I can’t stand it when I see grown men barefoot in public places. It vexes me. The urge to smack fire out these crusty toed bastards boils deep within. It culminates, and I am faced with the choice of either walking away, or yelling out “Put some f*cking shoes on, for Christ’s sake!”
There are numerous reasons for my disdain for barefoot men in public(whom aren’t at the beach or swimming pool). Allow me to share a few with you:
They’re too indulgent. Is your footwear really THAT uncomfortable?! If so, why don’t you just buy the right size, or something that feels good while being worn? People who go barefoot in public are telling the world that all they care about is comfort, and they’ll get it by any means necessary.
They are self-centered. No one needs to see that shit. Cover up your discolored eagle talon man-toenails, because they are making me nauseous. Plus, your feet are still feet, and feet tend to stink. I’m tired of wondering if someone down the hall is eating Fritos, or if that’s just YOUR nasty ass!
They seek attention in a bitch-ass way. If you are a man, you should not twiddle your toes as you speak. It’s unbecoming. It also makes me want to stomp on your foot with all of my might. Not that I have anything against you personally, but that twinkle-toe bullshit is a gross violation of International Man Law.
They are usually nasty bastards. Public floors tend to be dirty, so you Shoeless Joe Jackson ass n*ggas prancing around all willy-nilly are really doing your feet a disservice. Plus, if you weren’t wearing socks with the shoes that you took off, it’s a good chance that you’re going to emit odors and share them with everyone else within nostril range.
There you have it. Four good reasons that I feel the way I do when I see men walking around barefoot on that Eric Benet hippie shit. Let me know if any of you out there can relate to this entry.
Dude the diabetic socks ad on your page is hilarious lol…
-Ed.
I missed it. It’s an ad for “Constant Contact” up there now LOL
It vexes me.
Lol! Me too
” a gross violation!” Indeed
I just saw Eric Benet’s bitch ass run down the hall sobbing..
Oh… I thought this was about women taking their shoes off in the club.. LOL carry on.
But no I agree with ya. Gross!!
I feel you. I stopped at a rest area on I-95 while driving to FL and this dude walked in with NO SHOES and took a piss. I had to cut my dump short because it was so nasty
U’s a fuckin’ foo
Did you just type “twiddle”….*dead*
I feel the same way about women. I hate seeing them walking down the street barefoot. Put on your shoes before you step on an HIV needle!
Mee too.
is there a time when it’s ok for men to be barefoot? my bf won’t show his toes ever, even on the beach he’s wearing sneakers. I don’t think this is normal.
Im sorry, I both love and accept my feet, and I likes me some menfolks that do the same. Does this mean I walk around barefoot all the time? No, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
I remember being at my sex clubs pool party, and I saw a fellow wearing basketball shorts (you know, shit you work out in) and calf-high white socks and white tennis shoes. I said to my boy that there was no way Id ever get with him, cause he was such a tight-ass he couldnt even take his shoes off at a POOL PARTY!
A few minutes later, I saw dude walking around in just his socks. Ooooooo major difference! Yeah, no, that was still non cypher.
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This post is funny! I agree though! I can’t stand when people ride in the passenger seat w/ their feet hanging out the window, or even have them up in the dash! That’s GROSS!
I love barefoot men. Their strong, veiny, hairy masculine feet. Yeah, some are not so great but ya gotta take the good with the bad. What I do hate are barefoot women! Seems they have to constantly take their shoes off and the have ugly, wimpy feet. Give me a man’s foot to caress and toes to suck anyday!
this is really graphic, uck. I am going home right now and washing my feet! Are these people living in the country? like where you can walk on grass and dirt roads? are they just going to the mailbox? Otherwise, I don’t get where you even spot this behavior.
Yeah I agree on folks who put their feet on the dash or hang them out the window. You should have included that because it’s NASTY as HELL. Just indicates that you are TRASH.
My goodness! Black men have issues with so many things, and bare feet are one of them for sure.
Why do you all have such hang-ups and more importantly, why must you be so judgmental?
Leave other people to their own shit and worry about yourself (and most importantly, keep you opinions and words to yourself!) Not every stupid thought needs to be expressed vocally!
