Foot binding
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Foot binding was the custom of binding the feet of young girls painfully tight to prevent further growth. The practice likely originated among court dancers in the early Song dynasty, but spread to upper class families and eventually became common among all classes.
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See also
- Artificial cranial deformation
- Attraction to disability
- Body modification
- Corset
- Cosmetic surgery
- Foot Emancipation Society
- Sexual fetishism
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