why are stupid, hard to wear shoes only for women?

[Liberal_in_LA]

Recycled Lego Shoes

British artist Finn Stone created these rather unusual shoes – old shoes covered with plastic Lego-bits. The LEG-GO Stilettos debuted at the annual Affordable Art Fair in London and are part of a larger collection that includes Lego teapots, boots and hats.

http://www.greenmuze.com/green-your/fashion/3698-recycled-lego-shoes.html

[Motown_Johnny]

1. should have called them "Stileggos"

[Rex]

2. Ask a porno star.

Whats the deal with fucking in 6'' pumps?

[rzemanfl]

11. I think they get to keep the shoes if they do. Now you explain

the women who wear crucifixes while they suck off a line of guys.

[Rex]

14. Money.

I can only guess money trumps their religion. Same with the pumps...the get extra $$$ for wearing them. At least that is my guess.

[rzemanfl]

Aw shucks, I thought they were in those movies because they

were nymphomaniac exhibitionists.

[Rex]

23. I've heard that and I'm sure that is how I would justify having sex with 300

men too. In a row. All lined up waiting to get fluffed.

[ZombieHorde]

20. Love thy neihbor, and thy neihbor's niehbor. nt

[cali]

3. I love those shoes (big lego fan)

and by the way, the uncovered pump doesn't look uncomfortable.

[seabeyond]

4. ya, well, ties and suit jack in 100 weather.... nt

[eilen]

No competition --nylon pantyhose. nt

[seabeyond]

32. oh ya, you got it on the panty hose. true that. nt

[Jim__]

5. Well ...

[me b zola]

71. Hey, zootsuiters were too cool for school

:)

[Lars39]

6. Wearing 'em isn't as hard on the feat as stepping on the legos barefoot.

yow!

[cali]

9. lol!

gotta be true.

[Rex]

30. YES!

So true! Those little fuckers HURT!

[Demoiselle]

38. Yeah. At least the legos are on the outside of the shoes!

[riderinthestorm]

68. No way. You haven't known pain until you've stepped on a Barbie shoe with bare feet.nt

[Lars39]

72. Done both....legos for the maim, er, win!

:D I think it's like projectile vomiting...nobody ever tells new parents about these wonderful hazards. :rofl:

[Obamanaut]

80. I'll go with 'jacks' as the most painful to step on. Photo at the wiki link -> with

a painful sounding description.

<from the link> “Traditionally, jacks are metal objects bearing six tips at right angles to one another, four of which are usually rounded, with two opposite tips more pointed. This ensures the jack is relatively easy to pick up. Also required is a small rubber ball, used as a sort of timing device: the jacks are manipulated in the time it takes the ball to bounce up in the air and return to the height of the hand that catches it.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacks

[Lochloosa]

7. Try these on a hot dry summer day in Florida

[Zorra]

8. This is pretty much why, in detail:

American Psychological Association Task Force Report On The Sexualization Of Girls

This report examines and summarizes psychological theory, research and clinical experience addressing the sexualization of girls.The report (a) defines sexualization; (b) examines the prevalence and provides examples of sexualization in society and in cultural institutions, as well as interpersonally and intrapsychically; (c) evaluates the evidence suggesting that sexualization has negative consequences for girls and for the rest of society; and (d) describes positive alternatives that may help counteract the the influence of sexualization.

There are several components to sexualization, and these set it apart from healthy sexuality. Sexualization occurs when

a person’s value comes only from his or her sexual appeal or behavior, to the exclusion of other characteristics;
a person is held to a standard that equates physical attractiveness (narrowly defined) with being sexy;
a person is sexually objectified—that is, made into a thing for others’ sexual use, rather than seen as a person with the capacity for independent action and decision making; and/or
sexuality is inappropriately imposed upon a person.


All four conditions need not be present; any one is an indication of sexualization. The fourth condition (the inappropriate imposition of sexuality) is especially relevant to children. Anyone (girls, boys, men, women) can be sexualized. But when children are imbued with adult sexuality, it is often imposed upon them rather than chosen by them. Self-motivated sexual exploration, on the other hand, is not sexualization by our definition, nor is age-appropriate exposure to information about sexuality.

http://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/girls/report.aspx

[Boojatta]

10. Maybe it's believed that girls, boys, and men would refuse to wear them.

Perhaps there could be a legal challenge of employers who refuse to hire job applicants who don't wear clothing that serves no functional purpose, such as neckties for men or traditional office shoes for women.

[MineralMan]

12. The angels want to wear my red shoes.

Red Shoes.

[hlthe2b]

18. ahem...

:spank:

[MineralMan]

28. No! These red shoes:

They's bootiful!

