Edwardian Gynarchy
An Edwardian gentleman encourages his maid to use the public footslave. Although she is a maidservant, she is clearly of much higher social status than the male slave!
The maid nonchalantly reads a wall poster whilst the public footslave lip-respects her shoes |
He is much lower than her on the social scale |
That's why he must kiss her feet |
Her own master watches proceedings approvingly |
Indeed, he encourages his maidservant to make use of the public humble-head |
Both the slave's betters look down upon him... |
...with contempt, not pity |
And rightly so, for they are better than the slave! |
The man and his maidservant make jokes about the slave as they walk away from him |
Their shoes (and spats) are better than the slave... |
...and he knows it |
He knows he isn't even worthy to look at their superior, departing shoes! |