Objectum

## Objectum sexuality

The general Objectum pride flag, most commonly used by all members of the community.

## Specifics

### Attracted To

Various Objects (and potentially Concepts)

## Related Terms

### Romantic Version

Objectum Romantic

**Objectum** also known as **Objectum Sexuality,** **Objectum Romanticism, OS/OR, or Pygmaliosexual** is the attraction to inanimate objects. This attraction can be sexual, romantic, or both, it can also be a form of tertiary attraction.

Beloved objects have included buildings, bridges, toys, cranes, cars/trucks, machines, robots, statues, fences, water, musical instruments, articles of clothing, amusement park rides, and even objects which are not tangible, such as logos or letters.

Many Objectums believe in Animism, the idea that everything has a spirit or spiritual energy and is alive, including people, plants, animals, and naturally: objects. Some Autistic Objectum individuals have stated that they do not identify as Animists and do not feel that objects have a spirit, but that their attraction is the result of synesthesia.

The Objectum community often overlaps with the POSIC ("Perception of Object Sentience, Individuality, and Consciousness.") community, however the two aren’t always mutually inclusive. Not all people attracted to objects experience object sapience, and not all people who experience object sapience are attracted to objects.

Some Objectums are also Polyamorous, and are dedicated to many objects, while some are devoted to a single object. Some may also be attracted to humans, or be attracted to objects exclusively.

## History

The term "objectum sexuality" was coined by Eija-Riitta Eklöf and two other Objectum Sexuals in the early 1970's.

In 2008, Erika Eiffel and Oliver Arndt founded Objectum Internationale, an organization dedicated to providing education about the orientation both to individuals questioning themselves as well as the general public. Since then its members have made appearances in documentaries, on news programs, and in journalistic publications. Unfortunately, the organization has had to withdraw support for many of these features due to sensationalized and discriminatory editing of interviews that result in willful misrepresentation of OS individuals.

## Paraphilic Disorders vs Objectum

Objectum sexuality is different from a paraphilic disorder, as a paraphilic disorder does not imply a devoted personal relationship, feeling mutual and reciprocal attraction, and usually does not include animistic beliefs. Dr. Amy Marsh, a sexologist who has studied OS/OR individuals, has developed a spectrum that explains some of the differences between object fetishism and objectum orientation.

While this spectrum is not perfect (in the case of exclusion of desire for human partners and not factoring in Aromantic Objectum individuals), it is otherwise a very accurate and helpful measure of the differences between fetish and orientation.

## Flag

The Objectum flag was coined by an unknown individual at an unknown date.

The blue represents physical objects, whether man-made or nature based. Gray represents abstract or non-tangible inanimate objects. Yellow is eye catching and bright, representing public objects. Purple is muted and calming, representing personal objects. White represents the animistic belief held by many OS folks. The red circle represents the OS/OR community and it is filled in with the flag’s core color of white to represent the spirit objectum sense in their beloved objects.

## Sublabels

There are many terms under the Objectum umbrella, including but not limited to:

* Plushum: An objectum who is either primarily or exclusively attracted to stuffed toys.
* Techum: An objectum attraction to mobiles/phones, computers, and televisions.
* Conceptum: An Objectum who is primarily or exclusively attracted to concepts. It can be an attraction to representations of a concept, or to the concept itself, as well as other possible variations.

More Objectum sublabels can be found on the Objectum Term Masterpost

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://os-positive.tumblr.com/about
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://objectum-sexuality.org/
3. ↑ https://ladyofthelake.blog/2019/05/23/animism-and-objectum-sexuality/
4. ↑ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31882730/
5. ↑ https://posic-culture.tumblr.com/post/677562126627373056/welcome-to-posic-culture-is
6. ↑ http://objectum-sexuality.org/
7. ↑ http://objectum-sexuality.org/
8. ↑ https://waihili.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/marshspectrum.pdf
9. ↑ https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146921706175/osor
10. ↑ https://xeno-aligned.tumblr.com/post/183597383101/plushum-an-objectum-who-is-either-primarily-or
11. ↑ https://www.tumblr.com/cryptidcoining/669868099295641601/a-subset-of-vehium-techtum-is-an-objectum
12. ↑ https://variant-archive.tumblr.com/post/181163170067/conceptum-attraction-to-concepts-can-be