Damn! They look nice-and they come in my size…barely. I may have to change my mind.
Male; I like them. They just look sexy to me. And very archetypically feminine.
You mentioned your opinions might upset people, I was just letting you know you hadn’t. Though perhaps I missed your point? These high heels do it make it so hard to think clearly. Maybe it’s the altitude…
I love them. I joined the Glee Club in 7th grade just to wear high heels. It wasn’t just that girls could wear them; we had to. I couldn’t sing, but…
As far as I can tell, I knew how to walk in them instantly, and have never had a problem owing to heel height. I’ve had killer shoes of all types including flats, and those shoes get thrown into the back of my closet and not worn. They are not usually heels.
4" is my limit, though. I have kind of small feet. Any higher and I have no give at all. And I try to vary the height–really high heels one day, much lower heels the next.
No matter what the shoe is, though, I am happy to take it off. Hiking boot, tennis shoe, tap shoe, 4-inch spike, doesn’t matter.
Other:
I’m a girl. High heels, to me, are fetish wear. I love wearing them for that reason. High-heeled boots make me feel powerful and dominant; strappy heels make me feel sexy.
That said, 95% of the time I prefer to be barefoot or in sturdy (and flat) doc marten style boots. They’re more comfortable, and day-to-day that’s what I’m interested in.
Comfort is also the reason I’m very picky about what high-heeled boots/shoes I get. Boots have a spacious toe box, none of that toe-crushing (and frankly, ridiculous-looking) super pointy super long toe thing. I also like chunky, especially in boots, because having an inch-tall platform at the ball of my feet means my three inch heel is really only a two-inch heel. Three inches is my absolute limit – I have cute ankle boots with three inches and no platform, and boy do I feel that. Also, no spike-heels. I want to actually be able to walk in them without breaking an ankle, so the heels have to be thick enough to provide stability.
On the flip side, I’m also queer and for reasons unknown to me spontaneously developed a mild foot/high-heel fetish when I was around 26. (I didn’t even wear heels before then.) Pretty arch in a strappy shoe… yum. Only women’s feet, though, shoe or not. I also have a thing for pony boots, and high-heeled boots under long flared pants (similar look to pony boots).
Huh. I find the open toed variety to be more fetishy, while the closed toe variety seems more formal. Except the ones that have a really sharp point at the end–those have elements of both.
What the hell’s wrong with being robotic?
I have never been able to wear them without significant foot pain. Although I wish I had the option of wearing them with certain outfits where they would be appropriate. I do not understand how women wear them for more than a couple of hours. I have had foot pain lasting for many days after wearing heels.
I don’t like this new resurgence in high heel popularity. I see women wearing high heels with jeans to the grocery storee. Why? Do men even notice them?
I always wondered if women who dance in heels really knew what they look like dancing in heels.
Dude, you crack me up.
Stick your heel in a grate and say that. Slip on ice with the tiny little bit of traction that a narrow heel provides. I have seen heels break too.
OK, but accidents can happen in any shoes. I am wearing flat shoes today and I remember the day last winter when I was wearing them and we had some unexpected snow. Walking on a cobblestone street nearly killed me—I was slipping and sliding everywhere. And if you could see them, you would likely think they were Extremely Sensible Shoes.
I have a new internet crush…
How you doin’? 
Yes. Ohhh yes.
Woman here, I love the way a nice heel looks and I do enjoy wearing them (and I only keep around the heels that I can stand and walk in comfortably), but I don’t very often because I don’t like attention, and I get a lot more when I wear heels.
As for them being dangerous… I don’t get off balance when I walk in heels, and I haven’t fallen down under any circumstances in years as far as I can remember. Also, I habitually run totally barefoot or in ‘minimalist’ footwear and if I was wearing any sort of shoe in an emergency where I had to run away I would take them off so I could run my fastest.
You’ve been watching the wrong women. Like many things, it seems like wearing heels requires a degree of coordination. I’m a guy and I think they look great on women, very professional and feminine. My fiancee wears heels a lot, and she can walk, run, hop, and yes, dance in them effortlessly.
When we go to latin clubs, all the women on the dance floor are wearing heels, and moving around pretty well to boot. 
If they’re good dancers, pretty hot (and that’s not even the best dance in the movie… ah, here it is).
If they’re bad dancers, flat shoes won’t help them.
I want to see Elaine dancing with Chandler.
I can’t look at them and not think they are physically retarded. They were designed to make the muscle on women’s legs stand out but good grief… why not put pebbles in your shoes if you want pain? Unfortunately they’ve become a cultural/sexual icon of femininity so they’re now a coveted fashion accessory.
Wear em if you want em but don’t bitch to me if your feet hurt.