[Yaelle]

The feet are a very important part of a healthy human body and those who lost them I am sure would be very bitter about how women treat theirs that they actually can appreciate but do NOT.

How one walks affects one's spine for life.

To me, a woman who does love fashion, I have my limits. I will not let a gay male fashion designer make me torture myself, make me unsafe on the street in so many ways, and keep me from enjoying the feeling of strong, flexible feet that get me everywhere I want to go. And look great in a pedicure because they are not all bunioned and contorted.

To me, higher heels are EXACTLY the same as ancient Chinese footbinding.

Men who like a well turned calf must note that for decades a decent 2" heel turned a woman's calf nicely but allowed her some comfort and safety, ESPECIALLY IF NOT WORN ALL DAY. But upwards of 2 inches, this is seriously footbinding.

Men, remember that the Chinese men of yore LOVED the look of the tiny malformed stumps the Chinese women attempted to walk on.

How is this any different?

[raybbr]

How is this any different?

Because the women are choosing to do this. Foot binding by the Chinese was started as a small child with no choice.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Umm, big difference.

In the Chinese example, little girls had their feet bound in their childhood in order to force them to grow malformed. Once done, there is no going back. It also causes women to walk with a very small gait and awkwardly, with shoes or in bare feet.

The high heels are only a look while the women choose to wear them. And the look that drove the development of the high heel had less to do with how it made the foot look and more to do with how it formed the calf (contracting the muscle high in the back of the calf and creating a greater taper from knee to ankle).

[BunnySlippers]

Well, I love high heels and wore 3 or 4 inch heels for decades 5 days a week. Now that I’m “older”, I still wear 3 inch heels everyday to work.

No foot problems and no callouses or bunions.

[Paved Paradise]

I love everything you said! I don’t understand why women have bought into this AT all! It just goes to show you how mindless people are that they will latch onto some fad or trend just because some ditzy celebrity wears something.

I quit wearing high heels years ago. I also need to wear round toe boxes due to Morton’s Neuroma. Being petite I liked to wear high heels, but even in my 20s I NEVER wore those stiletto heels. I told someone awhile ago that I think they were designed by Hannibal Lecter.