A Letter to the Editor objecting to the housing of sex offenders in Marietta states “As for you, a politician, why should the people take you at your word, jeopardizing their children for your fetish.”
WATCHDOG: Given that the prime psychological meaning of “fetish” is “Any object or nongenital part of the body that causes a habitual erotic response or fixation” (Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 2001), NewsLanc would have excerpted that sentence as being an unsubstantiated and unwarranted accusation. NewsLanc would have permitted the writer’s later comment “Defending this type of person is a fetish” because its meaning is clearer.
