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1 year 7 months ago
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A little late to the party, but I thought I'd make a contribution to this topic...
As a kid in the 70s and early 80s, I despised bare feet. Not one day would go by without me wearing at least socks. But my hatred towards bare feet was starting to reverse direction after seeing an episode of the short-lived Little Rascals cartoon series - the "Cap'n Spanky's Showboat" episode - where Darla, the main female character, was seen barefoot in one scene despite wearing her dress. I didn't like the close-up of brushes tied to her bare feet, but seeing her full figure - from head to toe, and in her bare feet - was perfectly acceptable to me. I have since gotten over my phobia over bare feet, even if just with females.
My phobia over bare feet was getting less prevalent when, since early in 2001 on "The Price is Right", the models started wearing high-heeled sandals, which meant there was a likelihood that when carpeting was to be offered in the Showcase, we would end up seeing a close-up of the model's bare feet (in sandals, of course). I accepted the fact that that was really the norms in this day and age, and you can't control what they wear. If I had an issue with seeing such barefoot close-ups, I would have simply changed the channel and turn it back in 3 minutes, or turn my head away until the carpeting prize is finished being announced. I do, however, have an issue with seeing models being fully barefoot, as that is something I was not familiar with as a child; though a female's bare feet in sandals are perfectly acceptable to me.
This post comes from somebody who overcame his bare feet phobia even more in 2006 when I decided to start wearing flip-flops on a regular basis. I really do enjoy wearing them greatly. I realized that a lot of people wear sandals and flip-flops these days, and I can't help but see their bare feet at all, no matter how much I try to control it. The phrase "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" came into play here, and I decided to reveal my bare feet for the first time in 2006.
Also, I have female avatars in the virtual world of Second Life and all of them are barefoot all the time, even though they do wear dresses, skirts, and other outfits. They wear just about everything except for shoes and socks, no matter where they go in Second Life. Heck, I even sent one of my avatars to a ski resort and she was barefoot too! (kids, don't attempt this in real life)
The bare feet of other males - at least from those I am around more - I still cannot stand.
By the way, I do have one question: Do close-ups of a female's bare feet on a TV show - with or without sandals - boost the ratings, even for just one episode? I heard that many males are attracted to female's bare feet. Don't know why. I bet the "Cap'n Spanky's Showboat" episode of the animated Little Rascals series was the highest-rated 11-minute cartoon of the entire series that lasted two seasons.
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