History Main / IKissYourFoot

Even when it's not meant to be... romantic, [[PowerDynamicsKink some people see it that way]]. Not to be confused with ItTastesLikeFeet, although [[Series/{{Friends}} Ross Geller]] might claim that there's some overlap.

* In Creator/KunihikoIkuhara's series ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zLJkqtjKgM the second OP]] has a scene where [[spoiler: Yuri]] swings her foot and it looks she'll get this from [[spoiler: Tabuki]]. There's a subversion, though. [[spoiler: we see him kiss ''a little girl's foot'' instead of Yuri's. (The little girl is Momoka, Tabuki ''and'' Yuri's deceased childhood friend/love)]]

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* The significance of the gesture was famously subverted or averted in a (possibly apocryphal) incident in 911 AD, when the French King Charles III granted the region of Normandy to the Viking leader Rollo (in exchange for Rollo stopping raiding French territory, and in fact defending it against other Vikings), thus founding the Norman dynasty. The story goes that a French bishop said that Rollo should kiss the king's foot as a sign of fealty; Rollo, a proud war-chief, wasn't going to abase himself that far, but eventually agreed that one of his own followers should do so; the follower then grabbed the king's foot and lifted it to his mouth, tipping Charles onto his back.
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* In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', after Negi asks Evangeline if she will teach him magic. Her response:"[[CorruptionOfAMinor Lick my feet and be my slave]]". She promptly gets [[DynamicEntry kicked in the head by Asuna.]] Since Negi wasn't entirely aware of the implications it looks like he may have actually done it if Asuna had not stepped in on his behalf.

* In ''Bollywood/{{Baazigar}}'', VillainProtagonist Ajay kisses the feet of his girlfriend Seema, the daughter of his nemesis Chopra, before pushing her to her death.

Even when it's not meant to be... romantic, some people see it that way. Not to be confused with ItTastesLikeFeet, although [[Series/{{Friends}} Ross Geller]] might claim that there's some overlap.

In various media, characters [[IKissYourHand kissing someone's hand]] is used sometimes for romance, and other times to show humility. Sometimes, though, it's not the hand they kiss, but they aim much lower ...no, they don't stop there! GetYourMindOutOfTheGutter!

While kissing hands can mean romance or humility, kissing feet can mean many different things. It often means an even greater humility than hand-kissing, or even more often can be used to show submission ("now you have to kiss my feet!") or devotion. Less often, it is used romantically. In period settings, kissing the hem of a woman's gown is a common substitution. Quite a few egotistical and evil characters demand from their underlings this gesture as a sign of acceptance of their dominance, without always seeing TheStarscream who swallows his pride and plays along for some time.

* In ''Anime/AkameGaKill'', Esdeath makes Numa Seika lick her boots, on his knees, naked, and on a chain. She also tortured him enough to where he's euphoric about this.

* In Creator/KunihikoIkuhara's other series ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zLJkqtjKgM the second OP]] has a scene where [[spoiler: Yuri]] swings her foot and it looks she'll get this from [[spoiler: Tabuki]]. There's a subversion, though. [[spoiler: we see him kiss ''a little girl's foot'' instead of Yuri's. (Said little girl is Momoka, Tabuki ''and'' Yuri's deceased childhood friend/love)]]

* ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'': In episode 8, Kosuri plays on Tanukichi's insecurities by claiming she had accomplished more for SOX than he had, and mused she could easily convince Ayame to kick him out. Unless, he could persuade her not to by licking her foot. It's implied that he submits, though isn't shown onscreen.
* ''Manga/PrisonSchool'': During the boys first day in prison Meiko orders Andre to lick her boots for shielding Jo from one of her beatings. She relents when Kiyoshi points out that she's taking things too far. Oddly enough Andre gets angry at Kiyoshi since he actually likes being bullied by Meiko.
* In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', after Negi asks Evangeline if she will teach him magic. Her response:"[[CorruptionOfAMinor Lick my feet and be my slave]]". She promptly gets [[DynamicEntry kicked in the head by Asuna.]] Since Negi wasn't entirely aware of the implications it looks like he may have actually done it if Asuna had not [[IncrediblyLamePun stepped]] in on his behalf.
* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' has Nijima attempting the same thing on Kenichi in exchange for some information. Kenichi [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/history_s_strongest_disciple_kenichi/c023/15.html decides to just beat it out of him]].

* A bratty student in ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'' has a teacher waiting on her hand and [[IncrediblyLamePun foot]], but when she tries to blackmail Onizuka into licking her toes as well he just responds by removing one of his (incredibly stinky) socks and telling her to do it first.

* In episode 9 of ''Manga/BlackButler'' an [[NoYay old man is seen briefly kissing the foot of the much younger Alois and later Ciel]]. In episode 10, [[HoYay Claude is basically orgasming over Ciel, even going as far as to kiss his foot, while Sebastian is watching outside of the mansion with a some-what jealous face]].
* In chapter 91 of ''Manga/CodeBreaker'', the main character Ogami defeats his self-proclaimed nemesis Haruto the Mercenary. After knocking him to the floor, Ogami steps on his face and says that he is "purchasing him", and demands that he lick and kiss his shoes and feet. Though he later reveals that it was all an act, to try and get Haruto to repent.

