Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Split-toe socks
About ten years ago my mom had returned home from a visit to India. My mom brought back what she thought was an ingenious Indian invention. They were split-toe socks meant to be worn with flip flops. Why would anyone invent those?!??!
Not only did they look like a ruined pair of normal socks, but they were supposed to be “skin colour”. I have never seen a human being with that colour skin. I don’t even think that colour has a name. I guess it’s what you would get by mixing brown, beige and peach. The Indians couldn’t stop there. They had to make them look “fancy” so these socks were contoured. So, say you do fool someone into thinking that colour is your normal skin colour, now they’re just going to think you have some sort of disease that makes your skin lumpy. I’ve seen variations of split-toe socks that have glitter on them. Who wants people to think they have shiny feet?!?
Socks with individual compartments for every toe are okay. It’s even better if they are multicoloured. However, there is no need to allot one compartment to the big toe, without giving the same attention to the other toes.
If it’s too cold to go without socks then wear shoes that will contain the socks. Don’t try to trick people into thinking you aren’t wearing socks. It’s wrong.
Not only did they look like a ruined pair of normal socks, but they were supposed to be “skin colour”. I have never seen a human being with that colour skin. I don’t even think that colour has a name. I guess it’s what you would get by mixing brown, beige and peach. The Indians couldn’t stop there. They had to make them look “fancy” so these socks were contoured. So, say you do fool someone into thinking that colour is your normal skin colour, now they’re just going to think you have some sort of disease that makes your skin lumpy. I’ve seen variations of split-toe socks that have glitter on them. Who wants people to think they have shiny feet?!?
Socks with individual compartments for every toe are okay. It’s even better if they are multicoloured. However, there is no need to allot one compartment to the big toe, without giving the same attention to the other toes.
If it’s too cold to go without socks then wear shoes that will contain the socks. Don’t try to trick people into thinking you aren’t wearing socks. It’s wrong.
Here’s a picture of decent looking split-toe socks (should still be avoided); I couldn’t find a picture of the Indian version.
