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1640 A.D.:
Virtually all women in China bind their feet to attract a suitor.
The painful practice was outlawed by the Qing Dynasty in 1902, but remained common until 1949, when the Communists assumed power and foot binding was finally ended. The practice has been decried by modern-day feminists as a classic example of societal oppression of women.
2012 A.D.:
Women in U.S. have toes amputated to fit into excruciating high heeled shoes.
It boggles the mind why a contemporary woman, free from the bondage of male supremacy and capable of self-determination, would subject herself to the pain and disfigurement of amputationand for what? To combat diabetes? Cancer? Necrotizing fasciitis?
NOPE.
In the pursuit of fashion, an increasing number of American women are choosing to have their toes shortened or even amputated in order to fit into todays sky-high stilettos.
Wikipedia offers a description of the painful foot binding that was once customary in China.
Continued- WHAT PRICE BEAUTY? Women Sever Toes to Fit High Heels
Virtually all women in China bind their feet to attract a suitor.
The painful practice was outlawed by the Qing Dynasty in 1902, but remained common until 1949, when the Communists assumed power and foot binding was finally ended. The practice has been decried by modern-day feminists as a classic example of societal oppression of women.
THIS IS BAD:
2012 A.D.:
Women in U.S. have toes amputated to fit into excruciating high heeled shoes.
THIS IS ALSO BAD.
It boggles the mind why a contemporary woman, free from the bondage of male supremacy and capable of self-determination, would subject herself to the pain and disfigurement of amputationand for what? To combat diabetes? Cancer? Necrotizing fasciitis?
NOPE.
In the pursuit of fashion, an increasing number of American women are choosing to have their toes shortened or even amputated in order to fit into todays sky-high stilettos.
Wikipedia offers a description of the painful foot binding that was once customary in China.
Continued- WHAT PRICE BEAUTY? Women Sever Toes to Fit High Heels
