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With the recent 'outing' of Tarantino on national television, a lot of you folks out there are saying that our fetish is becoming more and more mainstream. In the new age of political correctness and tolerance, we are still considered by many to be weird or unusually kinky.
In today's so-called 'Culture War', you find yourself on one of two sides, that of the God-fearing abstinant or the self-indulgent hedonistic. I'm sure most of us here are proud to be sexually active, indulgent and, hell, why do conservatives say 'sex addict' and 'porn addict' like it's a bad thing?
On the other hand, this is also a culture ruled by the liberal and commercial media. Where all fads and trends are dictated by TV corporations and last week's American Idol winner. Black culture, Latino culture, Asian culture, all in some way transformed into mainstream fads that someone else can cash in on. How many people have seen a white person with a Chinese character tattooed on them, claiming to be a follower of Asian philosophy? (I'm Chinese, so this is a peev of mine)
A decade or two ago, being gay was new and outside of the status quo. Today, it is mainstream, case in point, Queer Eye for a Straight Guy, cashing in on the gay lifestyle and turning a sexual orientation into a marketing gimmick. Being gay became mainstream and the 'hip' thing to be. And, while it certainly is fun to watch Focus on the Family squirm in unmitigated disgust and go tell on us to Dubya Bush, saying, "Please, Lord, I mean, Mr President, make the sinful heathens be more like us!" Hey, that's fun to watch.
Will that happen to us? Will there be reality shows about foot fetishist guys who give pedicure tips to clueless women? Will Tarantino become known primarily as a fetishist and not a filmmaker? What is so appealing about having our lifestyle turned into a fad, where it is the 'hip' and 'in' thing, spawning thousands upon thousands of naive and impressionable teenagers to 'fake' a foot fetish because it makes them feel like Clay Aikin?
I personally like the fact that we are still on the outside of the mainstream. We're not persecuted. We're not even condemned by the Jerry Falwells and the Pat Robertsons. I think it's more fun this way. We are a unique group, different from what is considered 'normal'. AND we don't make political organizations like GLAAD that go around shoving our fetish down everyone else's throat, screaming "Tolerate me! Tolerate me!" We don't whine about needing special treatment, equal opportunity or hate crime laws.
Isn't it more fun to be different? Isn't it more fun to have a certain 'weirdness', knowing that not everyone out there understands? Isn't it better knowing that we are the genuine article, and not an MTV-inspired piece of pop culture fakery?
When something goes mainstream, it is diminished and becomes less interesting and less appealing. It literally is too much of a good thing and we can get sick of it really fast.
We're not outcasts. We're not ostracized from an intolerant society. We're not victims of the Religious Right's witch hunt on America. We honestly have very little that needs to be changed about how accepted we are in society.
As long as we stay out of the mainstream, the girl who finds out you've drooled over her feet will react with surprise and not boredom. I'd rather she react with a 'Oh my God! You like feet?" and not "Oh, you like feet. Just like Harry, Tom, George, Walter, Brad, Todd, Shawn, Jerry, Jim, Ralph, Bill, Sebastian, Bob, Lawrence, Igor, and Tom Jr."
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I've always been able to see this argument from both sides and can certainly appreciate the opposing viewpoints as they each have merit.
On one hand, foot fetish going mainstream would branch our passion out to the point where we'd begin seeing a whole lot more of it in the adult entertainment industry as well as in pop culture. It would undoubtedly increase opportunities for countless foot fetishists who'd previously been too shy to boldly proclaim their desires and be active participants in pursuing footfun with gals on a regular basis.
On the other hand, foot fetish going mainstream would inevitably cause a process of assimilation & dispersion to take place which would likely cause our exclusive little foot community as we know it to begin to melt away and have its drippings trickle off into mass culture. It would slowly lose its cachet as an erotic & esoteric kink and instead be thought of as somewhat pedestrian in the bedroom.
