>>212066387 (OP)I believe prevalence of foot fetish is good measure of current male standing in the society.
It's so prevalent nowadays because men never stood so low in their status.
Which is understandable - men are only as good as their ability to acquire resources.
Meanwhile world is overpopulated, resources are scarcer than ever, inequality higher than ever, and women are allowed to earn their own money - they no longer need men to live a good life.
Men, especially of low social standing, are common, disposable resource no one not only has no need for - most people would be glad if there were fewer of them.