Pecules
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I had a little Christmas “spirits” when I initially answered so I apologize for errors. The answer still sounds like I remember for the most part thoughI classmate in my abnormal psychology class asked our professor basically the same question. He prefaced it with there’s no blanket answer that covers this for everyone with a foot fetish, but there is/was apparently one commonly referenced example. He said it has to do with wiring of the brain & certain visual & behavioral connections made in formative years as a child when you are taught shame, & guilt in connection with nudity. To elaborate he said young kids are already taught not to be naked, & so they already think of seeing others naked is taboo. Now take a common occurrence like parents changing their own clothes or getting out of the shower & up until a certain age there’s no issue of your baby or toddler seeming you temporarily undressed. The problem comes in when they are just a bit older like 5 or more, & they accidentally see a parent nude. The learned shame & modesty now causes them to look down especially if the unaware parent is speaking to them. So the child faces with the discomfort of seeing their parent undressed & while not attracted to them it’s still triggering a natural response connected to sexuality. The child looking down though is generally seeing the parents feet hence the confusion & crossed wiring happening in their brain becoming hardwired to associate feet with sexuality.