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I don't think gas masks are necessarily fetishistic. They're highly symbolic and of different things. In the past decade or so they've come to symbolize defiance. As protests have grown larger around the globe the police response in many countries is to use poisonous gas against people. The civilian's response to this has often been to don gas masks thus defying the state's attempt to quash resistance. They can also symbolize anonymity, air pollution and much else. The sexual fetish use is about hiding someone's face and turning them into a sex object.
I just guess a lot of it is negated by people saying "Gas Masks are sexy" and such... but I personally much prefer the take you've given it here. Anyway, thank you again and I'm glad you like them image!
Simply Beautiful piece.