Comments on: Super Tiny shoes for Grandma http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/01/05/super-tiny-shoes-for-grandma/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:29:53 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Louisa http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/01/05/super-tiny-shoes-for-grandma/comment-page-1/#comment-18457 Louisa Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:43:57 +0000 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/01/05/super-tiny-shoes-for-grandma/#comment-18457 These practices were for wealthy women and girls who were intended to marry into or become cocubines for well regarded men. There was no need for these females to stand or walk they had servants who did all the cooking and cleaning. These women were taught music and art. A tiny broken and warped foot was to a man an incredibly valuable sex organ. Many women were more valued because of this. Peasant families started breaking their more petite, comely and dainty daughters feet as a future payoff. The concubine was a commodity as surely as was a field of rice. These practices were for wealthy women and girls who were intended to marry into or become cocubines for well regarded men. There was no need for these females to stand or walk they had servants who did all the cooking and cleaning. These women were taught music and art. A tiny broken and warped foot was to a man an incredibly valuable sex organ. Many women were more valued because of this. Peasant families started breaking their more petite, comely and dainty daughters feet as a future payoff. The concubine was a commodity as surely as was a field of rice.

]]> By: Eva http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/01/05/super-tiny-shoes-for-grandma/comment-page-1/#comment-17388 Eva Mon, 04 May 2009 09:22:34 +0000 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/01/05/super-tiny-shoes-for-grandma/#comment-17388 This is torture, its against the rights of women, i agree with Kim's comment, it does stop the woman from running away, and yes, it's worse than arthiritis. Chinese people are very notorious, they need to get a shrink and go to the rehab. We'll just hope these people will burn to hell for their unmerciful practices This is torture, its against the rights of women, i agree with Kim’s comment, it does stop the woman from running away, and yes, it’s worse than arthiritis. Chinese people are very notorious, they need to get a shrink and go to the rehab. We’ll just hope these people will burn to hell for their unmerciful practices

]]> By: Kim http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/01/05/super-tiny-shoes-for-grandma/comment-page-1/#comment-11474 Kim Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:43:39 +0000 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/01/05/super-tiny-shoes-for-grandma/#comment-11474 This is a way to torture women to be obedient to men. This way, women cannot run fast, therefore cannot run away. Women was looked down lower than men for many years and still do in many parts of the world. Only stupid women would do this to their feet. This is torture to the first degree and should be evaluate for mental disorder. This foot look so deformed, it's worst than arthiritis!! This is a way to torture women to be obedient to men. This way, women cannot run fast, therefore cannot run away. Women was looked down lower than men for many years and still do in many parts of the world.

Only stupid women would do this to their feet. This is torture to the first degree and should be evaluate for mental disorder. This foot look so deformed, it’s worst than arthiritis!!

]]> By: Puma http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/01/05/super-tiny-shoes-for-grandma/comment-page-1/#comment-10259 Puma Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:11:28 +0000 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/01/05/super-tiny-shoes-for-grandma/#comment-10259 Let me explain to the readers why footbinding is torture. First of all, a child's toes are broken and folded underneath the feet (save the big toe, thankfully, which was needed for balance.) against her will and without any warning of the process or the pain. She thinks grandma is giving her a pedicure & massage, but surprise, it turns out to be the cruelest, most agonizing pain she has ever experienced as a 3-yr-old or will experience as adult woman!!(and that includes childbirth). Then her feet are each wrapped with a 10-foot x 2-inch silk cloth as tightly as possible without completing cutting off circulation (for fear of gangrene or blood poisoning). Every other day the bandages are removed, the feet are washed, and the toenails clipped to prevent ingrown toenails, and the bandages are wrapped once again even MORE tightly. This ritual continues for another two years. But wait! It gets even better! After 2 years the soles of the feet are broken in half and the feet are literally folded in two, (like a folding chair collasped together), such that the toes and heels touch each other in an inverted ^ shape. All this midst the ear-piercing screams, tears, and pleading of a 5-yr-old child to make the foul ritual stop. Then the feet are rebound and kept this way for months or years at a time. Only occasionally washing the feet to remove the stench of rotting flesh. All in the name of beauty & wealth! It goes on, but I'll stop there to let you catch your breath. Let me explain to the readers why footbinding is torture. First of all, a child’s toes are broken and folded underneath the feet (save the big toe, thankfully, which was needed for balance.) against her will and without any warning of the process or the pain. She thinks grandma is giving her a pedicure & massage, but surprise, it turns out to be the cruelest, most agonizing pain she has ever experienced as a 3-yr-old or will experience as adult woman!!(and that includes childbirth). Then her feet are each wrapped with a 10-foot x 2-inch silk cloth as tightly as possible without completing cutting off circulation (for fear of gangrene or blood poisoning). Every other day the bandages are removed, the feet are washed, and the toenails clipped to prevent ingrown toenails, and the bandages are wrapped once again even MORE tightly. This ritual continues for another two years. But wait! It gets even better! After 2 years the soles of the feet are broken in half and the feet are literally folded in two, (like a folding chair collasped together), such that the toes and heels touch each other in an inverted ^ shape. All this midst the ear-piercing screams, tears, and pleading of a 5-yr-old child to make the foul ritual stop. Then the feet are rebound and kept this way for months or years at a time. Only occasionally washing the feet to remove the stench of rotting flesh. All in the name of beauty & wealth! It goes on, but I’ll stop there to let you catch your breath.

]]> By: nicole http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/01/05/super-tiny-shoes-for-grandma/comment-page-1/#comment-9619 nicole Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:30:19 +0000 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/01/05/super-tiny-shoes-for-grandma/#comment-9619 i think this tradition was very stupid because this DOES NOT make a women more beautiful. They shouldnt go through all that pain to look "Beautiful" because everyone is beautiful in their own ways.!! no matter how small or how big your feet are. You are still beautiful no mater the difference!!!! :D i think this tradition was very stupid because this DOES NOT
make a women more beautiful. They shouldnt go through all that pain to look “Beautiful” because everyone is beautiful in their own ways.!! no matter how small or how big your feet are. You are still beautiful no mater the difference!!!!
:D

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