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rolig commented on the word osphresiophilia
A strong attraction to certain smells.
March 3, 2009
nycanthro commented on the word osphresiophilia
"Now you and I know that a woman's foot, which had been twisted and scarred by the binding, would not be something you and I would find especially sexy. But for the men of China, for almost a thousand years, there was something precious about this, the lowest part of the body, shrunk down to two or three inches, done so in such a way that is was useless for walking, for moving about. Feet that were twisted and torn, exuding their own peculiar smell, and the men were struck with passion. They called it the golden lotus, in honor of the flower before it bloomed.
The feet were carefully hidden, so that when men were finally allowed to see it, to touch it, to kiss it, to caress it, to suck nuts from between the twisted toes (often the whole dipped in tea) --- they would go bananas."
Wang Ping
(University of Minnesota)
March 3, 2009
rolig commented on the word osphresiophilia
Very nice. Horrible in its way, but very nice.
March 3, 2009