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MineralMan

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14. Both my own mother and my mother-in-law

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 10:07 AM

Dec 2011

have very bad bunions. They're both in their 80s, and so were fashionably young in the 1940s. They wore high heels most of their adult lives, because that was the fashionable thing to do. Now, they pay for it in many ways.

Again, fashion creates problems for women, as it seems to have for just about ever. In the mid to late 19th and early 20th century, corsets ruined the health of women by displacing and compressing abdominal organs. And, again, they were worn by young women for fashion reasons.

Following fashion is bad for women, in many ways. From corsets to cadaverous thinness, it always seems that fashion does its best to destroy the very young, fashionable women it supposedly caters to. The answer? Women should examine current fashions for harmful things and refuse to accept being harmed for fashion's sake.

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Women's feet are a mess (not so with men's feet) [View all] Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 OP

my theory of high heels barbtries Dec 2011 #1

LOL My sister just doesn't wear them. She has dressy flats for dress-up occasions. If she tried to Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #2

I gave all my heels to a woman's shelter many, many years ago. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #7

Neither do I proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #12

Finn Comfort for me SoCalDem Dec 2011 #144

I stopped wearing them 30 years ago malaise Dec 2011 #20

Strangely enough they were invented by a woman. nt Snake Alchemist Dec 2011 #40

I've never cared much for catch-me-fuck-me shoes. gkhouston Dec 2011 #3

True. Plus the damage to feet is not too amusing, either Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #4

Hmmm so they should only be worn when they are having sex. LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #105

rofl, yup solution is dont wear them everyday, just that ahem special occassion. working guy Jan 2012 #192

Former ballerina here JustAnotherGen Dec 2011 #5

Yeah, but wait until the next big thing here... Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #8

hahahaha! OMG! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #18

OMG - LOL otohara Dec 2011 #21

You've not missed out on much, except falling down. :) nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #24

OMG I can't decide pipi_k Dec 2011 #30

They're slightly similar! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #66

After seeing that. I'm wondering... LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #106

I seriously JustAnotherGen Dec 2011 #120

Can you imagine the heel callous you would have to develop to avoid bleeding out? Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #122

DUzy nominee! meow2u3 Dec 2011 #191

LOL! God in the closet. :) Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #10

I haven't worn heels in decades lunatica Dec 2011 #6

Very wise. I've been wearing high heels since I graduated from college, and my left Achilles Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #13

I refuse to wear heels proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #9

Everyone should have women in their families that urge kids not to wear high heels Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #16

Sadly, I have engaged in this self destructive behavior etherealtruth Dec 2011 #11

Thanks! Me too. God I LOVE shoes!! Maybe I'll just wear high heels at social occasions. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #15

Find some pictures of women feet in terrible condition because of high heels LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #109

Tha's actually quite a good idea etherealtruth Dec 2011 #115

Both my own mother and my mother-in-law MineralMan Dec 2011 #14

Fashion sure is not kind to women, Mineral Man. I hadn't even thought about the corsets! Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #19

I was shocked to see my mother's feet, and my mother-in-laws. MineralMan Dec 2011 #37

Thanks for this MineralMan. Jazzgirl Dec 2011 #87

And don't forget hoop skirts. Liberal Veteran Dec 2011 #36

Men's clothing has changed surprisingly little MineralMan Dec 2011 #53

Hoop skirts must've been a nightmare! Imagine sitting in those? nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #65

Yabbut they kept pesky men at a distance, pretty much. MineralMan Dec 2011 #93

LOL! Even small pieces of furniture could be hidden in there. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #95

The ones that couldn't fit inside the skirt. LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #110

Which is why people of exceptionally short stature were so MineralMan Dec 2011 #118

They were actually a safety hazard - hedgehog Dec 2011 #157

Oh my God. That gives a whole new meaning to 'that just burns me up.' Remember the corset in Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #161

I LOVE my moccasins! Linky for you! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #17

Oooh NICE!!! I love those! Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #23

Love the first pair- BeHereNow Dec 2011 #38

Moccasins are perfect footwear, I think. MineralMan Dec 2011 #45

Nothing beats the feeling of riding barefooted bare back on a horse. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #47

Well, I love mocs, but that horseback riding thing MineralMan Dec 2011 #50

Oh , I'm sorry to hear that- BeHereNow Dec 2011 #70

Gah! I've gotten stomped on too many times to go barefoot around horses! riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #83

LOL! Once was enough for me- entirely my fault too. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #129

Geez, I get stepped on at least once/week - heels, ankles, toes. riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #134

OMG! You are working in a SERIOUS horse scene! I'm envious! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #138

40 miles west of Chicago! Come anytime!! I have a packer QH we keep for guests riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #147

Do you know Roger Daly? BeHereNow Dec 2011 #179

I love those! But I couldn't find any prices at your link. senseandsensibility Dec 2011 #85

Actually- they very reasonably priced! Extremely well made and COMFORTABLE! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #123