Ever hear of live and let live?
Try it sometime!
@ David, speaking of stupid thoughts, when did I become the spokesman for all Black men? The first two sentences of your comment let me know that you are a simpleton. God gave each of us a finite number of keystrokes before we die, so I’m not wasting anymore responding to your dumb ass comment.
The only thing your right about is the feet coming out of a unsocked shoe can really reek. But bare feet don’t stink because they are aired out and don’t sweat, therefore no smell. your wrong on a lot of other facts also. check out http://www.primalfootalliance.org and http://www.barefooters.org. You need to learn how to live and let live, just because you don’t like to look at anyone’s feet doesn’t give you the right to make people wear shoes if they don’t want to. It’s simple, don’t look at them.
Using an asterisk does not make a racist word less racist. Before you start pointing fingers, perhaps you need to clean up your own ‘dirty’ habits.
Also, you are an idiot.
Lol to the comment step on a HIV needle. That is why people have eyes. To see where they are going. Hell, even in shoes if you saw a needle you would step around it would you not?
It is dirty? how often do you clean the bottom of your shoes? Pretty sure it isn’t multiple times a day.
Don’t bash what you don’t know haha
http://minimalistandlovingit.blogspot.com/2011/11/things-that-make-you-go-wait-what.html
Too bad dude. I’ll go barefoot when I want in public. Look away and find a real problem to write about.
Cheers
I’m sorry to hear of your intense dislike for feet. The truth of the matter is that the reason why feet smell in the first place is because of the foot being trapped inside a dark, warm, moist environment that ends up harboring bacteria which creates the odor in the first place. When the human foot is exposed to light and air, there is no opportunity for the bacteria to multiply. In reality, bare feet are much cleaner when they remain outside a shoe.
If you really dislike feet, that is your choice, as we all have likes and dislikes. The only real problem about feet is try walking without them.
Wow. This says WAAAY more about you, than my bare feet, which are cleaner than your shoes. And your main complaints about bare feet (Discolored Nasty Nails & Foul Smell) are caused by trapping your feet inside of the bacteria traps called shoes.
Don’t forget disfigured from wearing shoes that were made for fashion on both men and women. Talk about crippling. Natural feet look good.
Feet only smell bad when they get too sweaty from being stuck in shoes/socks all the time and not letting fresh air get to them.
Pretty ironic that that’s one of your big reasons lol.
But to each his own.
I see I’ve pissed off the Foot Fetish demographic. I’m not trying to tell you to stop liking people’s feet, so if it floats your boat, do what makes you happy. To each his/her own. Now that I’ve said that, stop acting like sensitive bitches. Put some toes in your mouth, or whatever it is y’all do for fun…Oh yeah, thanks for visiting!
Not everyone who goes barefoot is a fetish person.
I do it for my health, my knee was messed up and going barefoot fixed it.
If people took time to read, they would find multiple legit studies online about the health benefit of walking barefoot.
What it comes down to is this.
There are some people who are “The Sheep” so they find anything out of the social norm offensive because the person is doing something that is not the norm.
There are the extreme nosy ones, that remind me of gossipy old lady’s, who instead of just looking the other way when they see something offensive, instead they complain or whine about it.
Then there are people who buck the social norm, who can actually think for them self and not have to follow what everyone else thinks is normal or proper.
I am proud to be part of this block of society, be cause, the people who are brave enough be be different are the ones who change thins and make life interesting.
Without people like the free thinkers, We might still be splitting people by color at diners, etc.
Me personally I don’t judge people at all.
Race, Color, Sex nor do I judge what people wear.
If I see someone dressed offensive to me, I just don’t look and ignore it.
I mean they are not hurting me by dressing how they are, so why should I care or flip out at them.
I am smart enough to accept people for who they are, and I have enough class to not complain like a grandma about someone.
It’s too bad that there are some people out there who just can’t get it and think they have to enforce the social norm on everything.
Bottom line, see something you don’t like, look away.
No one is shoving your head in the direction to look, you are making the decision to look yourself.
Amen!
