Foot Binding (Subtitulada)

[LightsOutcali17]

Foot Binding: first, the mother would have her daughter soak their feet in water an herbs OR animal blood and herbs to remove any dead skin. Then, they would cut the toenails as short as they possible could, which was very painful. Third, the mother would massage the feet and then break all toes, EXCEPT the big toe. She would then fold the part of the foot which were aligned with the 4 broken toes underneath to the bottom of the foot. It was then binded tightly and rebounded every 2 days. Right

[LightsOutcali17]

This practice was a true part of Chinese tradition. In some remote areas, foot binding still happens. This was to make the feet look dainty and attractive to men with much money & appeared as if the foot binded woman was wealthy. Another reason for this is because it made women cripple and seem much weaker than the men.

[jayconwi]

who ever started this kind of practice, he's crazy

[yawenalice]

my great grandmother refused to do this, good for her :)

[KyoBored]

I'm Chinese.

I hate this tradition.

Fuck :)!

[airborne101st45]

another reason to hate chinese.

[babypandagirl321]

it was a tradition.

sad ):

[lucassk8r13]

oh gosh, miserable.

i'm studying this is social studies.

[rocknroll123ish]

@lucassk8r13 omg wow yah it was horrible..there's a book called snow flower and the secret fan..it's by lisa see....and it's about a chinese girl whos gets her feet bound and has a laotong relationship....it's like a sister relationship..really good, u should read it

[Meovah]

@rocknroll123ish I'm currenly reading that book.

[rocknroll123ish]

@Meovah aww yee isin't it good? =)

[Meovah]

@rocknroll123ish It is! :) It made me very interested of foot binding.

[rocknroll123ish]

@Meovah i know!!! haha It's so sad that they did that though, and the girls were only 7 :( sometimes 6

[Meovah]

@rocknroll123ish Yes, but after I read that book, I understood why in hell they did that.

Pretty same idea is, why women in our kind are going to the cosmetic surgeries, and wear make up.

[rocknroll123ish]

@Meovah yah and this is kinda weird but they did it cuz men thought it was sexual?...I'm glad that they don't do it now...well some might still do it in secret.

[Meovah]

@rocknroll123ish And now women wear heals.. And using heals it really hurts too.

[rocknroll123ish]

@rocknroll123ish ahaha yes they do

[1234REEB1234]

@rocknroll123ish the average age was actually 4-6

[PopcornRules24]

@1234REEB1234 actually the average age was 2-11. we learnt it in english after readin chinese cinderella. very sad story. i cried 2wice.

but they had to keep the bandages long all their life. they had life long pains.

[youaredyu44]

This is horrible.

[ijamsville97]

que locura

pura crueldad!

[yldtigah]

OMG..I don't believe it....years ago I seen this documentary on television and have been searching for it ever since. Where did u get this footage from?? How can I get my hands on a copy of the DvD??? Got any clue?? Thx in advance...really enjoyed the clip...Aloha!