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Is foot fetishism truly the most common fetish?[edit]

How can such a statement be made? The article claiming it is simply reading the username of 5000 internet users. You can't just say that it's the most common fetish, even if it's not unlikely. I feel like it should rather be "one of the most common fetishes" Thunderstruc (talk) 10:57, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I read the article (Relative prevalence of different fetishes) on ResearchGate and the methodology is so bad that I don’t think any conclusion can be drawn from it. Their numbers are drawn from membership in Yahoo Groups and their dataset includes 44722 foot fetishists and 82 smell fetishists. That just can’t be representative. I’m willing to believe foot fetishes are common, but there’s no way that relative prevalence is accurate. 172.112.190.130 (talk) 04:59, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Other interests[edit]

I think there should be added that there are some fetichists that also take interest on dirty feet (specially when the sole gets dark), and tickles only and specificlly on the feet.

I also think it should be noted that Stocks are used on some practices of foot fetishm Sportstone (talk) 01:06, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of notable people who have a foot fetish[edit]

Given Wikipedia precedents such as lists of celebrities who are pansexual, who are ambidextrous, who have Crohn's disease, or who are Madonna fans, I would argue that, rather than being pop culture trivia, this article would be incomplete without naming notable people who have self-identified as having a foot fetish.

A weakness of the current list is that it is definitely weighted towards contemporary and American-known celebrities, but in my opinion the answer to that is to add more examples (that fit the criteria of explicit and unambiguous public self identification) rather than subtracting. It might also belong in a bulleted list or even a separate article. BrightVamp (talk) 23:49, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can write up that list, if you like, but don't add it to the article. First of all, "a reference is made" in 1220 is more than a bit vague, and the citation is incomplete; that F. Scott F. would have had one needs a bit stronger sourcing than what is given. BTW, why was "mistress" linked? And then we have all kinds of people self-reporting and being gossiped about--no, this is not what an encyclopedic article should do. Drmies (talk) 00:19, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- I think that the examples I gave show that an enclopedic article, at least on Wikipedia, should reference notable people intimately connected with the topic. I hear what you're saying about F. Scott Fitzgerald - it should ideally have a stronger source, though the bar is not as high as for WP:BLP. Could you expand on your concerns about the list of living notable people? None of the contemporary are being gossiped about in the sources - they have all explicitly, publicly self reported. This is also the Wikipedia criterion for e.g. including people in lists based on their sexual orientation or gender identity - do you feel that a different criterion should be used in this case? BrightVamp (talk) 15:34, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Drmies One of the most famous people in the world, Idris Elba, has talked repeatedly in highly public outlets about having a foot fetish. I feel strongly that he and the other notable people who have said they have a foot fetish would be interesting to readers of this article, especially given the encylopedic precedents I mention above. Can you say why you think otherwise? BrightVamp (talk) 15:25, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - He's not one of the most famous people in the world, and if he was, why would it have to be in this article? Put it in his! Drmies (talk) 22:12, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm still not sure I understand your argument for removing this information about notable people who have a foot fetish. Could you explain more? BrightVamp (talk) 20:52, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]