painful memories for chinese women課件

1、Painful Memories for Chinese Women -FootbindingCSUCSUFoot-binding in China is a very extreme example of sex discrimination. How did it start and popularize? How did it affect the women? We willl search for answers to these questions.NO1:the origin and the ending of the footbinding It began with Empe

2、ror Li Yu. In 970, the emperor reportedly saw his favorite dancing girl dancing on a golden lotus pedestal蓮花底座 and was fascinated by her small feet, which she had wrapped in cloth - so her dancing appeared more beautiful . to meet mens taste Throughout history, women have mutilated their feet to hav

3、e tiny feet，especially Chinese.The foot-binding became popular.And the men developed Bizarre foot fetishes 戀物癖. They even drinked the water a woman had used to wash her feet.NO2:Why did it gain popular In addition, there is also the smell yes, I know, some of you will be grossed out by sweaty feet b

4、ut for some men, there is something exciting about a little sweat mixed with a womans own pheromones and her body lotion(perfume).Now some men like for women to walk on them with spike heels; yes, theres no end to the fun some men seem to have with feet. A woman could be ugly or have a terrible figu

5、re, but men wouldnt care a bit if her feet were very small perfectly curved使彎曲 and clad 穿 in beautiful shoes . The lotus shoes were sewed with fine silk uppers 鞋幫, then added beautiful embroidery刺繡 that reflected the womens personality and region of the country . Three inch one called lotus feet 4 i

6、nch silver lotus, over 4 inch iron lotus.lTo prison the women Women with bound feet had difficulty to walk far,so thier feet were just like an invisible prison for women. They couldnt socialize with people outside. All they could do was to stay at home, serve their husband heart and soul. Their boun

7、d feet even ensured they couldnt run away to escape a beating when their husbands were displeased. What could be better for the men! What could be worse for the women? homeprisonNO2:Why did it gain popularNO3:the method of foot-binding First,the feet were softened in hot water. After a few hours, an

8、y dead skin was scrubbed off脫落, toenails were clipped as short as possible and alum明礬 was sprinkled between the toes to stop perspiration流汗. Next came the actual binding. Cotton bandages, generally 2 inches (5 centimeters) wide by 10 feet (3 meters) long, were soaked浸泡 in hot water so theyd shrink a

9、s they dried. Then folded the girls four small toes under her feet and began wrapping each foot with the bandages . Every day or two, the girls feet were unbound, bathed and rebound, until her feet reached the coveted 3-inch crescent moon shape新月形的, a process that took about two years NO4：What suffering did it bring?Studies show that1. women with bound feet were less able to stand up and to squat down 蹲下, making daily activities, such a