Liberating shoes....

[ErrolTheDragon]

Or not...
Links to Times in next post...

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/christian-louboutin-says-his-high-heels-are-liberating-jbknrjx2v?shareToken=ae1ace46d4fddd6570629e99660209eb

Carol Midgley's response:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/high-heels-arent-liberating-they-just-make-you-look-less-lardy-n7dgcdl3w?shareToken=c73e3ce9b931072aa7434ae8e953fd8b

Liberating, my arse. I have several pairs of extremely high heels, but they're not liberating they are shoes for sitting in.

And anyone that tries to tell me otherwise will get the toe of my (glittery) Doc up their backside

Liberating. This word does not mean what he thinks it means.

My clunky orthopedic shoes are liberating. They let me walk without pain, thus allowing me to live a full life.

He should try wearing his own creations for a while. See how liberating that feels. Idiot.

Yes, if they’re so great why don’t men wear them?

"“When I started out, women had a conventional relationship with the shoe. It was an accessory,” he said. “It’s become an object of devotion [and] adoration. Some of my customers dedicate a veritable cult to the shoe.” "

Talk about being self-centred! Women have NEVER a conventional relationship - by which I presume he means the same relationship as men - with shoes. He didn't change ANYTHING. I have a vague memory of reading about symbolism of shoes in fairytales and the like (e.g. Cinderella's glass slippers) and for someone whose life's work is shoes to come out with such crap shoes a stunning level of self-regard.

Disabling and hobbling women with stupid shoes is just one level away from foot binding.
This sexist third rate cobbler has a vested interest in promoting this - it’s how he earns his living. He’s hardly going to repent and start making well designed supportive trainers any time soon. He’s just doubling down and trying to pretend stilettos are “liberating” to fend off the abuse he gets.

This is giving me a business idea. I would design a cool but overly tight and restrictive type of necktie that give men breathing problems after a while. I would market this as very masculine and liberating accessory and they would be luxury items. But I wouldn't wear the necktie myself, oh no, I'm a woman after all!

I don't own high heels, I have some boots with two inch heels which I find slightly tricky to walk in (not painful, just I feel quite high up and it's unnerving.) The rest of the time it's combat boots, sneakers, pointy toed ankle boots with an inch thick heels or very rarely my sparkly jelly shoes (which are honestly more for looking at). I hate high heels. I can't walk in them and they hurt. Liberating my arse.

Liberating. Empowering. Woman. Just a few words that are losing all original meaning.

Lol, we're not slaves to fashion any more. We're going to carry on wearing our trainers, our Doc Martens, our leggings and jeggings and skinny jeans and whatever the hell else we feel most comfortable in. Now, that's liberating.
Get used to it, Mr Louboutin and the rest of the fashion industry.

I hear foot binding made Chinese women feel very fulfilled and able to take a full participating role in society and not fetishized for the needs if men. So that's all cleared I then. The total dick that he is

I find these very liberating if the kidnappers have used rope.

'Women have NEVER a conventional relationship - by which I presume he means the same relationship as men - with shoes'

This kind of post is why I love MN feminists

Cobbler talks cobblers, basically!

Last wore highish heals to 2 weddings in the last 3 years. It was awful. Thank goodness for the flip flops in my bag . I am done with heals. It’s over.
Autumn / Winter for me is = Blundstone / Grenson.
Spring /Summer = Birkenstock/ flat sandals/ Converse. Counting the days until my toes can come out into the fresh air again.