[WARNING] Foot Binding
This used to be a common practice in Japan. Women weren't seen as feminine or dainty unless they had tiny feet, so they would wrap them up for a certain period of time, causing them to break, when...
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Only the wealthy ones did it. it's to make them more appealing to men. It also reinforced the fact that men would not have to worry about their wives cheating. I swear those pics were posted like last...
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My grandma had that done. She also walked with a cane as long as I can remember back. My mom said she'd walked with a cane since she (my mom) was born.
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Coboargirl, I'm sure most of us can't understand some of the older customs. I went back and took a good look at the woman's face and found her expression when she is taking off her sock or putting it...
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Kay ByU - Yeah, I guess it's weird. I don't even wince at these pictures or anything cause it's so familiar to me. I don't know if my grandma was very proud of having that custom. My mom used to go on...
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Madelyn06 wrote: yeah, this was in China NOT Japan. Typo. Please find it in your hearts to forgive me, k?
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cobargirl, we were both blessed with beautiful grandmothers. My grandmother had an extremely hard life, had more children than I thought possible for any one woman. She never complained either. She...
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All cultures/people have traditions. I remember seeing this on TV, Shocking and wow .. how cruel. It was their "way" at the time. Glad it's not in pratice any longer. Some women did feel pain /or did...
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