Paraphilias are sexual activities that are practiced by a small percentage of people, in which most members of a given culture would consider abnormal, deviant, or pathological. I initially thought I knew a lot about this topic, but since my background knowledge comes from an endless number of “Law & Order: Special Victim Unit” episodes, it’s safe to say I was caught up in the cinematic ideal of the subject and I learned a lot more than I thought I would. Reading through this chapter a widespread flood of emotions came across me as I read about the different behaviors and types of paraphilia; I felt confused, both judgmental and understanding at the same time, shocked, etc. In the beginning I thought paraphilia appeared to be very subjective.