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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 43990, member: 25"]The clearing up has mostly stuck, mainly because I have been in semi hibernation for the winter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at the pile of shoes it struck me to wonder why women allow themselves to be duped into buying shoes that really amount to no more or less then Chinese foot binding, in another form. They can't be comfortable, they can't be practical, they must do long term damage to the structure of the foot, and they look so damn silly. Not to mention what they do to decks and wood floors. They seem to be designed for the express purpose of preventing women from running away, or at least of allowing very fat and slow old men to catch them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Top it off with the insane prices that some of these shoe-makers charge for items indistinguishable by any man from far cheaper alternatives, and the old saying 'Il faut souffrir pour etre belle' comes to mind.</p><p><br /></p><p>Women of the world, stand firm, in something comfy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 43990, member: 25"]The clearing up has mostly stuck, mainly because I have been in semi hibernation for the winter. Looking at the pile of shoes it struck me to wonder why women allow themselves to be duped into buying shoes that really amount to no more or less then Chinese foot binding, in another form. They can't be comfortable, they can't be practical, they must do long term damage to the structure of the foot, and they look so damn silly. Not to mention what they do to decks and wood floors. They seem to be designed for the express purpose of preventing women from running away, or at least of allowing very fat and slow old men to catch them. Top it off with the insane prices that some of these shoe-makers charge for items indistinguishable by any man from far cheaper alternatives, and the old saying 'Il faut souffrir pour etre belle' comes to mind. Women of the world, stand firm, in something comfy.[/QUOTE]
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