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From: mccolm@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Body Image, High Heels and All...
Message-ID: <5178@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 2-May-85 20:06:24 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  2 20:06:24 1985
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Reply-To: mccolm@ucla-cs.UUCP (Eric McColm)
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
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Summary: 


 > >Heels certainly make women more vulnerable:  ever try to
 > >run in them?  Ever try to just *walk* in them?
Of course, this is a good example of true nastiness in action.  To wit:
make women vulnerable, so women will FEEL vulnerable, with predictable
psychological and cultural effects.  **flame**
 >The best explanation I've heard is that they accentuate several secondary
 >sex characteristics.  Standing in heels (I agree, walking is impossible)
 >makes you thrust your chest forward, stick your buttocks out, and
 >emphasizes the curve of your calves and thighs.
Ever notice that all the above "desirable" effects actually have undesirable
side-effects on the poor unfortunates who suffer them?  Now, if anyone came
up with a clothing style that accentuated intellect, I would have to choose
between my voyuerism and my respect for others.
 >As for why women put up with it on a daily basis, I have no idea.
Failure to find a workplace-accepted counter-example.  **flame, flame**
 >I mean, maybe for going out (during mating season :-) or something,
 >but walking on ice?
Funny, that.  I can draw comparisons between walking in high heels and
walking on ice.  In an actual and a cultural (and medical) sense.

Oh, yes.  RE: the comment about how this all started.  Keep in mind that the
ground pressure of a 1.5" heel is about the same (per sq. in.) as that of
an elephant.  And it's a lot harder, so it makes more noise.  No personal
experience, but the info. might help.

But on the effects of high heels and the putting of womens' bodies on display
for the enjoyment of men...
   <ignition sequence activated>
   <main engine start>
   <we have ignition>
*********FFFFFFFLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMME****************
   <liftoff, we have liftoff>
you get the idea.
				  -Eric
				  ...!ucla-cs!mccolm
Shade and sweet water...