Ouch!

In ancient China, there was a custom of binding young girl’s feet. This involved bending the women’s toes inward and breaking the arch – which would make it impossible for the girl to walk without assistance for the rest of her life. Interestingly, this was seen as a mark of beauty and it was believed women with bound feet would reach higher stature in life. While by today’s standards this seems to be an outrageous practice – I invite you to visit a trendy women’s shoe store today. The shoes that women are encouraged to wear will not only damage the wearer’s feet, they will also permanently injure her back. I’m not certain how women manage to wear these shoes without breaking their ankles or falling – but mastering these heels could be an Olympic sport. Perhaps though these shoes are more hazardous to those around the wearer. So not only does the wearer have painful feet, so do you once you get stepped on!