If Your a Woman, Would You Wear These?

Kittamaru said:
As a guy... none of those look even the least bit appealing... or even SAFE!

But then again, I've always been a barefoot/bluejean/t-shirt kinda guy... and good God Almighty does my gal look fine in her comfy getup :D As an added bonus - it's easier to "run away" should you feel like having fun when you aren't wearing those high-healed deathtraps XD
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I so totally agree with your assessment. My point in posting these bizarre illustrations is precisely to ask "What's the point?" :eek:

This one looks to be potentially fatal!

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I'm not a big shoe person, but I like them.
They show style and wit.
He is a talented artist.
No doubt of that.
But are they available commercially, or just sold in art galleries?
 
Captain Kremmen said:
I'm not a big shoe person, but I like them.
They show style and wit.
He is a talented artist.
No doubt of that.
But are they available commercially, or just sold in art galleries?
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They are, undeniably, an interesting creative expression. I just wouldn't want to have to wear any of the footwear thus far displayed on this thread. :eek:
 
I've noticed the words "practical" and "sensible" appear no where in this thread! :)
 
Pretty good match on today's avatar, KJ. :D

The hair, though.......I think another color or shade even would have served better....

Interesting that there is almost nothing to be found when you search for strange or unusual shoes or footwear for men. How weird is that? It's a phenomenon targeted specifically at women. I'd be interested in knowing if most of the designers are male or female, though I'd be inclined to think the former...:bugeye:

This is almost as weird as men's footwear gets and then there is the soft soled type with the individual toes shaped that some runners claim give a more natural feel to movement.

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Signal said:
This woman seems to have fungi on her toenails ...
I feel schadenfreude.
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Signal?

Really? :eek:

The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer mentioned Schadenfreude as the most evil sin of human feeling, saying famously "To feel envy is human, to savor schadenfreude is devilish."

Susan Sontag's book "Regarding the Pain of Others", published in 2003, is a study of the issue of how the pain/misfortune of some affects others, namely whether war photography and war paintings can be helpful as anti-war tools or if they only serve some sense of schadenfreude in some viewers.

Philosopher and sociologist Theodor Adorno defined schadenfreude as “largely unanticipated delight in the suffering of another which is cognized as trivial and/or appropriate”
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude
 
If I see, for example, a woman wearing fur or high heels stumble, or even better, fall,
yes, I feel schadenfreude.
 
Signal said:
If I see, for example, a woman wearing fur or high heels stumble, or even better, fall,
yes, I feel schadenfreude.
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Interesting.

For my part, I am easily embarrassed on behalf of others when awkward circumstances present, and have a tendency to aid, when possible, the person to save face if it is a public situation.

Perhaps a difference in my early 'programming', lol....the ten old 'thou shalt nots'.
 
I have this schadenfreude only for women who wear fur, high heels, and a few select others.

Otherwise, I am a very nice and helpful person. :eek:
 
Signal said:
I have this schadenfreude only for women who wear fur, high heels, and a few select others.

Otherwise, I am a very nice and helpful person. :eek:
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Hmmmmm......I only experience what I might perceive as schadenfreude when something moderately unpleasant happens to a most deserving individual, whom I have observed to be inconsiderate of others. A little comeuppance or the universe balancing the books so to speak.

A little discomfiture or inconvenience as a 'training tool' for common courtesy is possibly allowable to feel a bit of guilty pleasure over the observation of.

Yet, if it is deserved to the party, then there is no need for me to feel guilty in making the observation that 'what goes around, comes around,' is there? :cool:
 
scheherazade said:
My point in posting these bizarre illustrations is precisely to ask "What's the point?"
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I think there are a few points for many women:

1) Fashion notoriety. Often people want to be noticed, and unusual shoes is one way to do it. It's often been said that "there is no such thing as bad publicity" and there's a lot of truth in that; look at all the pictures of people's shoes being posted here. (Of course there are plenty of other clothing articles that serve the same purpose.)

2) It's a way to wear something discomfiting/distracting without the person wearing it seeing it as often as (say) a dress.

3) It's part of some people's fetishes.

4) There is an evolutionary theory that some of the more bizarre displays both in wildlife (peacock tails) and in human society (machismo in men) are "fitness displays" - proof that a peacock is such a good hunter that he can afford all that extra energy for a big tail, or evidence that a guy who is threatening and intimidating will be a good protector. That drive may in part influence women to wear extreme/dangerous/sometimes risky clothing. (No proof for this, just a theory.)
 
scheherazade said:
Pretty good match on today's avatar, KJ. :D

The hair, though.......I think another color or shade even would have served better....

Interesting that there is almost nothing to be found when you search for strange or unusual shoes or footwear for men. How weird is that? It's a phenomenon targeted specifically at women. I'd be interested in knowing if most of the designers are male or female, though I'd be inclined to think the former...

This is almost as weird as men's footwear gets and then there is the soft soled type with the individual toes shaped that some runners claim give a more natural feel to movement.

Bob+Basset+leather+paw+shoes.jpg
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Nice set of paws, thanks for going to the trouble of finding them. You didn't happen to notice the price tag did you?:D
 
billvon said:
I think there are a few points for many women:

1) Fashion notoriety. Often people want to be noticed, and unusual shoes is one way to do it. It's often been said that "there is no such thing as bad publicity" and there's a lot of truth in that; look at all the pictures of people's shoes being posted here. (Of course there are plenty of other clothing articles that serve the same purpose.)

2) It's a way to wear something discomfiting/distracting without the person wearing it seeing it as often as (say) a dress.

3) It's part of some people's fetishes.

4) There is an evolutionary theory that some of the more bizarre displays both in wildlife (peacock tails) and in human society (machismo in men) are "fitness displays" - proof that a peacock is such a good hunter that he can afford all that extra energy for a big tail, or evidence that a guy who is threatening and intimidating will be a good protector. That drive may in part influence women to wear extreme/dangerous/sometimes risky clothing. (No proof for this, just a theory.)
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Your point #4 likely addresses this best, IMO.

In an increasingly complex and populated habitat, there may be advantages to 'standing out' as a strategy in selecting from the many potentials available to us. :)
 
scheherazade said:
In an increasingly complex and populated habitat, there may be advantages to 'standing out' . . .
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Quite literally!

And I should add another one (although more applicable to more "normal" shoes)

5) Advertisement of availability. Shoes seem to be the most often-used articles of clothing to advertise availability, at least for straight women. The Eagles song and the term "CFM" shoes seem to indicate that this use is pretty widespread.
 
billvon said:
Quite literally!

And I should add another one (although more applicable to more "normal" shoes)

5) Advertisement of availability. Shoes seem to be the most often-used articles of clothing to advertise availability, at least for straight women. The Eagles song and the term "CFM" shoes seem to indicate that this use is pretty widespread.
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Indeed.

I do not doubt that most women who can afford such luxury have at least one pair of shoes/boots for 'social' situations.

For my part, I have a nice pair of black calf high, semi-slouch boots with a nice little dark brown inset and a comfortable 1 3/4 " heel. I am almost 5'8" tall and so see no need to add any extra height to my silhouette.

I prefer a nice mid-length skirt for two reasons.

1.) I am interested in men as an intelligent species, and one cannot make such an assessment if they are distracted by their natural biology.

2.) My knees are somewhat scarred from an auto accident when I was 21. Not noticeable if I dress appropriately. :eek:
 
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