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Voyeurism

Voyeurism is a practice in which an individual derives sexual pleasure from observing other people. Such people may be engaged in sexual acts, or be nude Nudity

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 or in underwear Undergarment

Undergarments, also called "underwear", "lingerie [i]" , or sometimes "intimate clothing" and "pants" in ... 

, or dressed in whatever other way the "voyeur" finds appealing. The word derives from French French language

French is the third-largest of the Romance languages [i] in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish [i] ... 

 verb voir with the -eur suffix that translates as -er in English. A literal translation would then be seer or "observer", with pejorative connotations. Also, the word voyeur can define someone who receives enjoyment from witnessing other people's suffering or misfortune; see schadenfreude.

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Voyeurism is a practice in which an individual derives sexual pleasure from observing other people. Such people may be engaged in sexual acts, or be nude Nudity

Nudity or nakedness is the state of wearing no clothing [i]. ... 

 or in underwear Undergarment

Undergarments, also called "underwear", "lingerie [i]" , or sometimes "intimate clothing" and "pants" in ... 

, or dressed in whatever other way the "voyeur" finds appealing. The word derives from French French language

French is the third-largest of the Romance languages [i] in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish [i] ... 

 verb voir with the -eur suffix that translates as -er in English. A literal translation would then be “seer” or "observer", with pejorative connotations.

Also, the word voyeur can define someone who receives enjoyment from witnessing other people's suffering or misfortune; see schadenfreude.



Characteristics

Voyeuristic practices may take a number of forms but their characteristic feature is that the voyeur does not directly interact with the object of their voyeurism , instead observing the act from a distance by peeping through an opening or using aids such as binoculars Binoculars

Binocular telescopes, or binoculars, are two identical or mirror [i]-symmetrical [i] telescope [i] ... 

, mirror Mirror

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s, camera Camera

A camera is a device used to take pictures , either singly or in sequence, with or without sound recordi... 

s , etc. This stimulus sometimes becomes part of a masturbation Masturbation

Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs [i], most often to the point of ... 

 fantasy during or after the observation.

Some voyeurs derive sexual pleasure from looking up skirts or trousers, known as an upskirt. This can be accomplished by camera or simply by a chance viewing when a person sits down. Some voyeurs also derive pleasure by looking down shirts and viewing breasts Breast

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, particularly when a person is bending over. This is commonly referred to as a downblouse Downblouse

A downblouse is a form of voyeurism [i] enjoyed by those who are attracted to women, in which they seek ... 

.

When done openly, voyeurism may be tolerated or even appreciated, especially if the person viewed is/are exhibitionist Exhibitionism

Exhibitionism) is the psychological [i] need and pattern of behavior to exhibit naked [i] parts of th ... 

. However, non-consensual voyeurism is considered an invasion of privacy.

Criminalization

In some cultures, voyeurism is considered to be deviant Deviant behavior

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 and even a sex crime. In the United Kingdom United Kingdom

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, non-consensual voyeurism became a criminal offence on May 1, 2004, under section 67 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. However, some societies tolerate it depending upon the circumstances . The stereotypical voyeur is male, although many women also enjoy being voyeurs. In R v Turner All ER 95 the defendant was the manager of a sports centre who recorded footage of four women taking showers. There was no indication that the footage had been shown to anyone else or distributed in any way. The defendant pleaded guilty at the first opportunity and asked that another offence be taken into consideration. He expressed remorse. The Court of Appeal confirmed a sentence of nine months imprisonment to reflect the seriousness of the defendant's abuse of trust and the traumatic effect on the victims.

In Canada Canada

Canada is the world's second-largest [i] country by total area, occupying most ... 

, voyeurism was not a crime when the case Frey v. Fedoruk et al. Frey v. Fedoruk et al.

Frey v. Fedoruk et al. [1950] S.C.R.... 

arose in 1947. In that case, in 1950, the Supreme Court of Canada Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court [i] of Canada and is the final court of a ... 

 decided courts could not criminalize peeping by classifying it as a breach of the peace; Parliament would have to specifically outlaw it. In 2004, the Parliament of Canada Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada is Canada [i]'s legislative branch [i], seated at Parliament Hill [i] ... 

 considered Bill C-2, which would have amended the Canadian Criminal Code to establish voyeurism as a sexual offence. It is now in the Criminal Code as section 162.

