Men in heels march for anti-rape message, "Walk a Mile in her Shoes"

[Liberal_in_LA]

Men in heels march for anti-rape message



A few dozen men seeking to raise awareness for sexual assault violence against women tried to walk a mile in their shoes Friday — literally.

Among the participants — some burly and others bearded — in the fourth annual "Walk a Mile in her Shoes" event at the University of Alaska Anchorage was the head of Alaska State Troopers, Col. Keith Mallard, who slipped out of one of his red suede peep-toe shoes during the walk.

"I had a blowout," Mallard said sheepishly. "It didn't hinder my progress any. I just had to pull to the side and get a tire change."

The men teetered precariously along the mile-long route, trying to raise money for a local nonprofit that supports sexual assault victims. Donations to Standing Together Against Rape will go toward banishing sexual assaults and other acts of violence against women.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/04/08/state/n183329D70.DTL#ixzz1JGaDUgkR

[franzia99]

1. haha, love it!

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. me too! Good for them. I hoped the raised a lot of money

[AllTooEasy]

67. Heels are stupid. Real/Beautiful Woman wear flats.

...and I'm a guy.

[Shiver]

2. Wow, a mile?

Furthest I've ever gone in heels is a block or two...

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. Mile is a long way to walk continuously in heels...definitely

[loudsue]

38. No shit! And REALLY bad for your back!

Godd bless'em all. :grouphug:

[dana_b]

3. real men wear heels

they are beautiful men too. :)

[Berserker]

32. real men wonder

why women wear heels?

[Initech]

58. I'd participate but I lack the balance required to wear them.

[mike_c]

5. that is AWESOME....

:thumbsup:

[PeaceNikki]

7. Aww!! Neat!!

:)

[Taverner]

8. Hey - if they had that in the bay area (and I knew about it) I would do that

I've always wondered what 1 mile in heels would be like - and If I'd even be able to do it!

[KamaAina]

61. See ya there!

:-)

[Raster]

63. If they had this in the Bay Area there would be THOUSANDS of men participating...

...and by no means all of them Gay.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Wow, good for them!

Wearing heels is modern torture.

I hope they raised a lot of money as well as awareness...

[arcane1]

12. Indeed!

I applaud their efforts in this most noble cause, I don't think I could handle a whole mile and I walk everywhere!

And if, in addition, they can make one person (male or female) think "high heels look silly" then that's an added bonus :)

[midnight]

10. K&R

[femrap]

11. K and R

Now that's a group of real Gentlemen. Love it...especially since it is occurring in the state where Palin made rape victims pay for their Rape Kits.

[joshcryer]

13. Some of those guys are enjoying it a tiny bit too much.

:rofl:

[uppityperson]

14. k&r

[CatWoman]

15. OMG

Those poor guys.

The first guy -- those heels look treacherous!!! :rofl:

I can't wear heels that high!! :rofl:

[Liberal_in_LA]

17. Guy in red shoes might be wearing flatsies or low heeled shoes. no fair! lol

[franzia99]

26. Just wanted to say I love your cat pictures. Cute :)

[CatWoman]

68. ty

:hi:

[lunatica]

16. There is no way in hell I could walk three feet in those pink monstrosities

[CatWoman]

18. I think they're kinda cute

just too high :)

[BillyJack]

19. Very, very cool!

Thank you guys!!! :thumbsup:

[SteveG]

20. went right to my facebook page

Of course some of my more conservative friends might not appreciate it.

[CatWoman]

21. I'm on FB too!!

send a friend request to Midori Briggs :)

[KamaAina]

60. Thanks for the 411

:loveya:

[CatWoman]

69. LOL

:hi:

:loveya:

[Dead_Parrot]

23. So much the better!

Me too, btw.

[Pacifist Patriot]

42. Same here. Too good not to forward it on.

[Dappleganger]

22. Very classy!

[Booster]

24. As a woman, I really thank these guys.

[seabeyond]

25. excellent. i love it. thank you, men. this is right on. nt

[RandomKoolzip]

27. Enthusiastically kicked - in high heeled shoes.

:thumbsup:

[pacalo]

28. Woohoooo! K&R!

:thumbsup:

[treestar]

29. Now that's cool!

Terrific guys!

[chowder66]

30. Thank you Thank you THANK YOU!!!

:)

[KT2000]

31. Thanks guys!!

Appreciated their efforts very much.

Love the guy wearing socks too.

[Auntie Bush]

33. Those aren't heels on the man in front.

They're pink striped STILTS! I wonder how far he got in them. Good for him!

[Marie Marie]

34. What an awesome way to make their point.

Thank you guys and I hope your blisters and back aches aren't too painful.

[bigwillq]

35. K and R

:thumbsup:

[JoeyT]

36. That dude in the front has good calves.

Good thing too. If he hadn't he'd have been barrel rolling down those stairs.

[Mnemosyne]

37. Nice legs on that first man! Thanks guys! K&R n/t

[IcyPeas]

52. was thinking the same thing!!

[Mnemosyne]

73. Beauty is beauty! :) n/t

[Bunny]

39. Awesome! Way to go, men!

:applause:

[Odin2005]

40. K&R +1,000,000,000,000

[BrklynLiberal]

41. so very cool...

[BlancheSplanchnik]

43. These are the kind of men I want--in my life, in your life.

This is what it's about!

:loveya:

where the hell is that "Happy Tears" smilie when I need it??????????

[blondeatlast]

62. I'm in puppy love with the guy in the front--I love his smile!

)))SWOON(((

[BlancheSplanchnik]

66. Yeah, he's a cutie! Lotta cuties there, actually

and I love the guy i the suit, too---doesn't look like your typical activist!! Love that!

[valerief]

44. Kick (up your heels)

:kick:

[October]

45. Wow. That's great! /nt

[spooky3]

46. Guys, you're brilliant!

[renate]

47. I don't usually find guys in high heels to be particularly sexy, but

... exception made!

:loveya:

[TuxedoKat]

48. What wonderful men

wish there were many more like them. Maybe they will start a movement on other campuses.

[FourScore]

49. That's the best story of the day!!! Thanks guys! n/t

[Wait Wut]

50. I don't even wear heels...

...anymore. Gave up the big paycheck so I could wear hiking boots to work everyday.

Major kudos to these guys.

:applause:

[Skidmore]

51. Walking in those heels hopefully will teach some men that

the shoe fashions looked for by women to enhance themselves for men set them up to be more vulnerable. It is damned hard to maintain your balance on a pair of heels several inches high and to protect yourself.

[murielm99]

53. Look at them. They are beautiful - every shape, size,

age, color of them is beautiful.

[ismnotwasm]

54. What a cool idea

Those pink platforms--wow.

Good on them, I say!!!

[demmiblue]

55. Good going, guys!

:loveya:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

56. Thank you, gentlemen!

:applause:

You do the work of angels!

[ZombieHorde]

57. That is really cool, but I think I would have to take the heels off part way through the mile.

I am not a well coordinated person. I think I would roll my ankle.

Those are cool guys, and the heels in the front of the picture are really funny.

[IrishEyes]

59. Lovely

Real men who stand up for what they believe in are a joy to behold.

[demigoddess]

64. now THOSE are men, real men.

love em.

[whathehell]

65. Wonderful!....We need to see more men walking with us -- in or out of heels! n/t

[ooglymoogly]

70. KR any ol excuse....good on these men.

Where did they get shoes big enough?

[rasputin1952]

71. I gotta admit, I love stories like this...

kudo's to these men and I hope they raised a lot of cash!

:kick:

[wickerwoman]

72. Fantastic protest idea!

Good for them!

:fistbump: