The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I just read a strange article regarding a study. Framingham Foot Study just released results from a study which showcased that high heels don't cause bunions. Here's how this information is played out in the article: "...Scientists have produced study after study proving what women already know: Heels hurt your feet. A lot. Specifically, shoes with heels strain your calf muscles, permanently shorten your tendons, damage your posture and twist your ankles. But we've got some consolation for all your heel devotees: High heels do NOT give you bunions!" The article closes by saying this: "...But of all the harm heels inflict on women's bodies -- hurting our muscles, throwing our posture out of whack, making us fall off a sidewalk or two -- they aren't to blame for those bunions..." Perhaps the author was writing sarcastically, however, if a die-hard high heel enthusiast read about the study's findings, she would likely scream with jub...

I read another study today which indicated that high heels are bad for a woman's health. This wasn't groundbreaking by any means, as I've read similar findings in a host of other such studies. So, I decided to do some further research on this topic and have to say, for the life of me, I can't understand why some women consistently wear high heels, especially the 3-4'' ones. Most women I know whom consistently wear heels do so because it makes them feel attractive and sexy, shows off more of their legs, makes them feel taller and more confident and because they think men feel this way too. Well, another study was released which stated that men don't notice women in heels any more or less than they notice women not wearing heels (http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/09/21/study-men-dont-notice-if-women-wear-high-heels/?hpt=Sbin). Being a man myself and knowing many other people of the same sex as I, I would say that I think this study is spot on. This isn't true ...

I just spoke to a friend of mine a while back on this matter. She stated that, while it was alright for males to be caught wearing sweatpants in public, it's wrong for a female to do such a thing. Her reasoning was that sweatpants are only made to work out or sleep in. There aren't any exceptions. Is this true, ladies? Is it a secret code or law you all have with one another? Are sweatpants to American women like Burkas are to Muslim women, in a sense? While Muslim women are prohibited to go out into public without their Burkas properly placed, American women can't be seen in public wearing sweatpants? I'm utterly confused on this matter. Why? I don't know. Clothing just isn't that big of a deal to me, I guess. I'm the enemy of most major retailer stores. GAP, American Eagle, Abercrombie and Fitch, they all can't stand me. I wear clothes for humor, for expression, for comfort, and for as little as it'll cost me. This is where I'll never be ...