# Feet. Do you really care? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 27, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882 "2007-04-27T17:15:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Beaucarnea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c0e974/32.png) [@Beaucarnea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beaucarnea)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/41 "2007-04-27T23:43:41Z")
[QUOTE=SlowMindThinking] Women have feet? [/QUOTE] Apparently not. And thanks to my misconception that the fellas like feet- I have a closet full of unnecessary sandals. And a pedicure habit to shake. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/42 "2007-04-28T00:08:43Z")
Oh I definitely like female feet and I like the type of woman who likes to go barefoot. [Carly Simon](http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/wolf_meister/?action=view¤t=carly2.gif) started me off on this obsession. I don’t have a fascination for women’s shoes (unless they show off her feet - but I’d rather see them bare 🙂 ). Nylons and panty-hose (IMHO) make a woman’s feet look ugly. Don’t you think a woman looks a little more appealing when she’s barefoot? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/43 "2007-04-28T00:20:02Z")
[QUOTE=Beaucarnea] I spent high school en pointe, then the next 10 years running 10K races. I treated my feet horribly- I’m lucky that all 10 toenails grew back. During the time I was so physically active, sandals were not an option, and trips to the swimming pool were cringe-worthy. But now I’m grateful to have very pretty feet, and keep my toes manicured and wear sandals and sexy shoes year round. And I get compliments on my toes almost daily- I was under the impression that most men _do_ notice nice feet. No? [/QUOTE] Oh yes we do, some of us at least. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/44 "2007-04-28T00:21:05Z")
I take good care of my feet, since I’m an all-weather sandals kinda gal. I just painted my toenails an obscene shade of pink. Nail enamel doesn’t work on my fingernails, so I go all out on my toes. I think my feet are rather nice looking; long and graceful and well-formed, if I do say so myself. At 8.5/9, they aren’t dainty by a long shot, but I think they are well-proportioned to me. And I’m a shoe-whore, or I would be if I could afford it, so that helps. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/45 "2007-04-28T01:15:09Z")
Well, here’s a site with an [exhaustive catalog of Uma’s feet](http://www.1webspace.biz/wffr/148.htm). I don’t see anything heinous about them, they just look like the feet of a tall, thin woman. I only notice feet if they’re misshapen due to bunions or poorly groomed. Even feet with bunions I don’t think look horrible as long as they’re well taken care of. The only feet that really gross me out have dirty, yellow toe nails or sores. 'Course that totally doesn’t keep me from worrying that [my feet](http://www.flickr.com/photos/7161556@N03/450752714/) are too veiny… ---
**Author:** ![Grey\_area](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/46 "2007-04-28T01:23:11Z")
I really couldn’t care less about a woman’s feet but then again I have no right to judge since mine are hideous (extra long second toe) and currently infected with athlete’s foot. Actually, I would probably be turned off by a woman’s feet if they looked like mine. So I only care if they’re extra ugly, basically. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/47 "2007-04-28T01:31:15Z")
[QUOTE=tremorviolet] Well, here’s a site with an 'Course that totally doesn’t keep me from worrying that [my feet](http://www.flickr.com/photos/7161556@N03/450752714/) are too veiny… [/QUOTE] Your feet are very cute, quit worrying! ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/48 "2007-04-28T01:43:17Z")
I seem to remember a story about Aphrodite being made to choose a husband based solely on how their feet looked. Looking online, I can’t find any marriage story involving foot-based selection, and Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus while Poseidon was married to Amphitrite. Anyway, it seems that there were foot fetishists in antiquity. Me, I can recognize a cute foot, but I don’t really think about them that much. I have giant 11 1/2 EEEE feet which provide a nice, stable platform. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/49 "2007-04-28T04:47:00Z")
[QUOTE=tremorviolet] Well, here’s a site with an [exhaustive catalog of Uma’s feet](http://www.1webspace.biz/wffr/148.htm). I don’t see anything heinous about them, they just look like the feet of a tall, thin woman. [/QUOTE] The pics in the last row of “with shoes” show a pretty nasty toe out of alignment - the “bunion” in this case caused by a toe which is angling out of place and pushing the metatarsal the other way, and her first few toes are getting slanted aside to make room for her big toe. Makes me shudder, it does. Gal’s gonna look like [this](http://z.about.com/d/orthopedics/1/8/V/blbuniona.jpg)one of these days. (No, seriously, don’t click that link!) ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/50 "2007-04-28T05:40:56Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] Makes me shudder, it does. Gal’s gonna look like [this](http://z.about.com/d/orthopedics/1/8/V/blbuniona.jpg)one of these days. (No, seriously, don’t click that link!) [/QUOTE] Damn you! ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/51 "2007-04-28T07:07:41Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] Within a very wide range, it doesn’t matter a bit to me and lots of other stuff does. I dodn’t understand why some women get pedicures so much. It seems like a pretty useless service to me. If there are any really issues, see a podiatrist otherwise just snip and be done with it. Between the shoes, pedicures, and foot binding in some places, I am not sure what is up with women and feet. [/QUOTE] You can’t put pedicures in the same category as foot binding and shoes. Pedicures feel great! I guess some people don’t like them, others are too ticklish. But at the right salon, you get a great foot massage, plus sanding, smoothing, and oil. The nail polish is a bonus. In other news: Uma Thurman and I have the same taste in shoes! I have one pair that looks exactly the same and another that’s close. If only we wore the same size. And were good buddies. I’ll bet she has 50 shoes for every pair I have. ---