As for my own personal feelings on the issue, I don't really favor one position over the other at this moment. I've spent my life thus far as a proud foot fetishist who's always been open about my desires and I've pursued them on a perpetual basis. Whether or not foot fetish eventually goes mainstream, I'll still be right here doing exactly what I've always done. So even if everything changes around me, I'll remain unchanged and continue to live the same old happy foot-filled existence that I did before.
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Well if it did go mainstream, which honestly i think it wont. This would happen...
It would be like a new trend, where people talk about, ask questions, it would be all over TV. You'd see stupid azz shows like ET and Access Hollywood asking stars if they have a foot fetish, Jay Leno would be doing more jokes on it, letterman etc.
Basically it would be the new thing, EVERYONE would say they have a foot fetish yet they don't realize they're just adhearing to a trend.
The only good that can come out of it is that woman would like it more when their feet are admired, they would accept us better.
Forget about religion, when it comes down to it...we're nothing more then monkeys with imagination. We are still primal, we have animal instincts, hence porn.....lol.
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My opinion is i want it to get popular. By it getting popular the ones who thought it was weird will begin to realize how normal and beautiful a footfetish is.It will favor for women because most women like to have their toes played with but are to nervous to ask because they think their man will laugh or dump them. guys who want to but are afraid to tell a girl about their fetish can now do it because the women who didn't understand it will accept it. But if it doesn't get popular, its no biggie.
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nice put angel wood i hope it does get popular too but some people need to learn im talking to you wiggler is that every thing now is trendy and ive never seen anybody get hate crime against for haveing a foot fetish now days its what ever floats your boat and yes i am just some punk 18 year old kid who loves feet but you know what be yourself is all that you can be
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Somewhere I read it is estimated that there are something like 1.8 million of us worldwide. Now, I don't know how they came up with that figure but let's assume it is accurate. That is a tiny, tiny fraction of the total world population. IMHO it is very doubtful that there will be a mainstream recognition of the foot fetish.
Personally, I'd love to see it go mainstream, but statisticly it is a long shot. A person doesn't just suddenly develop a foot fetish. Maybe a SLIGHTLY enhanced appreciation for feet but, Is that enough to make feet mainstream? I think not. As all of you know, it starts very early in life. Some of my earliest memories are of female feet (Mom and her friends)and I have heard many of you say the same. Posts: 1171 | Registered: May 2005
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Wiggler, I love what you wrote and can fully stand behind it.
BUT...over here in Germany I just wish it would be a little bit more mainstream. Seriously, I NEVER hear, read or see anything about foot-fetish over here. It`s almost as if it doesn`t exist. Plus, I live in one of the largest & most hip cities of North Germany --- it`s not like I´m living alone in a cave in the woods.
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Ive had a foot fetish as long as I can remember and this following story caused me a great deal of anxiety and guilt. I was about 11 years old and my aunt had a party. My entire family was there. Aunts, Uncles, My parents and many old family friends. The adults were whopping it up, drinks flowing, laughter, jokes, and they were remenicing about yester year. Us kids were playing games in the basement and my cousin and I snuck up to the top of the stairs and eves dropped. The adults were in a conversation about someone named Gilbert. Gil had a foot fetish and the adults were ragging on him to no end. One lady said my sister caught Gil smelling and fondling her shoes and he was obsessed with her feet, No wonder she divorced him!.. Say!.. Wasnt he an engineer? Dam! I would have never dreamed that he was a shoe nut... Thats disgusting, What a pervert, ect ect. True Story... They made him out to be a complete pervert. If some celeb is paving the way for us foot guys, I applaud him for doing the dirty work. .........Larry B.
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Wow that story is scary. people who you think are okay with your fetish are actually not and their laughing at you behind your back I hope it goes mainstream but something tells me its not.
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I, too, pray in dear that our foot fetish does not go mainstream.
