Wow, Fuckitthatlldo, I would ask who pissed in your cornflakes, except that it appears to have been me. Have I offended you in some way on a previous thread?... that's the only explanation I can think of for this random barrage of (as far as I can tell) undeserved vitriol.
Where did I say high heels are "unfeminist"? Impractical and damaging, yes, but anti-feminist? No. I have expressed my dislike of the concept of high heels, not any level of contempt for their actual wearers.
I don't sneer at women in heels, nor am I smug. I simply wonder why some women deliberately subject themselves to pain and discomfort for the sake of appearance. Some women here have said their heels don't hurt or impede them, so fair play to them. Many others have said they find them crippling. There have also been a fair number of posters who said that women who wear flats are making themselves look unattractive.
There are certainly some causes rooted in the our patriarchal society's over-value of women's appearance. When I see women suffering, from something as simple as their footwear to domestic violence, I question why they're putting up with it and how we could change society so they don't have to. But I never judge the individual woman.
But that's not what this thread is about and it's not an angle I'd posted about until now.
Unless you'd liked to turn this otherwise fairly polite and light-hearted thread into a feminist debate?
I'm sorry your post was deleted. I didn't report it and didn't consider it a personal attack, just a bit of (misguided, IMO) annoyance. I'd prefer it to have stood to allow better continuity of the thread.
Out of interest, when/how did I appoint myself the Oracle of Feminism? I have various opinions on the subject, but I wasn't aware I had decreed them to the Only Correct and Allowable Opinions on Feminism.