# Whore Heels, Why Do Women Wear Them? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 24, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291 "2011-12-24T17:00:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/161 "2011-12-28T18:15:08Z")
Just want to say this thread inspired me to buy a pair of badass shoes. They are some of those platform heels, which look much higher than they are. They have a chunky wooden heel, rounded toes, a touch of stitching and are a gorgeous deep chocolate brown. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/162 "2011-12-28T18:27:39Z")
> [@Bloodless\_Turnip](#): > > I think it’s truly more a case where women are in denial about why. For example: If fashion is all about making women “hot”, it’s a stretch to imagine that all those women are getting “hot” purely for themselves. EXACTLY. Why in the world would a woman want to have any interest in her appearance outside of snaring a nice man to take care of her or at least penetrate her? Obviously, women have zero interest in self confidence and aesthetic outside of pleasing men. But if you feel that your appearance is 100% about attracting men, I don’t know what to tell you. If it works for you, god bless you— but I’d be miserable if everything I did was about attracting the opposite sex and had nothing to do with me. > [@even\_sven](#): > > Just want to say this thread inspired me to buy a pair of badass shoes. They are some of those platform heels, which look much higher than they are. They have a chunky wooden heel, rounded toes, a touch of stitching and are a gorgeous deep chocolate brown. > > Yay! And yay! Now, hopefully you’ll be able to find a nice man to seduce in those slut pumps (get it? 'Cuz they’ll make him want to _pump you_ vaginally. That’s why they’re named that). ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/163 "2011-12-28T18:27:57Z")
> [@Bloodless\_Turnip](#): > > … I think it’s truly more a case where women are in denial about why. For example: If fashion is all about making women “hot”, it’s a stretch to imagine that all those women are getting “hot” purely for themselves. Look, **DiosaBellisima** , we’re all just in denial, and we just need a man to tell us so! 😛 OK, **BloodlessTurnip** , let me try this way: some women dress up all sexy, however they define sexy by their own fashion opinions, _for themselves_ because it makes them feel sexy. **Their own self**. For me, for example, there’s something hot about wearing a dowdy skirt and an old sweater, but, underneath, I - and only I - know that I’m wearing my cutest pair of panties. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/164 "2011-12-28T18:38:58Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > OK, **BloodlessTurnip** , let me try this way: some women dress up all sexy, however they define sexy by their own fashion opinions, _for themselves_ because it makes them feel sexy. **Their own self**. For me, for example, there’s something hot about wearing a dowdy skirt and an old sweater, but, underneath, I - and only I - know that I’m wearing my cutest pair of panties. Or the fact that most men do not think fake nails, teased hair, and lots of makeup is attractive (if you ask most guys, they’ll generally burl up at the question), but those are all things _I_ like, so I do them. Hell, even my boyfriend (the one I snatched with my man-hungry-poon-trap while wearing high heels, naturally) says he far prefers women and me with no makeup on and natural, non teased up hair. Despite knowing what he likes, I go by what _I_ like-- hair extensions, fake nails, and all. I’ll happily tell him I respect his opinion (I do), but that I’m going to do what makes me happy. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/165 "2011-12-28T18:59:39Z")
I’d just like to emphasize that I have nothing whatsoever to do with this thread. Sincerely, **_Vinyl_ Turnip** ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/166 "2011-12-28T19:06:17Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > Just want to say this thread inspired me to buy a pair of badass shoes. They are some of those platform heels, which look much higher than they are. They have a chunky wooden heel, rounded toes, a touch of stitching and are a gorgeous deep chocolate brown. > > Yay! Whore. ---
**Author:** ![Plumbkrazy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Plumbkrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumbkrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/167 "2011-12-28T19:19:53Z")
I don’t understand why whores and sluts are always referred to negatively. Without whores and sluts, there would be no pornography. ---
**Author:** ![Bloodless\_Turnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@Bloodless\_Turnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bloodless_Turnip)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/168 "2011-12-28T19:33:39Z")
I don’t think all the people calling these shoes “whore heels” or “hooker heels” or “fuck me heels” or the many other names we’ve come up with since they appeared on prostitutes back in the 1500’s meant it negatively. That’s just what they’re called. Kind of like Pecker suits (you know, the Speedo type bathing suits for men). Those men wearing them aren’t actually peckers. Well most of them anyway. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/169 "2011-12-28T19:38:40Z")
> [@Bloodless\_Turnip](#): > > Kind of like Pecker suits (you know, the Speedo type bathing suits for men). Those men wearing them aren’t actually peckers. Well most of them anyway. I’ve literally never heard the phrase “pecker suit” in my entire life. Naturally, Googling that phrase only comes up with porn. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/170 "2011-12-28T19:42:25Z")
> [@Plumbkrazy](#): > > I don’t understand why whores and sluts are always referred to negatively. Without whores and sluts, there would be no pornography. That is offensive to skanks and nymphos. And I’m a man, and I said other because there’s elements of both, and I reported my research based on tiresome questioning of a young woman who owns lots of ‘whore heels’. And I don’t know what all the women are all lathered up about…wow, lathered up women…now that’s hot! What were we talking about? ---
**Author:** ![Bloodless\_Turnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@Bloodless\_Turnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bloodless_Turnip)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/171 "2011-12-28T19:47:50Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I’ve literally never heard the phrase “pecker suit” in my entire life. Naturally, Googling that phrase only comes up with porn. Then you probably haven’t heard [these phrases](http://usedwigs.com/speedo/) either. That doesn’t mean they don’t exist. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/172 "2011-12-28T20:15:12Z")
> [@anya\_marie](#): > > Women wear heels because they want to, and the OP is a dumbass. **anya marie** , direct insults at posters are prohibited. I’ve reminded everyone in general about this earlier in the thread —and as someone who’s been here _10 years_, you should know better. **To everyone:** Any more of this and I’m shutting the thread down. The whole thing is teetering precariously on the high heels of nastieness already. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/173 "2011-12-28T21:40:31Z")
> [@Bloodless\_Turnip](#): > > I don’t think all the people calling these shoes “whore heels” or “hooker heels” or “fuck me heels” or the many other names we’ve come up with since they appeared on prostitutes back in the 1500’s meant it negatively. > > That’s just what they’re called. > > Kind of like Pecker suits (you know, the Speedo type bathing suits for men). Those men wearing them aren’t actually peckers. Well most of them anyway. Huh. Well, for what it’s worth, I assumed (this being my first time encountering that phrase as well) that it was a reference to “pecker” being a slang term for penis, and not as a general insult or perjorative. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291/174 "2011-12-30T20:37:08Z")
I wear Speedo Depends. Q [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whore-heels-why-do-women-wear-them/607291.md?page=8)