Why would you want practically every guy in the world jump in on our fetish. We don't need "artificial fetishists" taking up our time with the fetish. What I'm trying to say is that if it goes mainstream, it becomes a fad. And every fad serves its fifteen minutes of fame. Everyone follows the fad. And when the that fad disappears, so does everyone else. They lose appreciation with the fad. They will look back and say, "what the hell was I thinking when I wore that?"
Essentially, foot fetish going mainstream will follow the same route. People will follow it. When the time comes to find something new to marvel on, they'll drop the foot fetish fad, and jump into another band-wagon. That's why I call these people "artificial fetishists". They wanted to join the club because it was a cool thing to do. Not because they are deep-rooted into the fetrish through thick and thin.
If everyone is the same, then what's the point of living? The more we're like everyone else, the less we're noticed. Dont' you see? Ladies will generaly think that guys enjoy big breasts. Now if a group of women, who find the same guy attractive, finds that he has a foot fetish, it will intrigue their curiosity even more. Chances are they won't expect that. New things create new excitement. What fun would it be for them to think that every guy is the same. They'll follow the same boring routine over and over again.
I WISH that some phychiatrist tells me that I'm sick individual for liking women's feet. That'll make me even MORE proud of my fetish.
quote:Originally posted by angel wood: guys who want to but are afraid to tell a girl about their fetish can now do it because the women who didn't understand it will accept it. But if it doesn't get popular, its no biggie.
I can't see women accepting it automatically just because it is the "in" thing. That'd be like saying men accept homosexuality and don't fear/hate it, because queer eye made it "in". I still am against homosexuality just as much as before the show; if not more. Only difference now is that I don't slander people if they are gay, I just don't have anything to do with them.
I believe this will be the same if foot fetishism becomes mainstream. Not everyone will accept it, they just won't say anything bad against it. I personally hope it doesn't go mainstream either. I love this little quirk I have, and I don't want to walk down the street and see 'foot fetish' posers everywhere.
Just today for instance, I walked into my local McDonalds, and I saw three kids who are 13-14, dressed up in full black long sleeved/long pants, with big chunks of chain hanging off them and makeup on their faces. In my town, seems that Gothic is the new trend, and these little boys changed overnight from skaterboys to "hardcore" gothics. I nearly laughed at their faces, because I knew who they were as I used to go to the same school as them. I can only imagine what would happen if Foot fetishism went mainstream. We'd have 13 and 14 yr old boys walking around with t-shirts that have "I heart feet" on them,Pitiful .(although I myself would love a shirt like that )
So yeah, keep Foot fetishism out of mainstream! Posts: 131 | Registered: Oct 2005
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I'm proud of my fetish because it sets me apart from having the same boring desires as so many of our population. I don't think it'll ever hit the point of people liking feet because it's the "in" thing to do, but if I ever saw somebody faking a characteristic that defines who I am, I would have no problem excreting my bodily fluids upon their leg.
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I am not too worried because some people will just not get it. Either you TRULY love this stuff or you don't... you can only fake it for so long and faking it is hard when you just don't buy into it. I am not worried either way. I am here (with my foot thing) until I hit the dirt.
-------------------- V/R, FM9 aka Mr. Footbooty "She had real pretty feet. I was always a sucker for pretty little feet... Outside of her being pretty and hip, with a good body, her feet is what attracted me." - p. 39 of "Miles" (Davis) The Autobiography Posts: 8821 | Registered: Sep 2003
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i want it to become mainstream. what i dont want is the perverse side of it to be propagated too heavily. you know shoe thieves, snitsky, stalkers etc. because billions of other guys liking feet as much as i do won't make me like feet any less. and won't make me appreciate them any less. kind of like how i wont like the taste of good pizza any less if pizza suddenly increased in popularity.
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I don't care either way. I personally think that someone who is grossed out by girls' feet isn't going to be quick to jump on the toesucking trend because it's "popular" at the moment.
People are trendy in public. People in private, though, like most foot fetish activity, are more themselves and not trendy.
Besides! We were first! We ARE the trendsetters!
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