**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/52 "2007-04-28T14:03:02Z")
Foot guy here. I wouldn’t call it an obsession, but it’s definitely an important part of the total picture. I know people for whom the _size_ of the feet is literally the _only_ consideration. For me, it’s not about size, it’s about shape…and more to the point, it’s about the guy they’re attached to. If I like the guy and find him attractive, chances are I’ll like his feet too (unless they’re really nasty claws). ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/53 "2007-04-28T14:56:54Z")
I love my feet. They are not small. That would be silly, as I am not really a dainty girl, I have wide shoulders, etc. But they are beautiful feet. They are long and slim and a lovely shade of light tan, they look great with polished toes (especially red polish), and toerings, and I go sandal-footed as much as I can. I take care of my feet. I mean, nothing special, but I keep them soft. I wear nice shoes. I danced for years and years and the bottoms are still soft. Yup, I sure do love my feet. ---
**Author:** ![Havik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Havik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Havik)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/54 "2007-04-28T21:55:00Z")
Feet. I Hate Feet. I hate everything about them. They are just gross! The shape, purpose, smell, appearance, even my own, freaks me out. _shudder_ Haha, could this be considered a complex? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/55 "2007-04-28T22:26:25Z")
[QUOTE=Havik] Feet. I Hate Feet. I hate everything about them. They are just gross! The shape, purpose, smell, appearance, even my own, freaks me out. _shudder_ Haha, could this be considered a complex? :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] Heh, maybe just a bit. Tho I wonder why the purpose freaks you out. How else would we get around? ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/56 "2007-04-29T18:30:28Z")
[QUOTE=Havik] Feet. I Hate Feet. I hate everything about them. They are just gross! The shape, purpose, smell, appearance, even my own, freaks me out. _shudder_ Haha, could this be considered a complex? :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] Sure, why not? As someone who appreciates well-formed feet, ankles and legs, but not to the exclusion of the higher-altitude parts, I think you do have a problem. It’s time you anti-foot folks received the negative attention you deserve! 😉 * * * HUH! Higher-_ **altitude** _! I just made a pun and didn’t realize it for a few seconds. Didn’t notice it? What might a “breast-man” be called? 😃 * * * True Blue Jack ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/57 "2007-04-29T20:36:25Z")
I swear I have never given feet more than maybe a minute of thought in my entire life, but just last week a client of mine was wearing sandals and I happened to notice her feet. They were perfectly manicured and her feet were so cute. Great, another fetish has just evolved. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/58 "2007-04-29T20:53:17Z")
I have the thick toenail thing they advertise about on TV. I have done nothing because I do not care. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/59 "2007-04-29T23:40:51Z")
You need feet to stand up straight with You need feet to kick your friends You need feet to keep your socks up And stop your legs from fraying at the ends. You need feet to walk to Scunthorpe, Or to dance the hoochie-koo, Yes the whole world needs feet for something And I need feet to run away from you. - Ron Nasty ---
**Author:** ![conurepete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@conurepete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conurepete)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882/60 "2007-04-30T02:41:45Z")
I care. I am usually pretty busy because I have a knack for fixing feet. If your feet hurt, or are kind of numb, it takes a lot of fun out of life. Getting a pair of feet back into working order is very gratifying. I don’t mind touching most feet, feet are usually less germy than hands. (When was the last time you saw someone stick a toe up their nose at a red light?). Funky feet will be sentenced to pick marbles out of soapy water for ten minutes as a warm-up exercise.I have access to gloves, if needed. Feet seem to be a neglected area of healthcare, apparently they are not glamourous . If the inpatient staff where I show up tries to save time by not turning patients (bedsores on the heel), not getting people out of bed ( plantarflexion contracture of the ankle), or leaving socks on and never washing between the toes ( better not think about it) I will take steps to convince said staff of the error of their ways. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-do-you-really-care/401882.md?page=4)