Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry Female sexuality is stranger and darker than we realise
Dec 3, 2025
Nina Power, a cultural critic and writer, dives into the intriguing phenomenon of hybrisophilia—women's sexual attraction to criminals. She shares personal insights from her prison visits, revealing the surprising dynamics between female officers and inmates. The conversation explores how paraphilias manifest differently in men and women, and they discuss the complex layers of female sexuality, including the ties to erotic fiction. Power's candid analysis highlights the darker, stranger aspects of what drives female desire.
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Women Officers Romancing Prisoners
- Louise Perry recounts frequent news stories of female prison or police officers forming sexual relationships with male criminals and often losing their jobs.
- She says these cases are so common they warrant public commentary rather than a single news peg.
Visit To A Category B Men's Prison
- Nina Power describes visiting a Category B men's prison and speaking with inmates about masculinity and crime.
- She observed prisoners convicted of serious offences and a hierarchy that valued armed robbers over child abusers.
Hebristophilia May Reflect Female Sexual Patterns
- Louise Perry introduces hebristophilia as sexual attraction to criminals and questions labeling it a paraphilia.
- She suggests it may be an exaggerated form of female sexual patterns rather than a rare deviant fetish.