I think the passage you quoted was not meant to be taken at face value but was meant as a bit of satire, perhaps to poke fun at Savage's own tendency to glamorize almost any unusual sexual fetish. Given that many people find some sexual fetishes sick, he pulls a double reverse on those who don't but who might look oddly upon an equally unusual interest that doesn't include sex. Very clever, if you ask me.
I think the passage you quoted was not meant to be taken at face value but was meant as a bit of satire, perhaps to poke fun at Savage's own tendency to glamorize almost any unusual sexual fetish. Given that many people find some sexual fetishes sick, he pulls a double reverse on those who don't but who might look oddly upon an equally unusual interest that doesn't include sex. Very clever, if you ask me.