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dreamworld ([info]dreamworld) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2009-02-08 21:09:00
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Entry tags:community: customers_suck, fucking hippies, fungus among us, lol the south, miss cleo told me i'm special, no shirt no shoes no service, otf_wank's thoughts on feet, public nudity, shoes for industry!, socks: literal, they sell a product that causes cancer

Bare Feet -- Srs Bsnss
Over on Customers Suck, a poster complains about a shoeless customer coming into the restaurant where they work. In the comments ladygzb doesn't understand what the problem is.

After all, not that long ago, people of no means went barefoot as a matter of course, so why shouldn't she have the right to enter a public place with no shoes. Social conventions are meaningless. Going barefoot flaunts convention the way gay and interracial marriage does!

If your feet have a fungus it's the fault of your shoes! I went barefoot all through college and never caught anything like a fungal infection! In short, shoes are just disgusting and they make my feet hurt anyway.

And people keep on arguing with her.
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[info]phosfate
2009-02-09 03:33 am UTC (link)
She's a germophobe who spent years walking barefoot through downtown Atlanta?

I will never stop vomiting.

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(no subject) - [info]sorchar, 2009-02-09 03:38 am UTC
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[info]demonbean
2009-02-09 03:35 am UTC (link)
Socially acceptable? Ah, hell, what does that have to do with anything? There are people who would argue that inter-racial relationships are still not "socially acceptable." I'm pretty sure that when I was a kid, showing your belly button in public wasn't "socially acceptable." Madonna's bra-on-the-outside certainly wasn't. Why did anyone care?

Socially acceptable is a ridiculous concept that runs the gamut from "bigoted" to "I'm feeling morally superior," and in most cases means nothing more than "I'm going to sneer at you because I think I'm better in some way." Why not let other people do what works for them, if it doesn't actually impact you?

Still no *rational* reason to wear shoes.

I've spent about five minutes trying to come up with a witty response, and all I have is an oscillation between, "Buh?" and, "Just because racist people have social expectations doesn't mean I can't!"

This needs more Bailey's Irish Cream. *shuffles off*

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[info]sorchar
2009-02-09 03:38 am UTC (link)
This reminds me of Piers Anthony going off on this same topic in his autobiography - the book that turned me off him to such a degree that I could no longer read anything of his ever.

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[info]misswitch
2009-02-09 03:39 am UTC (link)
I spent a good portion of my life working retail. I know how often floors in places are given a thorough cleaning. There is not enough money in the world for me to walk around barefoot in public places like that.

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[info]deliciouschaos
2009-02-09 03:40 am UTC (link)
Countdown to the Shoes video getting linked starts now.

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[info]kadath
2009-02-09 03:45 am UTC (link)
Fight the power, [info]ladygzb. Justice for the barefoot!

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[info]doomsday
2009-02-09 03:46 am UTC (link)
My poor feet. All these years, I've been oppressing them with shoes and socks. D:

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[info]jkefka
2009-02-09 03:48 am UTC (link)
So because she can't figure out how to wear shoes without hurting herself, they must be a dreadful social evil. I see no flaw in this argument.

I mean.

Bullshit can't really have flaws, you know?

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[info]nightfalltwen
2009-02-09 03:51 am UTC (link)
I go barefoot all the time at home (sometimes going a whole summer without shoes and socks), but I would never consider going into a restaurant or retail establishment with my bare feet. That's just gross.

We had a lady come into my parents restaurant and take off her shoes and I went up to her and told her flat out to put them back on because we can't guarantee that there isn't any broken glass on the carpet.

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[info]mmanurere
2009-02-09 03:54 am UTC (link)
I usually prefer to go barefoot...when I'm not somewhere where the ground/floor is disgusting or where, y'know, they're required to insist that people wear shoes. Or both.

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[info]risha
2009-02-09 04:05 am UTC (link)
I love going barefoot whenever possible. That does not include restaurants. Then again, I'm sane.

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[info]erototoxin
2009-02-09 04:27 am UTC (link)
I'm often barefoot in my HOUSE. Where there's carpet, and the dirt's at least MINE.

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(no subject) - [info]lirazel, 2009-02-09 03:14 pm UTC

ealusaid
2009-02-09 04:38 am UTC (link)
*snicker*:

While there may not be anything wrong with being shoeless per se, most businesses prefer to serve customers with shoes. This is because people who insist upon going barefoot everywhere tend to be argumentative crackpots.