* In ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'', Haruyuki does this for Niko after [[spoiler:she agrees to teach him and Takumu about the incarnate system]]. She responds by kicking him.

* Used when ComicBook/XMen member Chamber is forced to kiss the boot of a bully at the school where he was operating under cover. Having no mouth, Chamber instead spent the time down there tying the bully's shoes together.

** The cover of a Franchise/{{Superman}} issue has him being forced to kiss her feet.
* In Batman: It's Joker's Time, ComicBook/TheJoker gets Barry Dancer to get down on his hands and knees and lick the top and bottom of his shoes.
* In Batman & Robin: Adventures #8, Poison Ivy brainwashes and enslaves Robin, and the first thing she gets him to do is kiss her foot.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: When Queen Atomia's court is first seen one of her "subjects" is just rising from kneeling at her feet to do kiss her feet.
* ''[[ComicBook/TheHiketeia Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia]]'', As part of the titular Hiketeia ritual, a potential supplicant must prostrate themselves and this involves kissing the foot and thigh region of the person they wish to protect them. The character, Danny, does this Diana when she comes looking for sanctuary from Batman and the police. Batman [[BatmanGambit attempts this also]] but it gets him a foot the face.

* Gahan Wilson once drew a cartoon for ''Magazine/TheNewYorker'' which depicts a psychiatrist kissing his (male) patient's foot, while the patient growls "Doctor, this is ''not'' helping my messiah complex!"

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', when Pumbaa finds out that Simba is the king, he starts groveling in this manner, trying to kiss Simba's paws.

* In ''Bollywood/{{Baazigar}}'', VillainProtagonist Ajay kisses the feet of girlfriend Seema, the daughter of his nemesis Chopra before pushing her to her death.

* Used sort of in ''Film/Batman1989''. While being forced up the steps of Gotham Cathedral by the Joker, [[DistressedDamsel Vicki Vale]] falls and loses one of her shoes. The Joker then picks the shoe up, kisses it suggestively, and throws it over the side of the bannister.

* In ''Film/CherryFalls'' (2000), Jody Marken (Brittany Murphy) tells her boyfriend Kenny (Gabirel Mann) to bite her toe and as he sucks her toe, she continuously tells him to "bite harder" as she slaps his face with her other foot.

* ''Goldengirl'' (1979). The title character is an Olympic-grade track runner. When James Coburn's character goes to kiss her, she pushes him away and tells him to kiss her feet, as "you owe a hell of a lot to them."
* The titular heroine in ''Film/GreatCatherine'' (Jeanne Moreau) tickle-tortures Peter O'Toole's character (who is tied up at her feet) with her toes, and then makes him kiss her bare foot.

* Used in the Indian movie ''Mohabbatein'': Raj points out that touching someone's feet should be done out of respect, but most students in the school do this to the principal out of fear. [[spoiler: Then at the end of the movie, when the principal announces that he's going to step down and leave Raj in charge of the school, Raj does touch his feet. It's all very dramatic.]]
** Most Bollywood movies have an example of this since touching your elder's feet is a traditional sign of respect in India.

* In ''Film/PolishWedding'' (1998), Hala tells her boyfriend to take off her shoe and kiss her now bare foot.

* After undergoing the Ludovich technique, Alex from ''Literature/AClockworkOrange'' is forced on stage into a series of humiliating situations to prove that he's been "reformed" -- the first of which ends with him licking a bully's shoes in an attempt to stop him from further beating him up, since he can't fight back [[RestrainingBolt without becoming nauseous]].

* In the ''Literature/{{Hurog}}'' duology, a slave does this to the master. [[spoiler: Bastilla to Kariarn, more precisely.]] The main characters think it is disgusting, as it serves mainly as symbol of slavery and subservience.
* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': There are numerous mentions of bare feet in many, many chapters (including males, but especially Sansa, Arya, and Daenerys). Daenerys in particular ends up getting her bare feet kissed numerous times, often while astride a horse.
** Lampshaded when an old enemy hiding among the slaves Daenerys has freed uses the opportunity for an attempted assassination. "I knew you'd come to get your feet kissed one day."

* Mentioned several times in Creator/LoisMcmasterBujold's ''Literature/{{Chalion}}'' universe, especially in ''The Curse of Chalion''. Normal respectful greetings involve kissing the back of a person's hands. When it's a high superior[[note]]or someone you owe ''big''[[/note]] one add their feet as well.

