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Why barefoot?

by BenFeldman1930 3y ago

Why barefoot?

hotnfresh 3y ago
Didn't want to track bullshit all over the carpet?
kolanos 3y ago
> Why barefoot? She was making herself at home. There's video of this on YouTube. [0] [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVZFUiXkCEA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVZFUiXkCEA
- charles_f 3y ago
  This one doesn't show, but this one does: https://youtu.be/K7f6uevARno?t=375 https://youtu.be/K7f6uevARno?t=375 I'd put that more on following others who removed the shoes inside, including both the ex-wife and ex-husband. But that seems to have had an importance in the judgment, which talks about not wearing a robe and not wearing shoes, making it unusual.
jey 3y ago
This fear of bare feet is uniquely American. In many other cultures it is considered much more disrespectful and disgusting to wear outdoor shoes inside a home.
- mcpackieh 3y ago
  It's not some sort of footphobia (where does America even come into this? I am American and taking off shoes is the custom in any house that somebody makes a pretense of keeping clean. Do you think we all live in barns?) It's about the judge not having any of trappings of a judicial proceeding, she wasn't wearing a robe and was generally behaving very informally. Taking off her shoes was part of that. Taking off her shoes to protect the floor shouldn't have ever come up because she should never have been in the house in the first place. Since she wasn't acting like a judge, she wasn't entitled to judicial immunity.
  - matheusmoreira 3y ago
    > where does America even come into this? > I am American and taking off shoes is the custom in any house that somebody makes a pretense of keeping clean. I've watched way too many movies depicting americans wearing shoes not only inside their home but in bed. Always weirded me out and I always wondered if this was a normal thing. So... Is it true?
    - vips7L 3y ago
      ...is everything you watch on TV true?
      - matheusmoreira 3y ago
        Most aren't but many things are. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TruthInTelevision https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TruthInTelevisio... https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealityIsUnrealistic https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealityIsUnreali...
    - RoyalHenOil 3y ago
      It is normal for Americans to wear shoes indoors, but it is also normal for Americans to have a no-shoes-indoors policy. To a large extent, it depends on the local environment. In places that are snowy, muddy, or sandy, people are more likely to expect guests to not wear shoes past the mud room. But in places where shoes stay reasonably clean, people are less likely to ask guests to remove shoes. I have never heard of anyone wearing shoes in bed. That's super weird. Which movies show that?
      - matheusmoreira 3y ago
        > Which movies show that? Home Alone (1990) immediately comes to mind. https://productplacementblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Adidas-Shoes-Worn-by-Macaulay-Culkin-Kevin-McCallister-in-Home-Alone-3-901x488.jpg https://productplacementblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/...
    - 3y ago
- georgeecollins 3y ago
  I don't think it is a fear of bare feet exactly, its more like Americans often wear shoes in their houses. Taking off your shoes is a bit more casual so it implies a sort of familiarity. Americans also don't typically (you can't completely generalize) have rooms where you sit on the floor or a mat. In cultures where you do that it makes even more sense to take off your shoes. They also typically have really big houses compared to a lot of other places, with bigger lots that contain indoor or outdoor spaces. In my own house, you could walk in the front door, walk through the living room or dining room and just continue the conversation in the patio furniture in the back yard. I think its cleaner to take off your shoes, and people sometimes do when they come to visit, or ask if they should.
  - crooked-v 3y ago
    Wearing shoes in houses really depends on region. Do that in New England and somebody's going to (possibly literally) scream at you for tracking in the snow or mud.
- hotnfresh 3y ago
  It's not fear of bare feet, it's this official coming by, backed by cops, to take your shit, but then doing something that either reads as very familiar or else quite respectful (but in a pretty minor way). It's like a burglar who takes your grandma's jewelry, and eats a sandwich out of the fridge while they're at it, but is careful to wipe up all the crumbs and load the plate in the dishwasher. WTF?
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Why barefoot?

Didn't want to track bullshit all over the carpet?

> Why barefoot? She was making herself at home. There's video of this on YouTube. [0] [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVZFUiXkCEA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVZFUiXkCEA

charles_f 3y ago
This one doesn't show, but this one does: https://youtu.be/K7f6uevARno?t=375 https://youtu.be/K7f6uevARno?t=375 I'd put that more on following others who removed the shoes inside, including both the ex-wife and ex-husband. But that seems to have had an importance in the judgment, which talks about not wearing a robe and not wearing shoes, making it unusual.

jey 3y ago

This fear of bare feet is uniquely American. In many other cultures it is considered much more disrespectful and disgusting to wear outdoor shoes inside a home.

mcpackieh 3y ago
It's not some sort of footphobia (where does America even come into this? I am American and taking off shoes is the custom in any house that somebody makes a pretense of keeping clean. Do you think we all live in barns?) It's about the judge not having any of trappings of a judicial proceeding, she wasn't wearing a robe and was generally behaving very informally. Taking off her shoes was part of that. Taking off her shoes to protect the floor shouldn't have ever come up because she should never have been in the house in the first place. Since she wasn't acting like a judge, she wasn't entitled to judicial immunity.
- matheusmoreira 3y ago
  > where does America even come into this? > I am American and taking off shoes is the custom in any house that somebody makes a pretense of keeping clean. I've watched way too many movies depicting americans wearing shoes not only inside their home but in bed. Always weirded me out and I always wondered if this was a normal thing. So... Is it true?
  - vips7L 3y ago
    ...is everything you watch on TV true?
    - matheusmoreira 3y ago
      Most aren't but many things are. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TruthInTelevision https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TruthInTelevisio... https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealityIsUnrealistic https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealityIsUnreali...
  - RoyalHenOil 3y ago
    It is normal for Americans to wear shoes indoors, but it is also normal for Americans to have a no-shoes-indoors policy. To a large extent, it depends on the local environment. In places that are snowy, muddy, or sandy, people are more likely to expect guests to not wear shoes past the mud room. But in places where shoes stay reasonably clean, people are less likely to ask guests to remove shoes. I have never heard of anyone wearing shoes in bed. That's super weird. Which movies show that?
    - matheusmoreira 3y ago
      > Which movies show that? Home Alone (1990) immediately comes to mind. https://productplacementblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Adidas-Shoes-Worn-by-Macaulay-Culkin-Kevin-McCallister-in-Home-Alone-3-901x488.jpg https://productplacementblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/...
  - 3y ago
georgeecollins 3y ago
I don't think it is a fear of bare feet exactly, its more like Americans often wear shoes in their houses. Taking off your shoes is a bit more casual so it implies a sort of familiarity. Americans also don't typically (you can't completely generalize) have rooms where you sit on the floor or a mat. In cultures where you do that it makes even more sense to take off your shoes. They also typically have really big houses compared to a lot of other places, with bigger lots that contain indoor or outdoor spaces. In my own house, you could walk in the front door, walk through the living room or dining room and just continue the conversation in the patio furniture in the back yard. I think its cleaner to take off your shoes, and people sometimes do when they come to visit, or ask if they should.
- crooked-v 3y ago
  Wearing shoes in houses really depends on region. Do that in New England and somebody's going to (possibly literally) scream at you for tracking in the snow or mud.
hotnfresh 3y ago
It's not fear of bare feet, it's this official coming by, backed by cops, to take your shit, but then doing something that either reads as very familiar or else quite respectful (but in a pretty minor way). It's like a burglar who takes your grandma's jewelry, and eats a sandwich out of the fridge while they're at it, but is careful to wipe up all the crumbs and load the plate in the dishwasher. WTF?

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