Uh…. bare feet? They don’t bother me, anyway not nearly so much as people who drive slow in the fast lane or turn on their left turn signal AFTER the light turns green.
Just sayin…..
Hey I got a joke fo ya. they’re were a bus full of niggas going off a cliff with a empty seat.
Are you really that shallow, or do you not have a life? Being barefoot IS the natural way to be. Feet don’t stink unless you are a shoe wearer! My feet have never looked better, felt better, nor has my body been healthier since I stopped wearing shoes over a decade ago.
Get over yourself and quit worrying about what someone else is wearing (or not wearing). It’s really NONE of your business whether I wear shoes nor not!
Also, get educated as to the health benefits of NOT wearing shoes. They are many. People who wear footwear are the people with the nasty feet. Stuffing their feet into bacteria and germ laden shoes and/or boots day-after-day, that’s how foot fungus starts, NOT from being barefoot!
As far as stepping in something nasty while walking barefoot. . .I DON’T! I watch where I walk, and I wash my feet daily. Do you wash your shoes/boots daily? I would rather step in a pile of dog feces, rather than into your shoes. The dog feces has less germs and bacteria than your shoes do!
In closing; learn before you post on a subject that you clearly have no knowledge about. It makes you look like a narrow minded, shallow person. . . .Unless that’s the image you’re trying to portray?!
Barefeet rule. God created them. I’m showing off His handy work. All land is holy. It is also a sign of humility. God gave me barefeet to enjoy the wind flying through my toes. The grass beneath. The floor, the sidewalk. Look at my toes and remember God’s love for us!
I can’t tell if this is a serious post or not, but the tone and amount of animosity and profanity in it completely nullifies your point. Your point of course being that people who don’t wear shoes are disgusting, mean spirited, and ignorant. The point you make about people who don’t wear shoes is the same point that you make about yourself with this absurd post. Anyone with any serious education or attitude would ignore this post and look for some well thought out reasons why people should or should not wear shoes. Personal opinion is all well and good, but not when it crosses the line of civility.
“Anyone with any serious education or attitude would ignore this post and look for some well thought out reasons why people should or should not wear shoes.”
Then why did you even bother to respond?
Question: Does it HURT you to see a man barefoot? Does it directly affect your life or how you go about YOUR day when you see a man barefoot?
If the answer is yes, then you have some serious control issues regarding how you direct your life. If the answer is no, then you need to get your nose out of other people’s lives. How would you feel if someone got their nose bent out of shape because of how you dressed, because of the style of shirt you wore, or because of how you wear your pants? How would you feel if someone got in your face about that? How would you feel of a CROWD of people got in your face about that? Would you feel annoyed, perhaps even a bit defensive? Wouldn’t you want those people to let you live your life the way you wish?
We don’t “hurt” you, nor do we tell you how to live your life. All we ask is that you let us live our lives the way we wish.
Case closed.
Nobody is oppressing you or holding you back. Laughing at you? Yes…But if there’s no “Shirt and Shoes Required” sign up, it’s a free country. Do what you want to do. Life is too short for you to not do what you want to do, as long as it’s legal.
Sounds like a very narrow minded view from the author of this story. This country is supposedly a free country. People have a right to express themselves. This author sounds like a full blown moron to me.
It is a free country. I expressed my opinion, and in turn, you just expressed yours. That’s how this thing works.
Also, there is a disclaimer at the top of this site. Read it next time before you start name-calling.
My feelings on the matter are, FUCK you. I’m a bare-footer. I have been for my whole god damn life. If you want to hate on me for it then you can go fuck yourself. You’re a fucking bigot asshole. Keep your opinions to your fucking self; and next time you get a thought, just let it the fuck go.
Lots of “F words” in this comment. Someone massage this guy’s toes, ASAP!!!
I proofread your post and made a few corrections to make it make more sense…
I can’t stand it when I see grown men shod in public places. It vexes me. The urge to smack fire out these crusty toed bastards boils deep within. It culminates, and I am faced with the choice of either walking away, or yelling out “Put some f*cking bare feet on, for Christ’s sake!”
