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Subject: High Heels
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Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 05:25:01 EDT
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High Heels______________________________________________________________________

> However, I have to admit that, for some unknown reason, I do find [high heels]
> attractive, if the woman who is wearing them is enough used to them that she
> *doesn't wobble*.  There is *nothing* attractive about wobbling around.

	Wobbles or not, it's my opinion that there is *nothing* attractive about
footwear that damages feet and legs.  Even before I was aware that high heels
were (for most women) uncomfortable and unhealthy, for some reason I never found
them attractive.  This might stem from my general dislike of fashionable cloth-
ing, but I can't really say.

> . . . high heels are sexy.  They bring out the muscles in a woman's calves and
> emphasize her rear end.

	You may call that sexy, but I don't.  Again, I don't find much sexiness
in body parts forced into uncomfortable and unhealthy positions.
	But even if it was sexy, why aren't men expected to wear them to?  Or
are calf muscles and emphasized rear ends not sexy on men?

	I guess what I'm trying to say is that what's being called "attractive"
and "sexy" are determined by the culture we live in, not by some inherent ar-
rangement.  We are *conditioned* to find high heels - or emphasized rear ends
- attractive and sexy.  It's not something we were born with.
	And since it's neither comfortable nor healthy for (most) women, I
would say that this conditioning is at odds with what we are born with!
		<_Jym_>

:::::::::::::::: Jym Dyer
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::::.  ::  .:::: Statements made in this article are my own; they might not
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