I Never Thought You’d Be A Pervert Because Deviance Is So Passé

Eating shit, in Pasolini’s Salo, 120 Days in Sodom, is the central consequence of totalitarianism—“we fascists are the only true anarchists.” There is no waste or excess, nothing escapes the system of control. Only the absolute authority of the law enables absolute transgression: only a fascist with 18 sex slaves can make all his dreams come true.

It is very reassuring to know that the shit in Salo is actually chocolate and marmalade. In self-defense, I assured myself that shit-eating was always a clever special effect. A little research quickly woke me up to the truth. There are full-fledged coprophage communities. The act is called “recycling,” and you can meet interested parties by subscribing to a magazine called Jack’s Number Two. They are mainly lawyers and accountants.

These days you no longer need to be a sadist or part of a marginal sexual subculture to be a pervert. You just set up a digital camera, get a few friends together, look up a video with a name like 2 girls 1 _____, SWAP.avi, or Church of Fudge, and giggle as everyone pretends to be shocked. There are 9,490 reaction videos on YouTube for 2 girls 1 cup alone.