When people commonly speak of fetishes, they're referring to what's known in psychiatry as "fetishism." One example is the underwear fetish. At what point is this considered an illness?!
What really counts is the 
"inanimate object" part.
Was wirklich zählt, ist, dass es ein
nicht-lebendiger Gegenstand ist.
Le plus important est la partie
sur les « objets inanimés ».
Ciò che davvero conta è la parte
 dell'oggetto inanimato.
O que conta é a parte do "objeto".