NWR: you have to see this! chinese foot wrapping

futuremrsfab Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:02 PM

NWR: you have to see this! chinese foot wrapping

& i thought I had foot pain!

in my album again- i swear i cant post anything today

chinese foot wrapping

Mizzdimple Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:12 PM

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Ughhhhh ive seen this b4

jerrys girl Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:13 PM

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i heard of that, but i never saw pictures. that is gross!!!

AMGBride2008 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:14 PM

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They don't really do this anymore, I think... but I did see a woman on the subway a few weeks ago who had a funky looking foot that curled under like that... It was only one foot though.

futuremrsfab Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:15 PM

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Posted by Mizzdimple

Ughhhhh ive seen this b4

thanks for posting- i am having issues with pictures today

MrsHtobe Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:16 PM

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That is really really gross.

KitWisdom Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:17 PM

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I think it’s calling binding more than wrapping…and I’m like 80% positive it doesn’t occur anymore, which is why the woman modeling it is so old.

AS Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:27 PM

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I have seen and heard this before. The Chinese believe you are pretty if you have small feet

dream426 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:32 PM

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That is gross.

KitWisdom Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:36 PM

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Posted by MPAS

I have seen and heard this before. The Chinese believe you are pretty if you have small feet

Well, from what I remember from history classes, it was kind of a double edged sword. They did find the small foot attractive (like some cultures find lip plates attractive) but it only made the woman more dependent and less able to move around freely.

AS Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:38 PM

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I have a pertruding bone on my foot and I dont want to get surgery, I wonder if bonding it or just wrapping it would make it straight???

mendi725 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:39 PM

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wow/...looks painful!

KitWisdom Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:41 PM

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Posted by MPAS

I have a pertruding bone on my foot and I dont want to get surgery, I wonder if bonding it or just wrapping it would make it straight???

Um, I don’t think so. From what I remember (again, years ago!), the bone was broken in the foot when the girl was a baby, and then wrapped so it grew that way.

TheFutureMrsM Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:47 PM

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my mom used to joke around with me when i was a kid, that she was going to bind my feet like the chinese people do, I have really big feet!

Espo22 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:48 PM

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Posted by KitWisdom

I think it’s calling binding more than wrapping…and I’m like 80% positive it doesn’t occur anymore, which is why the woman modeling it is so old.

yeah its called binding and i remember learning about this in school and OMG its horrible...from a very young age they start breaking the girls foot and all this other stuff, it is crazy but back then the men would pick a wife by this, life if her feet weren't binded then the parents would think they wouldn't find a husband

Espo22 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:48 PM

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Posted by MPAS

I have a pertruding bone on my foot and I dont want to get surgery, I wonder if bonding it or just wrapping it would make it straight???

no they used to break their bones, thats what bonding is

KitWisdom Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:51 PM

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Posted by Espo22

Posted by KitWisdom

I think it’s calling binding more than wrapping…and I’m like 80% positive it doesn’t occur anymore, which is why the woman modeling it is so old.

yeah its called binding and i remember learning about this in school and OMG its horrible...from a very young age they start breaking the girls foot and all this other stuff, it is crazy but back then the men would pick a wife by this, life if her feet weren't binded then the parents would think they wouldn't find a husband

Yeah, it was a big thing with showing your class. For instance, a peasant class woman couldn’t have this done to her because she would have be in the fields working. If you had your feet binded, it pretty much meant you had a life of luxury and didn’t work. Same reason that being plump and pale was so popular in Europe for a while—it meant you weren’t in the fields working (hence not getting any color) and had more than enough food! Oh, how I long for the days where I was in vogue, lol.

Espo22 Posted: Oct 31, 2007 02:56 PM

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Posted by KitWisdom

Posted by Espo22

Posted by KitWisdom

I think it’s calling binding more than wrapping…and I’m like 80% positive it doesn’t occur anymore, which is why the woman modeling it is so old.

yeah its called binding and i remember learning about this in school and OMG its horrible...from a very young age they start breaking the girls foot and all this other stuff, it is crazy but back then the men would pick a wife by this, life if her feet weren't binded then the parents would think they wouldn't find a husband

Yeah, it was a big thing with showing your class. For instance, a peasant class woman couldn’t have this done to her because she would have be in the fields working. If you had your feet binded, it pretty much meant you had a life of luxury and didn’t work. Same reason that being plump and pale was so popular in Europe for a while—it meant you weren’t in the fields working (hence not getting any color) and had more than enough food! Oh, how I long for the days where I was in vogue, lol.

yeah i remember learning all of that, i was so traumatized-i mean they were supposed to fit into a shoe no bigger than 3 or 4 inches, that is soooo tiny OMG