You're right, pretty reasonable. senseandsensibility Dec 2011 #189

Nearly all of my shoes are flat or nearly flat. Ilsa Dec 2011 #22

The foot and leg problems high heels cause don't make them worth wearing, really. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #25

In Imperial China, young aristocratic girls had their feet wrapped, permanently deforming no_hypocrisy Dec 2011 #26

Modern foot binding. And actually, wearing heels ends up making the feet uglier because Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #28

I read in the NY Times a few years ago about a new crop of podiatric surgical clientele: no_hypocrisy Dec 2011 #165

You've got to be kidding! Cutting feet to look dainty? Things are getting uglier by the second. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #168

I found the article for you. Nine years old. no_hypocrisy Dec 2011 #173

I wonder what this does for your balance. gkhouston Dec 2011 #180

My feet are living proof pipi_k Dec 2011 #27

:( Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #31

I know...I saw your post above pipi_k Dec 2011 #73

I wrecked my feet 40 years ago with high heeled shoes. Lugnut Dec 2011 #29

My GP told me that, that the toenails start getting thick, misshapen and weird Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #33

I'd say EVERYONE's feet are a mess (thanks to shoes)... drokhole Dec 2011 #32

Those are some butt-ugly feet lol Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #35

That's exactly right! drokhole Dec 2011 #58

Thanks for the websites! I put them on my calendar to view tonight. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #62

Get yourself a pair of Vibrams. n/t tammywammy Dec 2011 #117

Makes me glad I wear sneakers UnseenUndergrad Dec 2011 #92

I read some articles on barefoot running a year back, hedgehog Dec 2011 #158

As a somewhat vertically-challenged man, I can't say I'm all that fond of high-heeled shoes either. dawg Dec 2011 #34

I'm guilty of trying to look taller. :( And you're right about a man's height. It's partly Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #42

Maybe the 70's will come back, and then I'll be tall enough again. dawg Dec 2011 #57

ew! Those are fugly! nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #195

the taller the woman, the closer the motorboat Bucky Dec 2011 #43

Ahem. Well, then you're just going to have to kneel more. And genuflect. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #56

My feet are a good example MuseRider Dec 2011 #39

It is! It feels good to be taller if one is short (I can reach cupboards better with heels on) Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #52

This is why women always fall down when running from monsters & ax murderers in movies. Bucky Dec 2011 #41

Well, maybe you guys should encourage women to wear flats then! Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #46

Ummm... Is that the reason why men want women wearing high heels? LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #116

Or you could subscribe to the theory mythology Dec 2011 #154

I love my feet handmade34 Dec 2011 #44

Thanks for the pics! Good encouragement to stop wearing those stilts we call women's shoes. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #49

These are lovely, BUT lapislzi Dec 2011 #59

True. The front of the foot has to fit well, not act like a vise. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #64

My mom was a dancer lapislzi Dec 2011 #72

Bunions can be caused by short shoes. They don't have to be heels. immoderate Dec 2011 #166

There was an anthropologist in the 70's... CanSocDem Dec 2011 #48

Put them away forever? Good! lol Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #51

I have a couple of pairs that I wear a couple of times a year. lapislzi Dec 2011 #54

Fuzzy and with Tweety Bird? :) So nice to have a guy that likes fuzzy slippers rather than Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #79

I gave away my high heels after a car wreck eighteen years ago Missy Vixen Dec 2011 #55

Well, I'll be drooling soon too, since I'm switching to cute flats. Oh, by the way... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #60

It also warps your toenails. MuseRider Dec 2011 #74

Ooooh...Mary Janes!!! pipi_k Dec 2011 #94

Have you tried European shoes? gkhouston Dec 2011 #119

Something I will def check out. MuseRider Dec 2011 #121

I usually buy mine in person, although Zappos probably carries them. gkhouston Dec 2011 #127

Oooh ECCO! MuseRider Dec 2011 #146

I wore heels many years ago Irishonly Dec 2011 #61

Run in heels? That's more dangerous than running with scissors, imo! ~lol. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #68

Moccasins are looking good Irishonly Dec 2011 #142

My mom has diabetic neuropathy and has bought herself some really cool flats. She won't look Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #78

Smart mom Irishonly Dec 2011 #141

"Bunionette" lapislzi Dec 2011 #63

LOL! Stop that. ew Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #67

High heeled shoes are nothing more than a more sophisticated form of foot binding. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2011 #69

Pretty awful. Maybe if women saw these pictures, they'd think about it twice & burn their magazines Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #76

Dating a nice, handsome man shorter than 5'11" ... dawg Dec 2011 #71

There ya go! We need some encouragement here. Wearing flats is healthy and makes available Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #75

Being short ohheckyeah Dec 2011 #131

Worked for me! eridani Dec 2011 #182

I think high heels look ridiculous. They're an accident waiting to happen. qb Dec 2011 #77

I saw a lady at a coffee shop the other day who was slightly heavy wearing huuugely high heels. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #80

