One popular theory – “The authors reviewed historical literature and hypothesized a relationship between epidemics of sexually transmitted diseases and foot fetishism. They tested this hypothesis by quantifying foot-fetish depictions in the mass-circulation pornographic literature during a 30-yr. interval. An exponential increase was noted during the period of the current AIDS epidemic.” Here
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I like that it’s called podophilia, and agreed Tiki, diffrn’t strokes and all. Feet are feet to me, I do enjoy ballet dancers’ feet, not sexually but to marvel at in contrast to their lightness and floaty tulle when they’re in classical costume – those feet take a pounding and get bent over the years into … ah it does sound sexual doesn’t it? Haha, nope. Link