he notion of a “beast,” however, is also exceptionally fetishized when used in this way. It implies a person with a non-human aspect, a dehumanized creature that is a slave to its own irrepressible lust.
Ever since the 1960s, when male singers started hip-thrusting, female fans have been losing their minds, and “beasts” have started pervading in global pop. You might think this kind of thing absurd now, but women used to scream themselves to unconsciousness watching the likes of Jackie Wilson…