Talk:Barefoot

While I happen to agree with the opening statement, it's not NPOV at all.

In fact the whole article is POV and awfully poorly researched. Sam Hocevar 08:30, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Factual edits

I snipped a bunch of stuff that was highly unlikely to be true and needed sources (not highly-pov articles by barefoot-culture types) to back it up:

=== Barefoot natural healing ===
Going barefoot and [[foot gymnastics]] act against flat [[foot|feet]] and [[varicose veins]] by toughening and training the muscles of feet and legs. It builds up resistance against cold and cough, and relieves dorsal pain by improving the motion sequence of walking. For children, going barefoot is of particular importance because lack of exercise during growth would be a significant health risk.  However, walking barefoot may be the cause of a [[hookworm]] infection.

Cold and cough? Right. Source?

=== Public spaces ===
Apart from  a county in Massachusetts, USA, and certain [[boardwalk]]s on the California coast, it is not illegal anywhere in the world to appear barefoot in public.

I doubt that very much. Blanket statements about the laws of the entire world are almost invariably untrue.

=== OSHA (USA) === 
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== Health ==
Health department regulations always apply only to employees of an establishment, not customers. Even so, there are no known health department rules that mandate footwear.  Signs that proclaim 'No Shoes, No Service, by order of the Health Department' are always fraudulent.

Whatever. See note about blanket rules above. Also, private businesses are free to refuse customers for not wearing proper attire (try wearing ripped jeans and a T-shirt to a black-tie restaurant, for instance.)

jdb ❋ (talk) 17:15, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Barefoot to receive the Ten Commandments?

Changed "In Exodus, Moses had to take off his shoes before receiving the Ten Commandments" to "In Exodus, Moses had to take off his shoes before approaching the burning bush." If there's any mention of Moses' removing his sandals when he went up Mt. Sinai, feel free to correct me, but I couldn't find it in my Bible. In any event, I think the more common association with Barefoot Moses is the Burning Bush, if a second reference does, in fact, exist. :) --Jen Moakler 05:07, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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