Some institutions, such as gyms and schools, have banned camera phones because of the privacy issues they raise in areas like changerooms. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula [i]. ... 

 banned the sale of camera phones nationwide for a period, but reallowed their sale in 2004. South Korea South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is an East Asia [i]n state [i] on the southern half ... 

 requires that all camera phones sold in the country make a clearly audible sound whenever a picture is taken.

Voyeurism in fiction


  • Voyeurism is something of a clichéd plot device in cinematic fiction, for instance in Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock

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    's Rear Window Rear Window

    Rear Window is a motion picture [i] directed by Alfred Hitchcock [i], based on Cornell Woolrich [i]'... 

    . Other examples include Fame and Porky's Porky's

    Porky's is a 1982 [i] 20th Century Fox [i] movie about the sexual escapades of teenagers at a 1950s [i] ... 

    . Voyeurism is also shown for a brief period in other films, such as Amélie Amélie

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, American Pie American Pie

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and Cocoon.

  • The book Hell Hell

    Hell, according to many religious beliefs, is a place or a state of pain and suffering.... 

    by Henri Barbusse Henri Barbusse

    Henri Barbusse was a French [i] novelist [i], journalist [i], and an active communist [i] ... 

     focuses entirely on the story of a voyeur.


  • Another treatment, albeit tongue-in-cheek, occurs in Final Destination 3 Final Destination 3

    Final Destination 3 is a 2006 horror film [i], the sequel [i] to Final Destination 2 [i] and the ... 

    .


  • A serious psychological treatment of the topic in cinema was done in Peeping Tom.


  • The anime Anime

    is an abbreviation of the English [i] word "animation" but in Japanese is spelled ??????? wr ... 

     Colorful Colorful

    is a 16-episode anime [i] directed by Ryutaro Nakamura [i] and based on the manga [i] by Torajirou Kishi [i]. ... 

    is devoted almost entirely to the paraphilia Paraphilia

    In psychology [i] and sexology [i], paraphilia is a term that describes a family of philias that refere ... 

    .


  • Ecouterism is a variant of voyeurism that involves listening rather than seeing.

DSM IV Classification

According to DSM IV , where all psychiatric illnesses are represented as numerals to avoid confusion, voyeurism is classified as a paraphilia Paraphilia

In psychology [i] and sexology [i], paraphilia is a term that describes a family of philias that refere ... 

 with code .

See also

  • Glory hole
  • Paraphilia Paraphilia

    In psychology [i] and sexology [i], paraphilia is a term that describes a family of philias that refere ... 

  • Ira Levin's novel Sliver Sliver

    Sliver is a novel [i] by U.S. [i] author [i] Ira Levin [i] about the mysterious goings ... 

  • the John Landis John Landis

    John Landis is an American movie [i] actor [i], director [i], writer [i] ... 

     movie National Lampoon's Animal House National Lampoon's Animal House

    National Lampoon's Animal House is a 1978 [i] comedy film [i] in which a misfit group o ... 

  • the Porky's Porky's

    Porky's is a 1982 [i] 20th Century Fox [i] movie about the sexual escapades of teenagers at a 1950s [i] ... 

    movie series
  • the Voyeur video game series
  • the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Psycho Psycho

    Psycho is a 1959 [i] novel [i] by Robert Bloch [i]. ... 

  • Upskirt
  • Downblouse Downblouse

    A downblouse is a form of voyeurism [i] enjoyed by those who are attracted to women, in which they seek ... 

  • Changeroom
  • Secret photography

Sexual criminals

  • Masashi Tashiro Masashi Tashiro

    is a former Japanese [i] television [i] performer and former member of the band [i] Rats & Star [i] ... 

     Peeped under a woman's skirt with a video camera in a station.
  • Kazuhide Uekusa Kazuhide Uekusa

    was born December 18, 1960 in Edogawa [i], Tokyo [i]. ... 

     Attempted to peep under a high school High school

    High school or secondary school is the name used for the last segment of compulsory secondary education [i] ... 

     girl's skirt with a hand mirror at the escalator Escalator

    An escalator is a conveyor transport [i] device for transport [i]ing people, consisting of a staircase [i] ... 

     of JR Japan Railways

    The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as JR, is a government-subsidised [i] grou... 

     Shinagawa Station.

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