[hlthe2b]

59. Thank Goddess...

Because the wench that comes with those "Naughty Monkey" pumps ought to come with a hazard warning.


Those red keds are pretty cute, btw. (Oops, on edit...I meant Converse) ;)

[Buzz Clik]

19. Thanks, Elvis.

But, I'll pass on those shoes.

[MineralMan]

26. Not those. These:

I have two pairs. They're chick magnets, to be sure.

[Buzz Clik]

29. Converse Allstars in red? You the man!

Those I'd wear.

[MineralMan]

33. They were hard to get for a while.

They're my party shoes. Nothing like a 65-year-old geezer in red All-stars to dazzle the young girls. Seriously. I have to keep an eye on my wife, though, when I'm wearing 'em. Potential trouble when all the young women want to flirt with an old fart in red tennies. :rofl:

[a la izquierda]

39. THank you, thank you very much.

There's now water all over my floor and I woke up my dogs.

[MineralMan]

63. Oh, sorry!

[a la izquierda]

65. Oh, Nelson's the best.

;)
From a woman, married to a man who'll be wearing checkerboard vans 'til he dies.

[MineralMan]

77. A man after my own heart, for sure.

Hang onto him.

[PeaceNikki]

13. CUTE!!!

:D

[leftstreet]

15. Because there's profit in creating, maintaining, alleviating low self-esteem

Women have always been the target for that

It's very difficult to market low self-esteem to males, then sell them a product to correct it.

[formernaderite]

58. give me a break... women aren't forced to wear them

my wife has NEVER worn a pair of those type of shoes. When she feels like being taller, she wears a very modest heel...looks just as professional. I would have to ask her, but I believe they have a 2" heel. I have cowboy boots with a taller heel lol

[leftstreet]

60. I didn't say anything about force

??

Manipulation

[formernaderite]

62. manipulation?

are you calling women stupid?

No...face it, this is one of those "no pain, no gain" and "it's better to look good than to fell good" things... sure your leg looks elongated, and they cast a slimmer figure. It's called vanity, not manipulation.

Nothing new... culturally men and women have practiced this.

Maybe twenty or thirty years ago, I would have bought into the aspect that women didn't have the control over their lives blah blah blah, but I'm an old coot. And...My wife never fell for this...

[leftstreet]

64. Are people who vote 'stupid?' They're also being manipulated

Do you have any idea how much research, money and effort goes into manipulating the masses?

:shrug:

It has nothing to do with 'stupid.'

[Buzz Clik]

16. Because only a woman would actually buy and wear such shit?

I wouldn't wear something like that, and I would never think less of a woman who refused to wear stupid shoes.

And let's face it -- women dress for other women, not for men.

[WinkyDink]

48. You are severely misinformed. Women dress for men; HENCE, HIGH HEELS.

Women dress to make other women envious.

And if neither is going on, men notice that, too.
But not twice.

[sufrommich]

50. Women don't really dress for men. Most women who desire

fashionable or funky clothes are dressing for other women who can appreciate it.

[WinkyDink]

51. We'll agree to disagree.

BTW: I'm female.
With about 60 pairs of high heels.

[sufrommich]

52. OK. By the way, I'm female too.nt

[kwassa]

66. perchance, are you Tina Turner?

[xmas74]

74. 60 pair?

I'm so jealous! I only have a few now, since I sold them off a few years ago to get some spare change.

[Buzz Clik]

61. Bingo. Most men are clueless about women's fashion.

[SoCalDem]

78. yep.. back when I was young & sexy, my husband always like to see me

in a tee shirt & jean shorts..fancy dresses & high heels, I had plenty of, but he's always been as minimalist:)

[DJ13]

17. That shoe goes with this dress

[seabeyond]

36. ah ha. i could so see it, too. lol. nt

[CurtEastPoint]

21. Hey! THESE take the cake!

Good God!

[Liberal_in_LA]

24. those hurt me feet just to look at

[WinkyDink]

47. How about ballet shoes?

[eilen]

25. I'm so glad they are not pushing the cloven hoof look anymore.

Not that I would ever wear them but goddamn, there are imbeciles who will because they are 'designer'. It's inhumane.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

22. These too are really odd shoes too

http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/strange-footwear-designs/?utm_source=wahoha.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wahoha

I received the link from a daughter who really does wear combat boots.

[warren pease]

27. Modern equivalent of foot-binding...

Keeps 'em crippled and deformed. Just another way for the male hierarchy to assert its alleged dominance. Keeps podiatrists in demand, too.


wp

[ensho]

83. TRUE

nt

[sufrommich]

31. If I were 25 again, I would wear those in a minute! nt

[Hugabear]

34. Because they don't have to wear stupid, hard to wear neckties

Seriously, who came up with that shit?