There are numerous reasons for my disdain for shod men in public(whom aren’t at the beach or swimming pool). Allow me to share a few with you:
They’re too indulgent. Are your barefeet really THAT uncomfortable?! If so, why don’t you just buy the right size, or something that feels good while being worn? (lol ?) People who go shod in public are telling the world that all they care about is comfort, and they’ll get it by any means necessary.
They are self-centered. No one needs to see that shit. Go walk around in the grass and get the crap off your shoe. Plus, your shoes are still shoes, and shoes tend to stink. I’m tired of wondering if someone down the hall is eating Fritos, or if that’s just YOUR nasty ass!
They seek attention in a bitch-ass way. If you are a man, you should not twiddle your thumbs as you speak. It’s unbecoming. It also makes me want to stomp on your hands with all of my might. Not that I have anything against you personally, but that twinkle-thumb bullshit is a gross violation of International Man Law.
They are usually nasty bastards. Public floors tend to be dirty, so you shod ass n*ggas prancing around all willy-nilly are really doing your shoes a disservice. Plus, if you weren’t wearing socks with the shoes that you took off, it’s a good chance that you’re going to emit odors and share them with everyone else within nostril range (I thought we were talking about being barefoot, not taking our shoes off…).
There you have it. Four good reasons that I feel the way I do when I see men walking around shod on that Eric Benet hippie shit. Let me know if any of you out there can relate to this entry.
Sometimes a picture says 1,000 words: http://i54.tinypic.com/2nbhytf.jpg
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As fun as all this back-and-forth has been, how did you all find my site? I know this isn’t from random Google searches, since it’s been up since 2009. If no one gives me an answer, I guess I’ll have to do some back end research and track down where all of this is coming from.
Leon, a link to your blog post was posted on the SBL (Society for Barefoot Living) forum. I’m also an SBL member and being half black myself, I know the huge stigma of bare feet in the black community. I’m not as hardcore as some SBL members but I do consider myself a barefooter. There’s probably not much point in saying anything else to you but there you have it.
Thanks for explaining that. It all makes sense now. I may add a little something to the end of this entry tonight since I made this blog to amuse people and not to tell them how they should live their lives. Didn’t think anyone would take things so personally.
If you had written an article on how people with big noses offend you, I’m sure it would have ended up on a “I have a big nose” support group’s page, I guess it’s just a risk you were willing to take… :) But we (the unshod) do face a lot of discrimination as it is, and these negative stereotypes (especially when scientifically unfounded) Do tend to piss us off…
Although the word “discrimination” vaguely applies, to use it to describe a lifestyle that you CHOSE for comfort is a stretch. Skin color, sexuality, and physical appearance(like your example of folks with big noses) are things that people are born with and have no control over. People CHOOSE to do things like take their shoes off on the subway or walk around the mall barefoot. It actually offends me that one would try to compare these type of struggles, so I hope that’s not what you’re trying to do.
As I said before, if you choose to walk around like that, you have a right to. However, it appears tacky and tasteless at best TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, so just know that you’re going to be judged for it. There’s nothing you can do about that regardless of how many angry blog comments you and your colleagues leave. I didn’t invent signs like this and they exist for a reason: http://www.mydoorsign.com/img/lg/S/Shirt-Shoes-Required-Engraved-Sign-SE-2819.png
Maybe instead of your profanity-laced knee jerk reactionary rant, you should try going barefoot yourself. You’ll find it’s very liberating, natural and fun. No one has the right to tell me what to wear (or not wear) on my feet. I am the master of my own body. I’m not hurting anyone by going barefoot, so if you don’t like it, tough. I’m not going to give in to the shoe Nazis. And I’m especially not going to follow the opinion of someone who casually throws out the N word on their blog.
Anyone with functioning feet has been barefoot before, so saying “you should try it” is silly. I was barefoot just a few minutes ago. The floor was cold, so I put my f*cking shoes on LOL.
I really don’t care what you choose to do with your feet individually. Just know that not everyone is going to like it, and furthermore, some of us will even find it amusing. If you are as tough as you say you are, that shouldn’t bother you.