Observed arrival · 2026-09-22
Why feet? A public dossier on podophilia
An evidence-graded research monograph examining how foot fetishism develops, why feet become the focus, and what may sustain the preference.
- For
- Readers of sexology, neuroscience, and comparative religion
- Worth noticing
- Its E1–E5 scale distinguishes replicated evidence, single studies, theory, interpretation, and anecdote.
Field notes
The dossier uses a five-level evidence taxonomy to keep replicated findings, isolated studies, unproven theories, humanities interpretations, and anecdotal reports from collapsing into one category. Its homepage also separates mechanism, ontogeny, phylogeny, and function through a Tinbergen-style framework, and directs readers toward domain pages ranging from neurobiology and learning to religion and philosophy. The site explicitly treats consensual, non-distressed preference as distinct from disorder under DSM-5-TR language.
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