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Man's secret horror of his foot is one of the explanations for the tendency to conceal its length and form as much as possible. Heels of greater or l… - Georges Bataille
" "Man's secret horror of his foot is one of the explanations for the tendency to conceal its length and form as much as possible. Heels of greater or lesser height, depending on the sex, distract from the foot's low and flat character. Besides the uneasiness is often confused with a sexual uneasiness; this is especially striking among the Chinese who, after having atrophied the feet of women, situate them at the most excessive point of deviance. The husband himself must not see the nude feet of his wife, and it is incorrect and immoral in general to look at the feet of women. Catholic confessors, adapting themselves to this aberration, ask their Chinese penitents "if they have not looked at women's feet.
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About Georges Bataille
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille (10 September 1897 – 9 July 1962) was a French writer. His multifaceted work is linked to the domains of literature, anthropology, philosophy, economy, sociology and history of art. Eroticism and transgression are at the core of his writings.
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Pierre Angélique
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George Bataille
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Joruju Bataiyu
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G. Bataiyu
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Lord Auch
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Pierre Angelique
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Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille
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