[Spider Jerusalem]

37. If your necktie is hard to wear it's because your shirt doesn't fit properly.

You should be able to put two fingers under the collar. If it's too tight you need to go up a half inch in collar size.

[gkhouston]

57. I've worn a necktie, for a play. I wore heels when I was very young.

I'll take the tie, any day. I said "fuck it" to high heels years ago. A close look at the feet of older women was enough to persuade me that those dumbass catch me-fuck me shoes caused more than temporary discomfort.

[Wounded Bear]

35. I don't know.....I kinda feel the same way about cowboy boots.

:shrug:

[Art_from_Ark]

82. Hard leather men's dress shoes are also the pits

Who designs that crap, anyway?

[RichGirl]

40. Shoes have no intelligence factor.

The shoes are not stupid....the women who wear them are stupid!

I can't think of a reason in the world to wear uncomfortable shoes. I have to wonder about a person whose need to be a little taller is so great, that they would endure physical pain.

[Zoeisright]

41. I think high heeled shoes are ugly and uncomfortable.

I do not understand why women put up with pain and deformation for the sake of fashion. Did you know that you may lose your ability to flatten your foot if you wear high heels too much?

[WinkyDink]

46. Good grief. I'm 61 and have a fine arch. I wore heels every work-day for 30 years and for fun, too.

[FreeState]

42. I'm a man and have never once worn a pair of shoes I would call comfortable

Unless you were a size 7+ you are pretty much screwed. Never mind the lack of shoe styles - no I don't need cartoons or supper heroes on my way too narrow shoes either...

[SheilaT]

43. Technically speaking, those are NOT stilettos.

A stiletto is a very, very skinny heel, and usually about three or more inches high, rather like the red heels shown in post #18, only the ones there don't look high enough.

Not all high heels are uncomfortable. A lot of women wear shoes that are too small for them, which is the main problem. Also, most of us don't have a standard sized foot, and many of us have feet that aren't exactly the same size, which also complicates matters.

But I do love the lego shoes. I'd wear them. Maybe I should just find some old pumps and buy some legos and start gluing!

[xmas74]

75. I have done things like that in the past.

I've glued designs on to old shoes and loved doing it.

I think it would be quite easy to Super Glue some old Legos from a thrift shop on a pair of pumps. Sounds like fun to me!

[WinkyDink]

44. I would so wear these!! And they're a regular pump, not "uncomfortable" at all.

[girl gone mad]

45. Those don't look uncomfortable.

These look uncomfortable:

[Taverner]

49. Fashion designers hate women. Let Danny Kaye spell it out for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSENhPA4UnI

[Raine]

53. Because enough women buy them and wear them

to keep the shoe designers, companies and stores in business.

[Riftaxe]

54. Gullibility?

Heck, I am still trying to figure out women's clothing sizes, darned if I can find any logic to them.

[walldude]

55. LMAO... Loaded question.

Which I won't answer because anything I say will get me in trouble.

I buy shoes for comfort. Period.

[KittyWampus]

56. Those may be stupid but they are awesome!

[thelordofhell]

67. Reminds me of this Misogynist joke

Why do women wear make-up and perfume?

Because they're ugly and they smell bad.

:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

[tnlefty]

69. I will only mention that after wearing heals for years, my

Mom had to have surgery on both of her feet. I wore them for years, too, but stopped when I was home with my young'uns. My feet hate shoes now, and I let my feet decide.

The podiatrist told my Mom that shoes for women are designed for foot problems, and if the same was fashionable for a man, he wouldn't wear them because of the discomfort. Her podiatrist is a man.

[ismnotwasm]

70. Fake Mating posture

Butt out, boobs out. I used to make a comment about a correlation between a female orangutan's butt turning red when ready to mate and red lipstick but I give that up. Many women like weird too high shoes that are damaging to posture and feet-- mating posture or not--- and although I think it's silly I try not to judge. Even the latest bondage shoes.

Those shoes however, BEG to be judged. Ooogly for sure.

I don't wear shoes I can't run in, or at least walk fast. I don't wear clothes that restrict my body. I like attractive cuts and natural materials that allow me to flow comfortably in my world.

[applegrove]

73. Same reason why women pay more for haircuts and razors.

[lumberjack_jeff]

76. Because they don't come in mens sizes.

Oh, I'd buy them if someone told me to. Honest. Especially if they were really expensive.

[Taitertots]

79. Low self esteem and the desire for male approval/acknowledgment n/t

[yellowcanine]

81. Ever walked a couple of miles in cowboy boots? Blister city.