Well what do you think of that headline? It's not exactly one which you read every day could it be? "Men Walk a Mile in High Heel Shoes". However, I can promise you, it's not a late April Fool spoof. It's correct. Yesterday (2nd April) was the inaugural event of “ Walk miles In her Shoes; when 35 men in Palestine, donned a set of brightly coloured high heel pumps to boost money for the Crisis Centre of Anderson and Cherokee Counties.
The aim of walk ended up being to send out a really public message that domestic violence should not be tolerated in their community. The Anderson County Sherriff who was one of 35 men to undertake the walk in stilettos, explained the significance of raising awareness against domestic violence stating that there is;too much against ladies and children” and the walk symbolised “men's support against domestic violence”. The Sherriff also admitted although the walk had been fun it had been rather painful.
According to the Palestine Herald Press, the 35 men were accompanied on their own quest by 100 supporters who walked the mile together. Different placards were carried including;I'm man enough just to walk in her shoes; as well as the rather amusing; A minimum of I did not need to
But even when the mile had been completed, it had not been quite over. Some men were brave or should that be foolish enough to risk life and limb and complete one hundred yard dash in their high heel shoes chaussure de foot mercurial. Girls this is something no sane person would recommend. Fortunately the men appear to have emerged unscathed with the winner David Rayner IV taking home a $100. Even though some clearly found the entire experience rather painful, there were no reports of brittle bones.
The total amount raised to date is $9,000 dollars, though most people are expecting that to increase as money was still being arriving. You need to salute these men, who were prepared to look foolish to boost an element that blights a wide variety of communities. The Crisis Centre representative Brendon Green and event co-ordinator was delighted with the success of the event saying “I'm getting excited about carrying this out next year.”
Hopefully the coming year much more men will join in and maybe other communities will look towards them and decide to carry a similar event. And lest anyone forget, although domestic violence is basically perpetuated against ladies and children, there's also some men who also suffer nike hypervenom.
As for the men that taken part in the event, there was the compensation of a free foot massage by local massage therapists. And think, if they are game enough to take part again the coming year, a minimum of they are fully aware a little about how to walk in high heel shoes!