Lotus Foot

So I learned something extremely interesting in Asian History last week. It really caught my attention, as well as the entire class. The lotus foot. Now, you may be thinking, what in the world is a lotus foot? The lotus foot was brought up in ancient times in China. Back in the days, women would bind their feet extremely tight in order to make them tiny. By wearing the bindings, their feet would slowly break and go in different directions to fit into the bindings. Their arch would completely break, which leaves the heel and toes. Because the bindings were drastically small (like a baby's shoe), the toes would curl under the foot. Looking at the top view of a lotus foot, all you'd see is foot with no toes and no arch. My professor said this was done back in the nineteenth century, because back then, during intercourse, the men would stick the women's feet in their mouths. If it was too big, it wouldn't be possible to do, therefore, the lotus foot was created. I was completely disgusted by this, as well as interested. The women wouldn't be able to walk anywhere nor do anything because of the pain, and the fact that theres no arch for balance. It's amazing to learn the things people do back then. Especially in different countries. If you have time, google lotus foot and take a look at the pictures. You'd be surprise of what you'll see ;)