The podiatric dangers of flip-flops
By Rachel Saslow, Published: May 2, 2011 in the Washington Post
In this article Saslow points out the dangers of wearing flip-flops. When I think about the dangers of flip-flops, I immediately think to my self what dangers could be associated with flip-flops? I mean you could say that there are dangers of walking around with or without shoes on. The fact that flip-flops are posed to be dangerous to people is completely ridiculous and blown out of proportion.
"A few years ago, he broke his right big toe after slamming his foot into a rock while hiking in New Hampshire in his favorite summertime footwear."
Seriously? Anyone who makes the decision to go hiking in flip-flops is already putting themselves at risk. This individual refers to flip-flops as his favorite summertime footwear. Flip flops leave your whole foot exposed except for the sole. Obviously going hiking in flip-flops is going to have risks for your feet, ankles, etc... If you hurt yourself while hiking in flip-flops I feel like it's your fault, not the flip-flops. This individual put himself in danger, the flip-flops didn't contribute to him being in any sort of danger.
"Flip-flops also leave the feet unprotected and exposed to the elements, which can mean cold toes, sunburns, cuts and bruises."
I feel like these facts are so blatant and obvious there is no point of even using them. I mean if you wear flip-flops it's common sense that your feet are going to be unprotected and exposed to the elements. It's not like some new information about the product has been released that no one has known about.
In my opinion the fact that this story was actually published in the Washington Post is ridiculous. However being that it was published, I would recommend the author to not categorize the flip-flop as dangerous. The author could rather write an article about what activities are appropriate while wearing the flip-flop. The author could also write about how much time your feet should be spent wearing flip-flops on a day or week basis.
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