On the whole I am happy with my lot of being a male. Perhaps men will never fully understand some areas of the female mind, for all their niceness. Stiletto heels and lipstick are two such areas. I fail to see why anyone would want to wear either. Before I go any further I had better make clear that I am not in any way saying women should not suffer discomfort in wearing shoes with ridiculously high heels, or plaster bright red waxy stuff on their lips, if that is really what they want to do and as long as they do not imagine that they are doing it to please me. Because it doesn't. I don't think it looks sexy. I don't even think it looks nice. There we are, I've said it. Oh - but I can get annoyed when I find a red waxy smear on the cup I am about to drink out of - ugh! Not to mention what damage a stiletto heel can do to flooring or, worse still, as a
murder weapon. It's not that I am against make-up (although I wouldn't want to wear it myself) - provided it is not OTT.
Wikipedia has this to say on the subject: "
Stilettos, like all similar high-heeled shoes, give the optical illusion of a longer, slimmer leg, a smaller foot, and overall greater height. They alter the wearer's
posture and gait, flexing the calf muscles and making the bust and buttocks more prominent." So there you have it - they make your legs, bust and buttocks look bigger.
As to what they do for your health, Wikipedia goes on to say: "
All high heels counter the natural functionality of the foot, which can create skeletal and muscular problems if users wear them excessively; such shoes are a common cause of venous complaints such as pain, fatigue, and heavy-feeling legs, and have been found to provoke venous hypertension in the lower limbs.Despite their impracticality, their popularity remains undiminished..."
Personally I prefer going around barefoot.
And here are some particularly extreme (and IMHO rather silly) examples.
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