# Bimbofication Bimbofication is a fan art genre and fetish in which characters, usually women, are drawn or written transforming into hypersexualized 'bimbo' caricatures. The term dates back to a 2009 Something Awful thread and hit a mainstream audience in February 2017 when a viral tweet about a DeviantArt 'de-bimbofication' illustration set off a heated argument over whether the art was misogynist or a niche kink. ## Overview Bimbofication is a fan art genre and fetish in which a person, usually a woman, is shown mid-transformation into a 'bimbo' caricature with exaggerated breasts, platinum hair, heavy makeup, and skimpy clothing[2]. The category spans illustrations, transformation fan fiction, and short video skits, with the community clustering on DeviantArt and dedicated subreddits[4]. Discussion around the material splits between people who view it as a misogynist trope and people who defend it as niche erotica between consenting adults[2]. The genre sits inside the wider transformation fetish scene, which uses props like magic remotes, spellbooks, and potions as in-story triggers for the change[3]. ## How It Spread On May 9, 2010, the /r/transformation subreddit launched with bimbofication listed among its approved topics[6]. In June 2011, YouTuber MrUrsulaHitler uploaded a video asking whether the fetish was 'sexy or sexist,' previewing the argument that would flare years later[3]. A dedicated /r/bimbofication subreddit followed on February 22, 2013 as a space for sharing transformation fan fiction[4]. The genre broke through to a mainstream audience in February 2017. On February 9, DeviantArtist Sortimid posted an illustration of a blonde woman in heels reverting to a brunette in jeans after reading a book titled 'CMSN – De-bimbofication'[2]. Twitter user @hausofriya reposted the piece on February 15 with a joke about the artist's mother, and the tweet cleared 54,000 likes and 26,400 retweets in 48 hours[3]. YouTuber Philip DeFranco covered the backlash the same day in a video that passed one million views, and BuzzFeed ran a piece framing the illustration as fetish art rather than social commentary[2]. Sortimid apologized afterward, writing that they had 'failed spectacularly' and had unintentionally advanced stereotypes with a piece meant as erotica[2]. The illustration also traveled to /r/niceguys and to two 4chan /pol/ threads where users invented captions guessing what the woman had been reading[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Bimbofication? A fan art genre and fetish in which characters, usually women, are shown transforming into hypersexualized 'bimbo' caricatures with exaggerated features, heavy makeup, and revealing clothing[2]. ### Where did Bimbofication come from? The earliest known reference to bimbofication appeared in a 'Weird Fanart Thread' on the Something Awful forums on April 28, 2009[1], and the genre grew out of the wider transformation fetish art scene[3]. ### What does Bimbofication mean? It refers to a person being turned into a 'bimbo' through art or fiction, gaining exaggerated sexual features and losing traits like intellect or reserve, per an Urban Dictionary entry by user Faultliner[5]. ### How do you use Bimbofication? Artists and writers post transformation pieces on DeviantArt, /r/bimbofication, and /r/transformation, often showing before-and-after states triggered by an in-story item like a magic book or remote[4]. ### Is Bimbofication still popular? The /r/bimbofication subreddit is still active as a hub for the genre[4], and DeviantArt already held over 8,800 tagged pieces by February 2017 when the viral Sortimid controversy pushed the term into mainstream news[2]. ## References 1. [https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3526724&pagenumber=222&perpage=40#post423370237]() 2. [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/this-sexist-cartoon-everyone-is-freaking-out-about-is-actual]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bimbofication]() 4. [https://www.reddit.com/r/bimbofication/]() 5. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bimbofication]() 6. [https://www.reddit.com/r/transformation/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/bimbofication Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library