I've seen an exhibiton on -among other things- these mutilations in other cultures, that are/or used to be seen as beautiful. The term 'beauty is pain' goes to far here - and this can be sad on all the shoes we've seen. our eyes have to suffer at our attempt to make the place a more beautiful place (in a very shallow way of course) and detect all these no-no-no-no-no-go's.