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onlyaninnatesenseofequityandfairplayandanincreasedsenseofparentalresponsibilityberofsuchcases

ofurse,itisuselesstodefendncubinage,unlessoneisreadytodefendpolyandryatthesatikuhungng,theedinburghaandprofusequoterofthosgarlyleandttheedefendedncubinagebysaying:”youhaveseenateapothfourteacups,butdidyoueverseeateacuphfourteapots”thebestreplytothisaretheen

chinginckinpini:”doyoueverseetebohatdonotknockagainsteachother”shekneshealkingaboutpsyuchartisticfinesseheappreciationof

differenttypesofboundfeetasoftangpoetryeersthatreallysllandwererare,perhapslessthanteninaovedbythestheyghtbevedbyexquisitepoetryfanghsienofthenchudynastyeanentirebookdevotedtothisart,aindivisionsandeighteentypesreover,aboundfootshouldbeafat,bsoftandgelegant;sosaysfang:

thinfeetareld,andscularfeetarehardsuchfeetareincurablyvulgarhencefatfeetarefullandsothtothetouch,softfeetaregentleandpleasingtotheeye,andelegantfeetarerefinedandbeautifulbutfatnessdoesnotdependontheflesh,softnessdoesnotdependonthebinding,andelegancedoesnotdependontheshoesreover,youyjudgeitsfatnessandsoftnessbyitsforbutyouyappreciateitseleganind

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eerorkanghsitostopfootbindingangthechinesehinafewyears,andnchugirlsitatingchinesegirlsinthisfashionuntileerorthersedtheirgirls

togroarryintogoodhoshadtobindtheirfeetyoungasaasureofparentalforesight,andabrideallfeethadafeelinganalogoustofilialgratitudefoexttoagoodface,aanwasieasurablyproudofhersllfeet,asdeenareproudoftheirsllankles,forthesefeetgaveheraniediatedistinctioninanysocialytiindsandnsiderable

influencebutthecustossionariesledthe

crusade,adebtforenoughttobegratefulbutinthisthessionarieshavebeenfortunatelyhelpedbytheforstances,forchineseenhavefoundinthedehighheeledshoesatolerablesubstitutetheyenhanincinggaitandcreatetheillusionthatthefeetaresllerthantheyreallyareliliioninhisessaysontheartoflivingisstilltrue:”ihaveseenfeetofthreeincheshoutheeledshoesandfeetoffourorfiveineplace,andfeltthatthethreeinchfeetarebiggerthanthefourorfiveinchfeetbecausehheels,thetoespointdopointed,houtheels,thejade

baooshootsthetoesrisetoedfeetlookflat”suchprofoundobservationonthedetailsofanidlelifeisaleristifthechinesegenius

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theseclusionofenhasnohasgonesofastthatpeoplechinatenyearsagofind,oningback,achangeintheentaloutlookofostprofoundnviperant,grace,bearingandspiritofindependenode”girlsoftenortyriadinfluencesareataybecalledthee

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speonarittingsexual

equality;therenaissancestartedin191617,headedbydrhushihandchentuhsiu,denounand

thedoublesexstandard;theyfourthventorstudentventof1919,broughtaboutbythesecretsellingofchinabythealliesattheversaillesnference,andprecipitatingtheactiveparttakeninpoliticsbyboyviifootbinding

thenatureandoriginoffootbindinghasbeengreatlysunderstoodsohohasstoodasasyoloftheseclusionandsuppressionofen,andverysuitablysothegreatnfucianscholarghuhsiofthesungdynastyhusiasticinintrodueansofspreadingchineseculture

andteaenandenbutifithadbeenregardedonlyasasyolofthesuppressionofen,thershavebeensoenthusiasticinbindingthefeetoftheiryoungdaughtersactually,footbindingsnaturethroughoutitsoriginedlyintheurtsoflicentiouskings,itspopularityenensfeetandshoesasa

lovefetishandonthefeninegaiturallyfollospopularityhenensfavour

thetioforiginofthisinstitutionissubjecttodebate,eunnecessary,sinceitorepropertospeakofits”evolution”theonlyproperdefinitionoffootbindingisthebindingofthefeetbylongyardsofbindingedtobefirstdefinitelyntioned

innnectionhnantanghouchu,inthefirstpartofthetenthcentury,orbeforethesungdynastyyangkystillks,foroneofhersocks