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History of Feminism

gollygee

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12. You know the saying about Ginger Rogers?

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Fri Jul 11, 2014, 09:02 PM

Jul 2014

That she did everything Frank Sinatra did, but backwards and in heels?

it's like a golf handicap. It makes their job more difficult, if it involves being on their feet or moving. It's an unfair job advantage for men.

And that's only one problem. It's also just plain bad for the feet, and objectifying, but my primary thought was that they'll have a harder time competing for good positions at work if they're having to do their jobs in heels.

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Please give your opinion on this video: [View all] freshwest Jul 2014 OP

Outrageous...I wonder if Women are disrespected in other ways in China randys1 Jul 2014 #1

High heels are modern day bound feet. n/t geardaddy Jul 2014 #2

Bingo . nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #3

I agree. eom sheshe2 Jul 2014 #4

Yes, I always regarded them as instruments of torture myself. It's all part of the, well, whatever. freshwest Jul 2014 #8

Recently there was a story from Russia about hemlines and fines for uniform modifications jakeXT Jul 2014 #5

Clue phone: bag the stupid dresses Warpy Jul 2014 #7

I agree. In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #9

The heels are popular among them because of the added height Warpy Jul 2014 #6

Stupid. ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #10

Yeah, probably a 'posh' area and they want a certain look, like models. But that's not all there is. freshwest Jul 2014 #15

ya. stupid. and the women have to do any work, what? they call a man that can actually seabeyond Jul 2014 #11

They must think the women are just decoration... freshwest Jul 2014 #13

hmmmm. "they" are pretty consistent with most of the world. seabeyond Jul 2014 #14

Please check my later reply to ismnotwasm above: freshwest Jul 2014 #16

Looks that way, doesn't it? theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #17

You know the saying about Ginger Rogers? gollygee Jul 2014 #12

The one positive I see in those dominatrix heels... theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #18

I agree with the sentiment and everything you say about heels thucythucy Jul 2014 #19

Oh yeah I know that gollygee Jul 2014 #20

Happens all the time. thucythucy Jul 2014 #21