For the women who have jammed their feet into a pair of too small shoes...

HankScorpio · 2008-09-16 20:50:52

You're all lightweights compared to this lady (http://www.myinterestingfiles.com/2008/08/kind-of-shoes-that-was-worn-back-in-the-day-of-geisha.html)

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16 September 2008, 09:50 PM

HankScorpio

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For the women who have jammed their feet into a pair of too small shoes...

You're all lightweights compared to this lady

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16 September 2008, 09:54 PM

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I knew that they did that but have never seen the result

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16 September 2008, 09:55 PM

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Ouch

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16 September 2008, 09:57 PM

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I knew that they did that but have never seen the result

Yeah, same for me, seen the shoes in a museum but never considered the mechanics of it.

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16 September 2008, 09:58 PM

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that is sick ,how the hell does she trim her toenails

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16 September 2008, 10:02 PM

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thats savage that is!

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16 September 2008, 10:37 PM

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I've seen that before. It's hideous and barbaric. Thankfully, it's not done anymore. At least I don't think it is

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16 September 2008, 10:39 PM

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Japanese are always interesting with their traditions.

It is changing, but it still goes on (at least so I am told).

Steve

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16 September 2008, 10:45 PM

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disgusting

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16 September 2008, 10:47 PM

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Don't they still do something similar (Albeit nowhere as bad) to young Ballet dancers?

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16 September 2008, 10:52 PM

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Japanese are always interesting with their traditions.

It is changing, but it still goes on (at least so I am told).

Steve

Christ, I've just looked it up and you are right. It's vile

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16 September 2008, 11:38 PM

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Think it's still practised in some rural areas of China, but is thankfully rare. There are various examples of extreme body "modification", foot binding, neck rings in Africa, skull shaping (South America?), female circumcision. Some for cultural aesthetics, others for religious beliefs.