While reading why Iraqis have such a disdain for feet, an obvious question popped up: do foot fetishes exist amongst Iraqis? Or is the concept of the foot being offensive so ingrained that the sheer thought of a foot fetish disgusts them? I know it’s hard to speak for an entire country but try your best with whatever you know.
Poop is pretty disgusting to us and yet some individuals seem to have such a fetish (perhaps for that very reason?).
You just reminded me of a number of internet videos I’ve been trying to forget having watched. :eek:
Why would the sexual interests of Iraqis differ from anyone else’s? Society’s disapproval, no matter how strong, is never enough to totally eliminate people’s desires.
Asians in general aren’t fond of the feet and yet there was foot-binding! Which could be argued to be near worship of a foot (albeit, a deformed, horrible foot). Indians may not love feet, but they do decorate them with mehndi and anklets and toe rings and a ton of other stuff.
Sexuality has a lot to do with culture, but there will always be people who buck the norm.
Not an expert, but I would guess that Iraq has more foot fetishists than average exactly because of the disdain you describe.
My WAG is with brazil84. All sexual fetishes are ultimately about control. There is a lot more room for control play when it comes to something your society finds disgusting.
Cite/reasoning? Seems overly broad to me.
I’m not sure I’d go as far as even sven, but it seems a lot of people get turned on by doing something dirty or otherwise taboo. Or by having somebody else do something dirty or otherwise taboo.
. . . normbuckers!
The foot is not “despised”. Its Stamping on your feet/ showing your feet to something is supposed to be insulting. Next you will be saying that Westerners despise the middle finger?
Because sexuality is to a great extent cultural, and they have a distinct culture.