In a country where 87% of women have foot problems due to
heels or poor-fitting shoes, many are now resorting to drastic measures in
order to fit into certain high-heeled designer shoes. In a classic example of
supply and demand, podiatrists are now performing foot surgery on these women’s
feet. While some have toe liposuction or fat inserted into the soles of their
feet, others cut into bone in order to change the length of their toes or to
get rid of them altogether. Stupid as stupid comes.
As long as they are not hurting anyone else in the process,
I’m not usually bothered by what people do in the privacy of their own homes,
or on their own time, or to their own bodies. I may not agree with them, but to
each their own. But this is different. This is more than “It’s my body, I’ll do as I please” line of thought. As someone who
stopped growing at the age of 12 and has been a member of the corporate world
since 1985, I have witnessed more discrimination based on what people look like
than on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation or ethnicity. And this
is why I cannot stay indifferent to this nonsense.
Self-indulgence repulses me. Self-absorbed arrogant
narcissists obsessed with appearances and keeping up with the Joneses disgust
me. I know a few. Far more than I care to admit. Oh, and the notion of
mutilating any part of my body in order to fit some man’s idea of beauty or
fashion is just plain masochistic. Why some women fall into this (dangerous)
trap is beyond my limited scope of comprehension. I will never, ever, ever
allow anybody to exert that much power over me.
What these women need is not a podiatrist; what these women
need is a psychiatrist. I see some deeply rooted self-esteem issues here. I see
some serious misplaced priorities. I see a microcosm of the society I live in.
This is a society obsessed with height. This is a society
obsessed with appearances. In the business world, it seems like in order to be
taken seriously players must be tall and look a certain way. Short men in
particular, are often times made fun of behind their backs and referred to as
“that shrimp”. While a tall man who stands up for himself and exerts power over
others is seen as hardworking, driven and confident (someone whose behavior
should be emulated), a woman displaying the same type of behavior is viewed as
a bitch and a short man who dares to do the same is mocked with accusations of
feelings of inferiority and accused of suffering from a “Napoleon complex.”
Whatever happened to people being judged on their own merits
rather than on what they look like or wear? Corporate America is a culture of
cut-throat lying back-stabbing SOB fakes, where power trips abound and
(otherwise) decent folks quickly sell their souls in order to survive. And
I’m sick of it!
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