Comments on: Cinderella, dressed in yellow, went to Scotland and kissed a fellow http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/11/cinderella-dressed-in-yellow-went-to-scotland-and-kissed-a-fellow/ The China History Group Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:35:30 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: katrina http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/11/cinderella-dressed-in-yellow-went-to-scotland-and-kissed-a-fellow/comment-page-1/#comment-10434 katrina Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:58:40 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/11/cinderella-dressed-in-yellow-went-to-scotland-and-kissed-a-fellow/#comment-10434 This piece is relatively early for European 'critiques' of footbinding, the chorus of disapproval really got stronger towards the end of the 19th century. But this article is satirical and given that the doctor's NAME is 'Sham', 'trick', I wouldn't take the author, even humorously, as 'admiring' footbinding, it came across to me as just another Oriental miracle this doctor could achieve. I would have thought the satire of the piece was aimed at various snake oil advertisers and the rise of interest in the mysteries of the East - and the fact that people would believe anything said or written about China. This piece is relatively early for European ‘critiques’ of footbinding, the chorus of disapproval really got stronger towards the end of the 19th century.

But this article is satirical and given that the doctor’s NAME is ‘Sham’, ‘trick’, I wouldn’t take the author, even humorously, as ‘admiring’ footbinding, it came across to me as just another Oriental miracle this doctor could achieve. I would have thought the satire of the piece was aimed at various snake oil advertisers and the rise of interest in the mysteries of the East – and the fact that people would believe anything said or written about China.

]]> By: Qin Fang http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/11/cinderella-dressed-in-yellow-went-to-scotland-and-kissed-a-fellow/comment-page-1/#comment-10127 Qin Fang Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:41:26 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/11/cinderella-dressed-in-yellow-went-to-scotland-and-kissed-a-fellow/#comment-10127 At this point, I am wondering whehter people reflected to the bound feet in embroidered shoes or the bound feet themselves. At this point, I am wondering whehter people reflected to the bound feet in embroidered shoes
or the bound feet themselves.

]]> By: J Chan http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/11/cinderella-dressed-in-yellow-went-to-scotland-and-kissed-a-fellow/comment-page-1/#comment-9800 J Chan Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:29:25 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/11/cinderella-dressed-in-yellow-went-to-scotland-and-kissed-a-fellow/#comment-9800 Is this what you present to your students? All this article showed is that gutter journalism has not changed in nearly two hundred years. Perhaps some history academic somewhere in the East will tell his/ her students that some newspaper printed in America or Europe in English stated Elvis is still alive, so it must be proof that Elvis is still alive. Is this what you present to your students? All this article showed is that gutter journalism has not changed in nearly two hundred years. Perhaps some history academic somewhere in the East will tell his/ her students that some newspaper printed in America or Europe in English stated Elvis is still alive, so it must be proof that Elvis is still alive.

]]> By: Alan Baumler http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/11/cinderella-dressed-in-yellow-went-to-scotland-and-kissed-a-fellow/comment-page-1/#comment-9756 Alan Baumler Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:39:35 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/11/cinderella-dressed-in-yellow-went-to-scotland-and-kissed-a-fellow/#comment-9756 Yeah, I kind of had that problem too. On the other hand, all the other things he promises to do are things that would be nice if you could do them, they are just not possible. Eventually footbinding becomes -the- symbol of Chinese vile backwardness. I found it interesting that at this point it is either something good or at least a joke. Yeah, I kind of had that problem too. On the other hand, all the other things he promises to do are things that would be nice if you could do them, they are just not possible. Eventually footbinding becomes -the- symbol of Chinese vile backwardness. I found it interesting that at this point it is either something good or at least a joke.

]]> By: Jonathan Dresner http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/11/cinderella-dressed-in-yellow-went-to-scotland-and-kissed-a-fellow/comment-page-1/#comment-9556 Jonathan Dresner Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:32:21 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2006/11/cinderella-dressed-in-yellow-went-to-scotland-and-kissed-a-fellow/#comment-9556 I don't know: the whole thing is so over-the-top that I find it hard to take that comment -- smack in the middle -- seriously. I don’t know: the whole thing is so over-the-top that I find it hard to take that comment — smack in the middle — seriously.

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