• @juliebean@lemm.ee
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    64 days ago

    i’ve been accosted and kicked out of places so many times for being barefoot: grocery stores, restaurants, a bar, book shops, even a shoe store. i’ve basically been bullied by society at this point into wearing shoes whenever i go out, despite my own preferences. it’s not illegal, basically anywhere, but you’ve been quite lucky to not have gotten any shit anyways.

    • @Taldan@lemmy.world
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      64 days ago

      Those places don’t want to take liability for you potentially getting injured. Even if you would never sue a place for that, they have no guarantee of that, and US liability laws are absolutely ridiculous. I hope the US fixes the liability/lawsuit culture. So many things get killed by it

      (For the record, I’m not one of the barefoot people. I find it weird, but to each their own)

    • threelonmusketeers
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      34 days ago

      even a shoe store

      If one did not own a pair of shoes, this seems like it would present a bit of a “chicken or egg” problem…

      • @juliebean@lemm.ee
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        34 days ago

        yeah, that was my issue at the time, my shoes had finally completely fallen apart on me and i needed a new pair for something. they fortunately let me finish my task when i explained my predicament.