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In which heels make me less smart, obvs.
Aug. 4th, 2012 10:25 pmOn Friday we had pizza lunch over at the office next door; a great software company with a nicely nerdy mix of programmers, marketers and all-around geeks. My people! There are, predictably, few (2) women working there. Part of their last marketing promo included the CEO and CFO dressing up in stripper-high platform heels. The guys expressed their wonder at women wearing heels.
"No wonder no one here wears heels," said they, "And we don't understand why ANY women wear them. We like it, but we don't understand it."
The girls heartily agreed and the floor was open for speculation. The topic of wearing heels to please men only came up and there was much derision. "*I* wear heels," said I, "And it's really not for anyone but me."
You see, I *like* wearing heels. I like that they make me taller. I like the way they make an outfit look. I like fashion and the heel's place within it. I don't wear heels for men--and I like the way I look in heels sometimes (I mean, sometimes I can't be bothered...come on...) and I have a right to like how I look. It's not *for* anyone. It's for me.
I explained some of this and one of the women scoffed: "Oh yes, when a woman wears heels it just screams: Look at my brains!" The look and tone were...more condescending than I've gotten in quite some time.
Dude. I am NOT less intelligent than you* because I sometimes like to strap a 3" heel to my foot and look fabulous. Stop being a prick. I also think that anyone has the right NOT to wear heels, or shouldn't feel in the least obligated to wear heels, if they don't like it or don't want to. You're under no obligation to look any way other than you want to look--heels or no heels. Wearing heels also doesn't take away my geek cred. I look fabulous in my Star T-rex shirt, jeans and peep-toe-pumps.
I also wear makeup because I think it's fun to experiment with crazy eyeshadow colors. This is, also, not done to impress men or compete with women. I do it because I like it, Judgy-McJudgerton. Suck it.
*I mean, non-podiatrically speaking. I very much know that heels aren't the absolute best for the body, hence I don't wear them day-to-day. But on special occasions or when I'm feeling like it? Heck yeah. I also know that alcohol isn't awesome for my liver but I still like having a drink every now and then.
"No wonder no one here wears heels," said they, "And we don't understand why ANY women wear them. We like it, but we don't understand it."
The girls heartily agreed and the floor was open for speculation. The topic of wearing heels to please men only came up and there was much derision. "*I* wear heels," said I, "And it's really not for anyone but me."
You see, I *like* wearing heels. I like that they make me taller. I like the way they make an outfit look. I like fashion and the heel's place within it. I don't wear heels for men--and I like the way I look in heels sometimes (I mean, sometimes I can't be bothered...come on...) and I have a right to like how I look. It's not *for* anyone. It's for me.
I explained some of this and one of the women scoffed: "Oh yes, when a woman wears heels it just screams: Look at my brains!" The look and tone were...more condescending than I've gotten in quite some time.
Dude. I am NOT less intelligent than you* because I sometimes like to strap a 3" heel to my foot and look fabulous. Stop being a prick. I also think that anyone has the right NOT to wear heels, or shouldn't feel in the least obligated to wear heels, if they don't like it or don't want to. You're under no obligation to look any way other than you want to look--heels or no heels. Wearing heels also doesn't take away my geek cred. I look fabulous in my Star T-rex shirt, jeans and peep-toe-pumps.
I also wear makeup because I think it's fun to experiment with crazy eyeshadow colors. This is, also, not done to impress men or compete with women. I do it because I like it, Judgy-McJudgerton. Suck it.
*I mean, non-podiatrically speaking. I very much know that heels aren't the absolute best for the body, hence I don't wear them day-to-day. But on special occasions or when I'm feeling like it? Heck yeah. I also know that alcohol isn't awesome for my liver but I still like having a drink every now and then.
