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Menophilia 

Noun.

The fetish for blood, specifically period blood.
I am so into menophilia, seeing that red magic just gets me going every time.
Menophilia by dvd604 November 22, 2016

Xenophiliac 

The technical definition is sexual attraction toward the unknown, or that which is different.

Those who identify as Xenophiliacs typically feel sexual desires for one or more fictional races of aliens, mutants, or other sentient beings that are not human in movies, books, etc

It is not limited to any gender or sexuality.
Girl one: Damn - did you see Turtles in Time? There were Raphaels everywhere!

Girl two: Ewwww! He's a mutant freak!

Girl one: You know I'm a xenophiliac. Besides, he's better looking than your boyfriend!
Xenophiliac by RougeCheval November 3, 2011

xenophile 

n. A person who is especially interested in foreign cultures, languages, and people. This usually develops through education and research about the varied accomplishments--artistic, linguistic, political, martial, architectural--of cultures not their own. Unlike such specimens as the Wapanese or the rice queen, xenophiles are not motivated by jungle fever, yellow fever or spice fever. Of course, xenophiles often display some romantic appreciation for the denizens of the culture/s in which they are interested.
An Orientalist may be a xenophile, though not all xenophiles are Orientalists. Xenophiles are often polyglotts and learn different languages and writing systems. A xenophile is the opposite of a xenophobe.
Much to their chagrin, xenophiles are commonly asked such questions as "What do you see in (insert name of country)?" or "Why do you like ________ people so much?"

Being extremely old, full and varied, the cultures of India and China are popular among xenophiles.
xenophile by madmouth January 1, 2009

Xenophobia 

The term 'xenophobia' is typically used to denote a phobic attitude towards foreigners or strangers, or even of the unknown. Racism in general is described as a form of xenophobia.
-"Why do we have to have white people at the front of the bus, and black people at the back of the bus? Why can't we all be green?"

-"Light green at the front of the bus, and dark green at the back please!"
Xenophobia by Mr Munchkins August 24, 2005

xenophobia 

Taken to the extreme, an irrational fear of strangers or more broadly, a fear of those who are different. Taken in a more moderate way, a rational fear of those who are different in some significant way, such as race, ethnicity, culture, politics, religion. Since people live together in families and communities where blood ties and cultural similarities foster cooperation, those who are different undermine this social solidarity. The very presence of people who are different in appearance or belief or language make the majority of people in a community wary of those who do not share a common interest in preserving the dominant group.

This fear is justified since people naturally view those who look, believe, and act in a similar manner as extensions of themselves. Since people are naturally selfish, they will lend aid and befriend those whom they see as similar to themselves. Conversely, since people are naturally selfish and seek to dominate others to enhance their own power, they will naturally first seek to dominate those who are different. People who are different are more likely to be seen as objects rather than fellow humans.

When confronted with these threats to social cooperation based on viewing others as objects, it is rational to foster laws, social and economic policy, and attitudes that preserve one's own kind in power. To do otherwise is to hand power over to those who will destroy one's own way of life, culture, and political system.

Political power as well as cultural and social power are zero-sum games. When one group gains in the same geographical region, other groups must lose.
Campus Leftist: "Oh, those conservatives really show their xenophobia in opposing open immigration. That shows what closed minds they have and how paranoid they are. Of course, we had to shout down a conservative speaker last night at the lecture series, and drive him off campus in order to promote diversity and pluralism. We would never be prejudiced as those conservatives are."
xenophobia by Tex in Tex February 1, 2008

xenophobia 

having a fear or hatred of foreigners; racism
Americans showed a strong feeling of xenophobia during The Red Scare.
xenophobia by xenophobian June 11, 2006