now where are all those shins that are itching for a kick?
now where are all those shins that are itching for a kick?
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Eek girls, do we want to give the impression of heel-obsessed girls? I prefer evil boots or comfy shoes...
dead on the inside, i've got nothing to prove
keep me alive and give me something to lose
uhhheels, one of the evil torture pieces that can only have been invented by men who never have to wear them
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Like any woman in her right mind would invent them.....or a number of other items of clothes I wont get into but historically speaking- whale bone and iorn corsets, those masive heavey hoops from the court of Queen isabell that balanced on your hips and were hed up by straps on your shoulders that meant you couldnt sit down, or bend down for that matter later on - have you ever seen the king & I?
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But my dear, did it ever occur to you that women put them on thinking it would attract men? Don't you think that women competing with themselves drove these things to be invented? I've known women who will do whatever it takes to attract men, and if they think make up or corsetts or high heals helps they will do it no matter how it is uncomfortable. Despite what the feminist say, women freely do what they think is in their interest. Has anyone or do you know anyone that has had a gun put to their heads and forced to wear high heels?
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Virgil's got a point, and I'm not talking about those stilettos. It was the female drive to attract males that put them in those astonishingly uncomfortable but occasionally saucy articles of clothing. I'm just glad the hoop skirt died and the corset (in less oppressive forms) survived.
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Qué importa perderme
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Para qué vivir
Bah, corsets and heels. Sneakers are the way to go (and I shall not discuss undergarments....![]()
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But where did they get that idea? Men!
My sister., well practically I cant rember how many persuasive arguments it took to convice her she couldnt wear vans with a posh wedding reception dress.Has anyone or do you know anyone that has had a gun put to their heads and forced to wear high heels?
I used to refuse to wear heels ( and do you know how many hours and how expensive it is to buy a nice pair of flat shoes?) now I have an excellent excuse my ankel wont hold up under the pressure those heels cause.
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I have to disagree with virgil. Most women wear what they wear to impress other women more than they care about attracting men. We men just reap the benefits. Although no doubt there are women that wear the clothes just to attract men, but these ladies probably do it because it's their work.
Also, the shoes/boots with higher heels were originally developed for horseback riding, and the militaries of the time were the first to wear high heeled boots. Look at France a couple of centuries ago, and all the noble men wore high heeled shoes in court. It wasn't untill a few centuries later, in the late 1800s that the high heeled shoe became a fashion element for women.
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tut tut. high heels are mens invention to make womens leg look longer and bum look smaller. (un4tunately if ur small like me no amuunt of heels wil make my legsa looks long. :-) but plenty of other ways to compensate....
but yes, womem spend far too much time trying to impess their fellow sex.
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That's probably true as well. There's probably an element of both.
I would bet not. Aimus provided an scenario on how the high heel evolved. I bet most of these things evolved innocently enough but when women noticed it attracted men or impressed other women, women freely chose to wear it. Why would men invent make up? I bet women noticed that other women with rosier cheeks were more attractive and so they put on rouge to hide their pale faces.Originally Posted by Nightshade
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