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(no subject) - [info]annabelle_lee, 2009-02-09 04:56 pm UTC

[info]llama_treats
2009-02-09 04:39 am UTC (link)
Her "My husband, a horse" icon isn't helping things either.

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[info]finchbird
2009-02-09 04:41 am UTC (link)
There are none that fit me and they all hurt.

Because none of the shoe makers don't make specialty shoes for those who can't find shoes at the stores that properly fit them.

I love walking around barefoot too. But that's only when I'm at home where I'm more likely to know what's on the floor.

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(no subject) - [info]dechant, 2009-02-09 05:50 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]ldymusyc, 2009-02-09 08:31 am UTC
shoe hell, signing in - [info]queencallipygos, 2009-02-09 06:31 am UTC
Re: shoe hell, signing in - [info]keri, 2009-02-09 06:40 am UTC
Re: shoe hell, signing in - [info]skarrow, 2009-02-09 07:47 am UTC
Re: shoe hell, signing in - [info]mary_mac, 2009-02-09 08:44 am UTC
Re: shoe hell, signing in - [info]miraba, 2009-02-09 04:12 pm UTC
Re: shoe hell, signing in - [info]eleutheria, 2009-02-10 03:06 am UTC
Re: shoe hell, signing in - [info]ghostmaster, 2009-02-11 03:48 am UTC
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[info]erototoxin
2009-02-09 04:44 am UTC (link)
not that long ago, people of no means went barefoot as a matter of course

People of no means probably didn't go to restaurants a whole lot, either.

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(no subject) - [info]wook77, 2009-02-09 05:49 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]herongale, 2009-02-10 03:54 am UTC
And when was that? - [info]serai, 2009-02-10 03:55 am UTC

[info]the__ivorytower
2009-02-09 04:46 am UTC (link)
...

No shirt, no shoes, no service?

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(no subject) - [info]serai, 2009-02-10 03:56 am UTC

[info]sisterelwood
2009-02-09 04:56 am UTC (link)
Social conventions also include things like "White people shouldn't marry black people" and "men shouldn't marry men." Social conventions are a cop-out.

She is seriously, SERIOUSLY comparing wearing shoes to these issues? Sweet baby Jeebus.

Why we wear shoes TL;DR:

Our feet, unlike those of our fellow primates, do not have the tough bottoms or fur-covering to protect and keep them warm. I'm looking at the paws of my cat right now and lemme tell you- his little paw pads are a lot tougher than the bottoms of my feet. ADDITIONALLY- it's called SHIT ON THE SIDEWALK. Go step on some broken glass or a rusty nail a few times and then tell me why you shouldn't have to wear shoes. I don't like shoes very much either but I'm not walking around ANYWHERE that isn't my own backyard while barefoot.

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[info]hallidae
2009-02-09 05:10 am UTC (link)
I still can't quit boggling at how she managed to separate "home" and "shoes" into two totally different concepts, when that had jack shit to do with the initial complaint, because they weren't laid out as separate concepts per se, and then claimed to find no comparison between the two. THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A COMPARISON.

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[info]eisoj5
2009-02-09 05:14 am UTC (link)
...what, is ladygzb a hobbit or something?

I went barefoot a lot at the museum where I used to work, including when I was teaching camp and leading kids around on sidewalks and hot asphalt. I also got a wart(s) on my toe(s) that summer. I'm going to go with that not having been a coincidence.

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[info]wook77
2009-02-09 05:33 am UTC (link)
Yanno - I'm the first to kick off my shoes either at home or work but... I work in an office where I have a personal office and if I need to go into the "main" room, I put my shoes back on.

I would never go into a restaurant or the like without shoes. What if they haven't mopped?

And is this girl Britney Spears with the going into the public loo without shoes? Cause, um, ew.

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(no subject) - [info]kerryblaze, 2009-02-09 06:44 am UTC

[info]frequentmouse
2009-02-09 05:38 am UTC (link)
I used to go barefoot all the time.

Then I started growing roses.

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[info]also_not_a_pipe
2009-02-09 06:07 am UTC (link)
Oh, customers_suck. I think that if somebody made a post about how it sucked that they had to stop a customer from coming around the counter and sticking their hand into the deep fat fryer to grab a handful of fries or something, someone would still pop up to argue that it was a violation of the customer's right to deep fry their hands. Shine on, you crazy diamonds.

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[info]manny_fish
2009-02-09 06:07 am UTC (link)
So, can I say shoes are oppression for feet like bras are for women? :P

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