1083883. ISSN   2326-8743.
  4. ↑ Gilbert, Aster (1 May 2020). "Sissy Remixed: Trans* Porno Remix and Constructing the Trans* Subject". TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly. 7 (2): 222–236. doi:10.1215/23289252-8143379. ISSN   2328-9252.
  5. ↑ Women's Human Rights Campaign (WHRC) UK (27 November 2020). "Submission to Women and Equalities Committee on Reform of the Gender Recognition Act". UK Parliament.
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