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All of feminism, Joe knew, could be encapsulated in women's struggle to forsake the spike heel

Here's a quote that nicely describes the scope of this blog:

While Joe was no stranger to shopping for shoes, he was aware that shopping for women's shoes was another upheaval entirely. Joe's mother, as far as he knew, had never purchased a comfortable, well-fitting pair of shoes. If the shoes were comfortable, they would undoubtedly be ugly, orthopedic in some way. Women suffered for their shoes. Women's shoes were designed to be antithetical to walking, let alone walking briskly. As a child, Joe had once stepped into a pair of his mother's high heels. At first he had welcomed the additional elevation, but then he had experienced only torture, via shooting pains in his shins. All of feminism, Joe knew, could be encapsulated in women's struggle to forsake the spike heel.

- Paul Rudnick, I'll take it

posted by Cristina Hanganu-Bresch @ 4:59 PM