Sado-ritual syndrome, part V – applying Daly's elements to Chinese footbinding – Progressive Culture
(part I, part II, part III, part IV) Element I - obsession with purity We have already reviewed the lotus as a symbol of purity and the fact that maimed three inch feet were called “lotus hooks.” We have also seen how physical immobility and resulting confinement guaranteed women’s sexual and even mental fidelity. Element…
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