Author Topic: Why are high-heels bad?? (Read 25712 times)

Maria Regina · « **Reply #105 on:** April 02, 2018, 01:55:11 PM »

Quote from: Ladislaus on April 02, 2018, 11:24:31 AM

Obviously that's only true to a point. Certainly, it's quite evident that a woman wouldn't be walking around in public in just a bikini to look pretty. But I'm talking about areas in which women may not understand how it might affect a man ... where they wouldn't be wearing something to appeal to a man (because they wouldn't be aware that it even does). So, for instance, on the subject of high-heeled shoes, many women would not be aware of how these might induce a state of arousal in some men. And I personally find most high heels to be UNattractive and rather ugly/tacky. But they bring attention to themselves this way, and they're almost always seeking attention ... which is contrary to the attitude you're supposed to have in Church, that the focus should be on God and not on YOU. But many don't know that the attention might involve a certain amount of sɛҳuąƖ interest from men.

When I was in the convent, we all wore those 1.5 inch high heels in plain black leather. These were the thick heels that old ladies used to wear, but they were not fancy. I would be surprised if these shoes are still made today as so many convents are now empty.

Cloistered nuns tend to wear plain black sandals (Clarks) or plain black shoes (without heels) that are still available in the stores (Keds and Hush Puppies).

What do the SSPX nuns wear for footwear?

I wear shoes for comfort. Tight, fancy shoes can do a lot of harm to the foot, so as one ages, the bunions and callouses earned during youth make walking difficult during the Golden Years.

Shoes can be very expensive, and they can fall apart if they just sit in their original boxes due to the plastics used in modern footwear.

Jaynek · « **Reply #106 on:** April 02, 2018, 02:02:29 PM »

Quote from: Ladislaus on March 15, 2018, 09:31:01 AM

Indeed, they're not intended or designed to have any practical purpose ... only to make women appear more sensual.

I can think of one practical purpose, though not one I've had occasion to use myself. Shoes with stiletto heels can be used as deadly weapons. :furtive:

Please excuse/ignore my strange sense of humour there. Seriously, Ladislaus gave excellent advice when he said to ask one's husband or a trusted man. I've had to do that a lot because I was not raised Catholic and had a horrible formation around issues of modesty and purity. I can tell how bad I am at this sort of thing, so I naturally got in the habit of relying on my cradle Catholic husband.

I became a Catholic at Easter of 1980, so I have been a Catholic for 38 years, but I still like to check with him sometimes. I don't think anything can replace a good formation in one's childhood.

Quote from: Matthew on April 02, 2018, 09:42:06 AM

One of my favorite quotes (given above) is apparently from Chesterton:

[The Catholic Church] is the only thing that frees a man from the degrading slavery of being a child of his age.”

I like this quote a lot and appreciated seeing it in this thread.

Ladislaus · « **Reply #107 on:** April 02, 2018, 06:49:19 PM »

Quote from: Cantarella on April 02, 2018, 01:51:44 PM

I notice that there are a lot of women, especially aging women, who love to preach modesty to other women, especially to the pretty young ladies, but their preaching does not come from the right motive, this is charity, but from a place of envy and insecurity. Because of this, instead of cultivating a proper Catholic sense of modesty and a correct understanding of the value of chastity in the female gender, these women usually go to inordinate extremes of puritanism, just so they do not feel threatened.

I agree that there are often mixed motives, and this holds true also of men. So, for instance, men who have strong temptations to impurity tend to be more zealous against modesty.

And, also, as I have pointed out, certain people, especially among Traditional Catholics, are motivated by an extreme zeal that's tied to scrupulosity, the need to impose perfection in general, and not even specifically just about modesty; these would have all women walking around in religious habits at all times.

Ladislaus · « **Reply #108 on:** April 02, 2018, 06:50:05 PM »

Quote from: Jaynek on April 02, 2018, 02:02:29 PM

I can think of one practical purpose, though not one I've had occasion to use myself.

Never thought of that. I imagine that some of those things could take an eye out.

Last Tradhican · « **Reply #109 on:** April 02, 2018, 08:42:36 PM »

Like I said before, in my experience the same SSPX young girls (and young mothers) who wear the provocative clothing to mass, are wearing the rest of the week: short shorts, tight jeans, tight tank tops with belly exposed, spandex leggings as outwear......... I see them about town dressed that way. The way they dress at mass is just the tip of the iceberg. If they would dress like they dress at mass all the time, it would be an improvement!

I write about this subject because I have a lot of daughters and have become aware of the "desease" spreading among the young SSPX girls. These girls are a bad example to others, a bad example of Catholicism. I write because they look like fools, airheads just following fashions like dumb sheep. It is like watching a Jerry Lewis movie, him making a fool of himself, exasperating. I do not write because of the lust it might inspire in men. I write to warn those women of the repercussions that such dress can bring, from men and from God.

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