View Full Version : Let's discuss Chinese Foot Binding


Boner
06-01-2005, 04:35 PM
I have to admit that I had never heard of this until recently. I'm kind of now fascinated with the ancient Chinese tradition of binding women's feet.

It started in the late 900s and continued until the early 1900s (it was outlawed in 1911 but continued to be fairly widespread until 1949). There are still many Chinese women alive today who had their feet bound as young girls.

The synposis of foot binding is that from a young age (4-6) Chinese girls would have their feet wrapped every day in this excruiatingly uncomfortable position, so that their feet would only grow to be 3 fucking inches long. Hell my big toe is probably close to two inches long. The shoes the feet-bound women would where were callled Lotus Shoes. It's just amazing to see how small they are.

There are several different theories or reasons as to why the Chinese males did this to the women, the most plausible of which is that they thought feet were ugly and this way they would not have to see their women's feet.

Also of note, the Chinese continued to do this even after it was banned by the government because it was tradition and the women - who were obviously emotionally warped - wanted to do it because it was a right of passage AND it meant that you were from wealth or at least not poor, because the peasent Chinese bitches could not have their feet bound since they had to work in the fields (the feet-binding kind of hampered their ability to walk properly, especially in later life).

ChristHimself!
06-01-2005, 04:36 PM
http://www.dynastyantiques.com/BS130FS.GIF

Boner
06-01-2005, 04:38 PM
Interestingly, this topic was not discussed on the Seinfeld episode “The Chinese Woman” where Jerry is dating Debbie Chang(stein).

Voice Implodes
06-01-2005, 04:39 PM
i'd like to see a picture of a chick with those feet and the super huge neck like those african chicks with the rings.

sega genesis
06-01-2005, 04:40 PM
chinese women are a handfull

sleeper
06-01-2005, 04:56 PM
i was big into this a while ago. it was definitely a status thing and really led to some sick, alien like contortions. two words: hook feet. if you really want to vomit, look up some photos, theyre pretty incredible

Boner
06-01-2005, 04:59 PM
I want to post the pics I found yesterdaty, but don't want to see them again.

sleeper
06-01-2005, 05:00 PM
http://guardian.curtin.edu.au/cga/art/boundfeet1.jpg
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111742/boundfoot.gif
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111742/xrayoffoot.jpg

sleeper
06-01-2005, 05:02 PM
Originally posted by Boner
I want to post the pics I found yesterdaty, but don't want to see them again.

stop using arrows please

Varien
06-01-2005, 05:02 PM
Originally posted by ShotFullOfDiamonds
http://www.dynastyantiques.com/BS130FS.GIF

Those the new Barkleys?

Boner
06-01-2005, 05:04 PM
Originally posted by sleeper


stop using arrows please

No, dad.

alisonmonster
06-01-2005, 05:11 PM
actually, the "lotus" foot was highly sexualized- lots of men had a fetish for bound feet.

mistle
06-01-2005, 05:14 PM
D: for fucks sake!!

ammy
06-01-2005, 05:15 PM
i thought it was done as a form of submission. women wouldn't stand or walk very long with feet that had been bound, so they shuffled around on thier knees. this kept them in the house, and submissive for thier MAN

sega genesis
06-01-2005, 05:16 PM
Originally posted by ammy
i thought it was done as a form of submission. women wouldn't stand or walk very long with feet that had been bound, so they shuffled around on thier knees. this kept them in the house, and submissive for thier MAN

sounds like my kinda culture

BeautifulLoser
06-01-2005, 09:28 PM
Me and PJ went to the Ripley's museum in New Orleans last weekend, and they had a wax replica of a bound foot... that shit is fucking weird.

And yes, whoever said it, it was a foot fetish type thing. It was sexy to have tiny feet back then... :erm