The first high-heeled footwear was riding boots (cowboy boots to this day have an elevated heel) They were for keeping your feet in the stirrups and they made you look like a badass warrior In general, the way gender works, it makes more sense for men to try to look tallerhttps://twitter.com/travismcelroy/status/1328350242773856256 …
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Cf. men dropping makeup, wigs, hairstyling, stockings, etc, all of which were once required for men of wealth and taste Cf. that viral Beau Brummels thread
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which is hilarious because cowboy boots and half assedly dressing like a cowboy are a mainstay of performative masculinity.
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That’s linked to the militarization of civil society, right? Keep cycling all the menfolk through the army, and soon enough they all value looking exactly like the guy next to them and not wearing anything that might draw the attention of snipers.
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