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    easternsky: Heels are a status symbol. Wearing heels says I do not work in retail. And I do not serve food. I am educated and have the luxury of sitting during th... more »
    Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: I'm 1.6m, and I have tiny feet. I prefer to wear flats, and bristle whenever someone taller tells me they wish they 'could wear heels' too. I do own a... more »
    AvocadoGills: purveyor of kinky fish porn: So, what do you think Ms. Greer would say about lesbians who wear heels on dates? With some exceptions, I suspect women usually wear heels because the... more »
    Seeräuber Jenny: She's right. Alice Walker has said similar things. As have many other thoughtful women. And to be a really tall young woman in the 60s or early 70s w... more »
    SarahMC: em·pow·er (ěm-pou'ər) tr.v. em·pow·ered, em·pow·er·ing, em·pow·ers 1. To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority.2.... more »
    shewar: I'm gonna go out on a limb (no pun) and say that heels have a closer relation to male genital mutilation than female. more »
    funnyface: Being insecure about your height is normal for a tall girl. But I think that as you claim your womanhood, you kind of begin to own it, and then, if y... more »
    Diziet_Sma: Megan, you may have a point. But this Germaine Greer obsession is a real turn-off. more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Does Ms. Greer even know the origins of high-heeled shoes? Among other things, many people started wearing them in the 1700s because it lifted the fee... more »
    Raspberry Swirly: I'm nearly six feet tall. I love wearing heels. She can suck it. more »
    heykoukla: I must be reading a different article because the one I read was a fairly straightforward chronology of high heels, and was mostly just entertaining a... more »
    Erinthebitch: I consider myself a red blooded feminist and I wear heels from time to time. Equality isn't about androgyny or eliminating differences between the sex... more »
    starlessnight (of the living dead): So...am I a bad feminist if I think most high heels are hideously fugly, and would rather wear something practical? more »
    exelizabeth: Heels have destroyed my hips and rendered me nearly unable to walk at times. While I could chalk this up to my personal experience that might serve as... more »
    veronykah: I'm 5'11" and kind of understand the too tall for heels comment. At 5'11" I'm perfectly happy. I have NO DESIRE to be 6'2", none. If I could wear heel... more »
  • #shoemania

    Your Shoes Are A Fetishistic Tool Of The Patriarchy

    Germaine Greer — not exactly known for her sartorial choices — has never been a fan of heels or women who wear them. So I guess her Times of London piece isn't rife with hypocrisy.