Sunday, March 14, 2010

Women and thier feet?

We all know the cliche that women are obsessed with shoes (an there is definitely truth to it), but women concern for their feet doesn't end there. Women's feet are a billion industry. We get pedicures, paint our toes, buy special foot lotions and scrubs, fancy sock and of course shoes. Studies have been done on women that have endured psychological trauma and constant theme is recollection of their footwear. Women who have experienced such trauma are likely to remember the shoes they and others were wearing at the time in great detail. Also a group of women who imprisoned in a concentration camp reported that one thing that greatly affected them at the time was that they were barefoot. Does anyone know why we have such a psychological bond with caring for our feet?

Women and thier feet?
I'm female, but I'm always barefoot, have been for over ten years, and even before that I was never very interested in shoes... never wore high heels, never had a pedicure, always chose my footwear for comfort over fashion, wore out my socks until they wore out on the top part -as long as the holes were only in the toes no one could see it anyhow so I considered it a waste to buy new ones.





I think the most important reason that women need so much foot care is that their footwear is so horrible! Women who buy fashionable shoes, high heels, etc, need pedicures, scrubs etc, but now that I'm always barefoot my feet look fine with very little care. The skin is tough and leathery but never hard or cracked, and the only care I give them is I scrub them in the shower with soap and a nail brush (no special foot products), and sometimes I'll paint my toe nails. My toes are straight, no corns, bunions etc -those nasties are caused by those same shoes that most women insist on wearing. Take a look at the shape of most women's shoes, and compare to the natural shape of the foot... no wonder they need all the other foot care!
Reply:Feet get really gross (calluses, peeling), smelly and dirty unless you take care of them..
Reply:THE REAL REASON???? most of the nerves in our bodys are connected to the feet...If you dont believe this then, check with a Dr. we baby our feet cause it makes us feel better....
Reply:its probably just a natural habit......for most of us anyway
Reply:we ought to care about them. they do so much for us. and it's not like it's an easy job. walking around with at least 100 pounds piled on them. ouch :( they deserve to be pampered and well dressed.
Reply:Its our culture like everything else, that help use learn what is important and what is valued, I promise you females in tribe in south America will not have the same value on shoes or feet as someone in the USA. Its a socialization and cultural norms teaching us what to value.
Reply:I think it's because we care more about our health (and this means the feet too) and body that we some times Focus on the feet as the last thing we do. We should be Focused on our body as a whole!



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