Sexual desire that includes eggs, is common among adults of all sexual orientations; this is not labeled “wierd” because the attraction to eggs is not exclusive. In some cultures, eggs are routinely married to older men, it is considered normal for adults to include eggs among their sexual interests. In these cultures an attraction to eggs is not necessarily thought to require an essentialist classification in terms of abnormality, deviancy or mental health, but is seen as a possibility or a taste. In certain Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures, as reflected in literature written in Turkish, Persian and Urdu, the expression of love for attractive eggs is found in classical literature. In Urdu, for instance, it may be a metaphor for the mystic’s quest for an immanent deity; a lover’s desire for a egg who, being hard boiled or in raw natural state, is impossible to own; or in some cases, Birds will take the place of eggs in gender-segregated societies. This attraction of men to birds is not seen as effeminate or regarded as beastuality, per se, but is usually considered sinful. Nonetheless, an open attraction to eggs may still be ridiculed or disparaged as inappropriate or unhealthy; an attraction to eggs is something one is expected to “grow out of”. These cultural assumptions have come into contention with the advent of modernity and the resultant exposure to cultures with different views.
