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2 Painfully Dangerous Sacrifices Women Used to Do for Beauty

September 24, 2018 By Fred Mitchell Leave a Comment

People are strange indeed. They are seldom satisfied with what they are, how they look and with what they’ve got. They have this urge of having more, becoming someone else, dressing in particular ways in order to get acceptance. This world we live in is just crazy, man! Here are some thoughts on human fashion oddities. Just read and learn.

1.    Foot binding is for real

dangerous sacrifices women did for beauty

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This atrocious practice of foot binding began in the 10th century in China, during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It was a big hit for over 1000 years or so and was practiced by very young girls. 7 years of age was considered old for this kind of torture. Basically, the girls’ feet were broken, then kept in large bandages so they could no longer grow. Like all bizarre fashion atrocities, this practice was initially introduced in rich families. It was a sign of prestige and rare beauty. The ideal foot had to have three inches in length. These were called golden lotuses, while feet that were between three and four inches in length were called silver lotuses.

There are some famous photos wandering the Internet taken by Jo Farrell, with the last remaining women in China with bound feet. According to the BBC, Farrell said:

“Although considered fairly barbaric, it was a tradition that enabled women to find a suitable partner. Matchmakers or mothers-in-law required their son’s betrothed to have bound feet as a sign that she would be a good wife. (she would be subservient and without complaint). “These incredible women [have] lived through famine, the cultural revolution (where people were penalized for the four olds: old habits, manners, custom, and culture) and family deconstruction/migration of the twentieth century,” Farrell writes.

In the 19th century, Chinese reformers stated to take some measures against the practice but it was not until the early 20th century that foot binding began to die out. Fortunately, social conditions started to change and this horrible curse began to be lifted.

2. Choking with corsets

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Apparently, slender beauty has always been an obsession. Women had to look delicate at any costs. Well, corsets were the sure thing when it came down to contorting reality. Women have usually worn corsets in order to create a particular fit of clothing and appearance as far as the lady’s figure was concerned. The ladies wear them around the waistline. They often lace them up really tight to pull their waist into a much smaller circumference.

It is believed that in the 16th century, the corset’s purpose was not to create a slim figure, but it was designed to mold the torso into a cylindrical shape and raise the bustline. But as centuries went by, the waistline had to appear slimmer and slimmer.

Apparently, this was a guarantee for power and respect among women. For instance, Marie Antoinette, the beautiful wife of France’s King Louis XVI wore corsets that crushed her organs.

When worn, a corset compresses the ribcage which, as a result, is no longer able to work as it is meant to. And as far as the breasts are concerned, the pressure they are exposed to causes the nipples to reduce in size and in extreme ways this can even lead to breast cancer.

It can even affect menstruation due to the extreme pressure.

Among the gossip revolving around this corset obsession, a 19th-century story tells that a lady had died after falling in the street. As a consequence, a broken rib was pressed inwards by the tight corset, causing it to puncture a lung or the liver.

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The Most Horrifically Bad Chat-up Lines Ever Used

March 31, 2014 By This Blog Rules Guest Leave a Comment

When you meet an attractive member of the opposite sex it can be incredibly difficult to think of something smart and interesting to say. However, what you really don’t want to do is utter one of these terribly bad chat-up lines.

Are you Jamaican? Because Jamaican me crazy…

Are You Jamaican Bad Chat-up Line

Good lord, that is one awful chat-up line. It’s all very well trying to break the ice with a joke but not one as a bad as this. Of course, if it turns out that the person you are speaking to is really from Jamaica then that adds a whole new level of stupidity to what you just said.

I just checked my schedule and I can have you pregnant by Christmas

Horrific I Can Get You Pregnant Chat-up Line

Guys who use this line shouldn’t expect to be swamped by giggling ladies handing over their phone numbers. It might sound like a good chat-up line when you tell your mates you plan to use it but in the harshness of the real world you can expect nothing more than a good old slap in the face if you use it.

I like your dress, but it would look better on my bedroom floor

Bad Chat Up Lines

For those chaps who like subtlety, this is one want to avoid. Ladies can also use this line if they switch the word “dress” for “pants”.

Well hey there, I may not be Fred Flintstone, but I bet I can make your bed rock

Bad Chat Up Lines

Oh dear, oh dear. Once you realise that those words have actually come out of your mouth you will want the Earth to open up and swallow you. For a start, the inclusion of an old cartoon character is not advisable when you first approach someone you are interested in. It’s like saying, “Hey, do you remember the funny cat in Hong Kong Phooey?” Secondly, the poor pun it ends with is just awful.

Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?

Bad Chat Up Lines

This is a dreadful chat-up line which isn’t likely to impress anyone. It just sounds as though you are trying to woo them using a cheesy line you once read on some stupid internet article.

Did you fall from heaven…because your face is kind of lop-sided?

Bad Did you fall from heaven...because your face is kind of lop-sided? Chat Up Line

This is an interesting variant on the last line and, incredibly, it’s even worse. The first fault with this bad chat-up line is that it is just vomit inducing nonsense. Secondly, well, you are telling the person you are interested in that their face is kind of lop-sided. That’s not such a good idea, is it?

Ok, I’m here, what do you want for your next wish?

Ok, I'm here, what do you want for your next wish? ?Chat-up Line

So, you want to go for the cocky, over confident approach do you? Go on, knock yourself out kid.

Do you have any change I can borrow? My mother told me to call her when I meet the woman of my dreams.

Bad Borrow Change and Call Mom Chat Up Line

Hmm, it just isn’t going to work, is it? It just sounds stupid and fawning. It also sounds like you don’t have any money either.

Your dad must be a terrorist because he made a bomb

Bad Chat Up Lines

Instead of saying this line to another human being you might as well just slap yourself in the face, throw a drink over yourself and go home for a quiet night in on your own.

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Colorful Mosaic Portraits Made From Old Junk Mail

May 18, 2011 By ThisBlogRules Leave a Comment

By using old paper waste like junk mail, old calendars, photos, postcards, etc, Sandhi Schimmel Gold is creating some amazing mosaic portraits. They have an up-to-date look with a nice splash of fresh colors. It almost looks like really expensive art that you want to buy for decorating your living room. As you can see the figures on the mosaics are mostly women that he has found from different advertising.

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