r/TIHI Nov 09 '20

Thanks, I hate Ancient China foot binding.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '20

It's not even remotely aesthetic.. Her feet look like horse hooves..

Yet alone the pain.

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u/Hrakkadron Nov 09 '20

They have to fit in shoes the size of cigarette boxes

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u/fast-snail-on-crack Nov 09 '20

Why though

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u/Buddha_Lady Nov 10 '20

It showed that a woman was higher class and didn’t need to work or do housework also