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Disturbingly Ugly Shoes

Seriously???!!!???




The always charmingly amusing Margaret Finnegan has posted about ugly shoes.  I would say that these qualify for that designation.

Beyond that--poster child for ending violence against women?  This is surely kin to foot binding, when broken, folded up feet that hobbled women was the ideal.  A helpless women is a sexy woman?  Really, are there still those who believe that?

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  1. LindaApril 2, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    Wow, proof some women will do anything for style.

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  2. Meryl BaerApril 2, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    I wonder if any were actually sold, or these monstrosities were solely(!) used for marketing purposes. Sure caught our attention!

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  3. MuffieApril 2, 2013 at 10:39 AM

    Ewwww! Really atrocious!
    Peace,
    Muff

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  4. AnonymousApril 2, 2013 at 11:58 AM

    How awful those shoes look! And, yes, the women in old China did have their feet bound, which prevented them from walking normally.

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  5. Linda ReederApril 2, 2013 at 3:56 PM

    Foot binding was perpetuated by the women in China, so that their daughters could attract a suitable husband. Women are still torturing themselves for the same reasons. Dumb.

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  6. BarbApril 2, 2013 at 4:26 PM

    The runways have nothing to do about real life. It's all fantasy. But - are there those who would be tempted to wear these contraptions?

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  7. BettyApril 2, 2013 at 5:11 PM

    Are the shoes in the top photo on backwards? Just wondering.

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  8. Arkansas PattiApril 2, 2013 at 5:29 PM

    Send you kid or grand kid to podiatrist school. His future will be secure even with out those monstrosities. Five inch heels will keep him in business.

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  9. MargaretApril 3, 2013 at 10:48 PM

    It hurts just to look at those poor women. Well said, by the way.

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  10. ~Kc WaddellApril 5, 2013 at 5:38 PM

    Seriously? I would kill myself if I tried wearing any of those and besides -- they are ugly!

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  11. KayApril 8, 2013 at 3:54 PM

    Oh yes! I agree. They do most certainly fall in the category of CRAZY. Ugly is too mild.

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