Thank you!!!!!!!!!! arcane1 Dec 2011 #81

Daily footwear for me: New Balance sneakers, Danskos, or Ariat riding boots riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #82

Ariat riding boots MuseRider Dec 2011 #88

I've found that you get what you pay for. In the long run, the money's worth it, they last forever riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #99

My husband has learned that when his back or knees start to hurt, hedgehog Dec 2011 #113

Shoes for Crews sarge43 Dec 2011 #100

Love Ariats! ohheckyeah Dec 2011 #132

Foot pain is a pain BootinUp Dec 2011 #84

That sounds like a nerve problem. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #90

Its apparently caused by mechanical damage to the nerves BootinUp Dec 2011 #124

I've wondered why high heels are worn in porn flicks, Ron Green Dec 2011 #86

I wonder that sometimes. We'll have to ask guys if heels are a sign of submission. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #89

High heels tighten the calf muscles and the buttocks. MineralMan Dec 2011 #96

Walking on tiptoes is also a sign of autism. So there! :) nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #97

I shall make no comment, I think. MineralMan Dec 2011 #104

And make the hips sway. n/t sarge43 Dec 2011 #98

Actually, that's a result of walking abnormally by placing one MineralMan Dec 2011 #103

IMHO high heels are a first cousin to footbinding. kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #91

Just thought of something... pipi_k Dec 2011 #101

Those are dangerous because it's like walking on stilts Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #102

these take the cake for fugly! shanti Dec 2011 #126

That's what they should be called Fugli Shoes lol Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #130

THAT is a shoe? Rex Dec 2011 #143

They're shoes and they're incredibly expensive, too. Nasty, ugly things. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #152

Looks like a good way to break an ankle. n/t gkhouston Dec 2011 #167

Are those really meant to be worn? MuseRider Dec 2011 #159

Yup. They're Alexander McQueen shoes (had to be a guy designer lol) and cost thousands! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #160

I don't think I would ever even want to sit in them. MuseRider Dec 2011 #162

They don't have to wear them, so they're fine with designing unwearable things. :( nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #170

lady gaga shanti Dec 2011 #171

The Ugliest Shoes of 2011 progressoid Dec 2011 #164

Okay, yes, those win! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #169

OMG I think those pipi_k Dec 2011 #181

I remember, I loved those shoes. sufrommich Dec 2011 #111

How do you walk in those things? Rex Dec 2011 #156

The only time I wear high heels - emilyg Dec 2011 #107

Cruel shoes TransitJohn Dec 2011 #108

LOL! Cute. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #151

Steve Martin. eom TransitJohn Dec 2011 #175

I've been stocking up on cute flats this year - it's wonderful hedgehog Dec 2011 #112

There are lots of cute and sexy flats around now! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #149

I will NOT wear any heels nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #114

Good for you, Nadin. Flats it is for me too in 2012. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #140

The fastest growing Medical speciality in NYC is podiatry. People destroy their feet. stevenleser Dec 2011 #125

That's interesting that podiatry is such a busy medical practice. Thanks. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #135

We were 'requested' to wear high heels at a lounge I worked at polly7 Dec 2011 #128

I remember going to Reno at least 25 years ago now arikara Dec 2011 #133

I went to a wedding a few months ago where the *bride* was wearing a dressy pair of Tom's sneakers. gkhouston Dec 2011 #139

the reality show 'what not to wear" always makes over the woman into high high heels Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 #136

It does. That's the major problem in all this. The standard they set is one of women on stilts. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #137

If women *need* to be taller, they can always tease their hair high. nt valerief Dec 2011 #145

ahaha! Beehive style? Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #148

Big hair, big fun. n/t gkhouston Dec 2011 #150

the bigger the hair, the closer to god shanti Dec 2011 #172

Your doctor is correct. aquart Dec 2011 #153

LOL! Medusa toes? ::shudder:: I'd better rush out and get those flats right now! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #155

Yes. aquart Dec 2011 #163

Anybody ever tried these? blaze Dec 2011 #174

Whoa, those are wondeful, and modestly priced. I will check 'em out. joshcryer Dec 2011 #177

If you prefer walking barefoot blaze Dec 2011 #178

Those rope shoes would look hella cute with a little nail polish and all Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #185

OMG, that's horrible. I spent my entire childhood barefoot 80-90% of the time. joshcryer Dec 2011 #176

It's nice to hear that you encourage women to wear comfy shoes Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #184

Well that's just more reason not to wear 'em. joshcryer Dec 2011 #186

Ha. :) nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #187

Why listen to men? Or doctors? LOL Mimosa Dec 2011 #183

I'm a 52 yr old woman with a neuroma in one foot and OnionPatch Dec 2011 #188

It's too bad shoe manufacturers don't care a rat's ass about biology and anatomy. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #190

My sister got stilettos for her birthday Puzzledtraveller Jan 2012 #193

Yup! I think that x-ray showing the foot inside the high heel, is here Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #194

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