Oppression of Women

Even today, there are many subtle ways of oppressing women.

Today, my friend called me and told me that her feet hurt. She had been walking around in a showroom all day long, in heels. She can’t wear anything else because the last time she tried, everyone there looked at her funny, as though it were improper, not allowed. Because she is a woman, she needs to wear heels in this “classy” environment, regardless of her feet and back pains.

Another friend of mine feels that, because of her lack of height, it is necessary to always wear heels. She even insisted on wearing heels this one time when we went out just to play frisbee. Unfortunately, she too suffers from back pains constantly, and her wearing heels all the time does not help at all.

Reminds me of the good old days of foot binding and corset wearing.