ROFL! Yo, Neutron, what about the fact that tickling, in and of itself, isn't a fetish for everyone. See previous discourse on that, but simply put, tickling ain't a fetish.
Just 'cause folks label it as such don't mean a thing. Some think that such behavior is crazy, bad, wrong, weird, etc. I'm hopin' that you don't give 'em any credit for such a daft notion. Personally, I slide "fetish" right in there with the rest. There's a definition for fetish, and this interest don't fit it. It DOES fit deviancy, kink, and even sport ('specially for those 2+ hour 'lees), but it's not a fetish. It's a paraphilia. Havin' an interest in feet is a fetish. Shoes, too. Non-animate objectifications, as targets, are able to be fetishes. This ain't, really, for many here.
Mind ya, there's naught wrong wit' a fetish, either, but if we're t'discuss the word, it's the wrong word for me, and for a bunch of others here. Inaccurate. Misfocused. Wrong.
Given that last Saturday's gathering had two multi-hour 'lees, that's more a sport, son. 😉 Endurance level trainin', even.
Trivia for the masses,
dvnc