Not recognising the intrinsic beauty of the human foot is a sign of degeneration. It represents a dysfunctional aestheticism caused by the alienation of the modern man from his own body. Declining podiatric health in Western nations is a result of cheap mass-produced footwear which cramp the toes and disfigure the foot. Feet only become odorous due to being unnaturally trapped in tight, damp conditions — imagine keeping your hands in both cotton gloves and baseball mits upwards of 12 hours a day. And athlete’s foot is considered a “disease of modernity”, as it only emerged in the last century as a result of globalism.
It is also worth noting that we most commonly find “foot taboos” among primitive peoples — think of Arabic and South East Asian where showing the sole of the foot is considered offensive.
We share hands with our simian cousins, but the foot is the one uniquely human extremity. It represents our bipedalism, our tall stature, our evolutionary destiny. If you dislike feet, you are literally an atavism. Ape mind. Besides, being primed to select for healthy feet is evolutionary advantageous. Having good foot health and structure is essential for surviving and thriving. The emphasis placed on the condition of soldiers’ feet during wartime demonstrates this.