Comments on: Chinese Foot Binding: Fashion or Torture? http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/05/20/chinese-foot-binding-fashion-or-torture/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:04:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bob http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/05/20/chinese-foot-binding-fashion-or-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-15424 bob Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:59:12 +0000 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/05/20/chinese-foot-binding-fashion-or-torture/#comment-15424 wow...the pictures scare me lol. but i wouldnt have done that. pretty or not... wow…the pictures scare me lol. but i wouldnt have done that. pretty or not…

]]> By: akira http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/05/20/chinese-foot-binding-fashion-or-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-14308 akira Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:34:43 +0000 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/05/20/chinese-foot-binding-fashion-or-torture/#comment-14308 this stupid tradition started because an emperor had a fetish about small feet on women and ordered that this was the measuring stick for beauty. needless to say, thousands of the nobility had their daughter's feet bound. to force the more resilient member of the society, they condemned rich women with unbound feet. declaring them unfit to be wives which was like the most shameful place to be at that time. this stupid tradition started because an emperor had a fetish about small feet on women and ordered that this was the measuring stick for beauty. needless to say, thousands of the nobility had their daughter’s feet bound. to force the more resilient member of the society, they condemned rich women with unbound feet. declaring them unfit to be wives which was like the most shameful place to be at that time.

]]> By: marielle http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/05/20/chinese-foot-binding-fashion-or-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-12355 marielle Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:18:04 +0000 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/05/20/chinese-foot-binding-fashion-or-torture/#comment-12355 my 5th grade teacher told me that they did that because they believed women with little feet are beautiful... my 5th grade teacher told me that they did that because they believed women with little feet are beautiful…

]]> By: Anju http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/05/20/chinese-foot-binding-fashion-or-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-11663 Anju Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:38:19 +0000 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/05/20/chinese-foot-binding-fashion-or-torture/#comment-11663 After awhile, it became a vain fashion statement. Originally, however, the practice started in richer households. Since women were considered property, when they were arranged to marry, this symbolized that they were wealthy because it made the girl practically immobile, so she couldn't and didn't have to do a lot of manual labor because they would have servants. The poor families would need all their children, male or female to help around the farm, etc. It is also said that it was a symbol of reassurance for the future husbands that the girl with bound feet would have a harder time running off with another man. After awhile, people just associated bound feet to being demure and lady-like. Thus, it became a vain fashion statement. Which isn't too different from women wearing super high heels today for the sake of fashion. It was just to a greater degree. After awhile, it became a vain fashion statement. Originally, however, the practice started in richer households. Since women were considered property, when they were arranged to marry, this symbolized that they were wealthy because it made the girl practically immobile, so she couldn’t and didn’t have to do a lot of manual labor because they would have servants. The poor families would need all their children, male or female to help around the farm, etc.

It is also said that it was a symbol of reassurance for the future husbands that the girl with bound feet would have a harder time running off with another man.

After awhile, people just associated bound feet to being demure and lady-like. Thus, it became a vain fashion statement. Which isn’t too different from women wearing super high heels today for the sake of fashion. It was just to a greater degree.

]]> By: luckylife333 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/05/20/chinese-foot-binding-fashion-or-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-8829 luckylife333 Tue, 13 May 2008 00:44:45 +0000 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2007/05/20/chinese-foot-binding-fashion-or-torture/#comment-8829 Can't see the picture! Can’t see the picture!

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