* A scene in Bentley Little's ''The Store'' has a rather...zealous... shoe department associate kiss and suck a customer's toes while trying on a pair of sandals she ordered. Said customer asks for two pair of the sandals.
* In ''Fear'', the fourth book in the ''Literature/{{Gone}}'' series, Penny (who has powers of illusion) makes Cigar see hallucinations and makes him believe that she has candy and that they were delicious. She eventually she made him lick her foot in order for him to get some red vines from her.
* ''Literature/{{Outlander}}'' has Jaime Fraser giving a foot massage to his wife, Claire, and kissing the tip of her toe while discussing his reasons for not killing Jack Randall and declaring that he's her husband no matter what. There's also the fifth book, ''The Fiery Cross'' where Claire is sleeping and having an EroticDream as a horse in a heat until she woke up and found out that someone has been fondling and ticking her feet. The scene is described in good detail, as if a fetish is being played out.
* In ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', there were scenes of Christian caressing and kissing Anastasia's feet, particularly during their first time of having sex. This is just more of arousing Anastasia rather than submitting to her since Christian is the dominant. However, there's that one time that Anastasia wanting to lick Christian's feet which is a straight example.
* ''Literature/CaptivePrince'': This is a common occurrence where the slaves declared to serve for their masters. For example, Damen vows to serve for Laurent but to do that, he has to kiss Laurent's boot.

* In the 1980s sitcom ''[[Series/{{Alice1976}} Alice]]'', southern waitress Flo used "Kiss My Foot!" as a [[UnusualEuphemism general purpose euphemism]].
** Flo used to say "Kiss my grits!"
* In ''Series/{{Blackpool}}'', DI Carlisle does this to Natalie. This happens to be one of the most [[TastesLikeDiabetes sickeningly adorable]] scenes in the entire show.

* On the former news show ''Countdown With Keith Olbermann'', Keith names Bill O'Reilly the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCY40EIQ8Gk "Worst Person In The World"]] ([[{{RunningGag}} first time THAT'S happened, right?]]) for running an interview with the late George Carlin where Bill questioned Carlin about the use of profanity as a selling point when Bill used profanity in the now infamous {{Inside Edition}} outtake ([[{{Jerkass}} which Bill reran the day after Carlin's death]]). Keith mentioned that Bill was "insulting a man whose boots he was not worthy to lick."

* In ''Series/{{Oz}}'' Schillinger forces Beecher to lick his boots after the latter spoke up without permission.

* And then there's Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's much, ''much'' cruder version, "The Kiss My Ass Club".

* [[Wrestling/HunterJohnston Delirious]] has been known to wrestle barefoot and [[InvokedTrope stick his bare in the faces and or trample his opponent's heads with them]] after working up a sweat.

-->"I'll kiss your doc martens; let me kiss your doc martens; your every wish I will obey!"
** This lasts about a month and a half before Maureen gets bored of playing that role and goes back to playing herself in full-on diva mode.

* In ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' Beatrice demands Battler, once he loses the game, to take off his clothes, kneel down and kiss her feet - as a sign of humiliation and submission. [[spoiler: And he evetually does it, though the scene itself is not drectly shown in the novel.]] She also forces [[spoiler:Kanon]] to do this, though without getting naked.

* Subverted with Mort in ‘’WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar’’, who is obsessed with King Julien especially his magesty’s feet being more than just a fetish.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': The Goodfeathers, Bobby, Pesto, and Squitt, all kiss the godpigeon's feet every time he appears. Usually both Bobby and Pesto kisses one foot, and Squitt kisses the other.

* In ''Disney/TheLionKing'', when Pumbaa finds out that Simba is the king, he starts groveling in this manner, trying to kiss Simba's paws.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': When Queen Atomia's court is first seen one of her subjects is just rising from kneeling at her feet to do this.

* In ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma'', Erina Nakiri's eggs benedict is so exquisite, it causes [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ishokugeki_no_soma.png people to instinctively bow down to her and kiss her foot]]. It's just an imaginary reaction, of course.

* Gahan Wilson once drew a cartoon for ''The New Yorker'' which depicts a psychiatrist kissing his (male) patient's foot, while the patient growls "Doctor, this is ''not'' helping my messiah complex!"

* Akio in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' is a ''master'' of foot kissing, and memorably does it to Mrs. Ohtori. Of course, the entire thing is a mind game, so the whole "submissive" thing is more or less reversed.

* In ''Discworld/CarpeJugulum'', [[TheIgor Igor]] describes the Old Count as "a gentleman, whose boots I was not fit to lick clean", before adding that, nonetheless, he did.

* In ''Manga/SailorMoon'', Galaxia has Tuxedo Mask [[note]]well, technically only a puppet, since the real Tux died when Galaxia took his Star Seed[[/note]] kiss her lips, brooch, and foot. And while he's down on the floor she [[KickTheDog kicks him brutally in the head.]] All this is for a horrified Usagi's [[MadeToWatch benefit.]]

* ''Anime/FateGrandOrderAbsoluteDemonicFrontBabylonia'': Ishtar demands Ritsuka to kiss her foot to establish a Master-Servant contract once she's bribed into joining their side. [[ClinglyJealousGirl Mash]] is ''not'' amused with this.

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* In Batman: It's Joker's Time, The Joker gets Barry Dancer to get down on his hands and knees and lick the top and bottom of his shoes.

* Used in ''Manga/AnatoliaStory'', when [[spoiler: Urhi and Nakia use Rusafa to kidnap Yuri. Rusafa has a not-so-secret love for Yuri, and then Urhi leaves, saying Rusafa can finally do whatever he wants to her. Instead of [[SexualHarassmentAndRapeTropes doing something one might expect]] after everything else so far in the series, Rusafa just kisses Yuri's feet over and over.]]