Mr, Mrs – bestowing respect to ‘ordinary’ people

Today, for many of us, the honorifics Mr and Mrs may seem a thing of the past or even reactionary. But in fact, applying Mr and Mrs to ‘ordinary’ people is a sign of the de-hierarchization of the society and a step towards equality. According to Wikipedia, “historically, mister was applied only to those above one's own status ic they had no higher title such as Sir or my lord in the English class system. That understanding is now obsolete, as it was gradually expanded as a mark of respect to those of equal status and then to all men without a higher style.”

High-heels – a symbol of sexual emancipation

Though most feminists see high-heeled shoes as an instrument of objectification of women and their subordination, I think that they are a symbol of sexual emancipation. In a world where female sexuality was denied completely, the introduction of high-heels, among other modern outfit articles, emphasised female sexuality and encouraged women’s sexual freedom. In a world where women were invisible and inaudible, high-heels made women not only more visible, but also more audible in public, even if only sexually. This was a great improvement if we consider how restricted the society was. That still today many women are subordinate is not due to their high-heels, bikinis and mini-skirts, but because of the long history of female subordination which cannot be erased from a society’s psyche in only a few decades or even centuries.