If you google “uchimata” you will likely find many more articles about “uchi mata” (a judo technique) than about “uchimata” (pigeon-toed stances and gaits).
I don’t give a rat’s ass about judo but I have long wondered why so many Japanese women seem to be pigeon-toed.
I never lived in Japan but I traveled there often enough on business to notice that something weird seemed to be going on with the way Japanese women stood and walked.
In particular, I immediately noticed on my first visit to Japan that there seemed to be a high incidence of conspicuously pigeon-toe, particularly among Japanese women.
I have long suspected that Japanese uchimata is intentional rather than a medical condition (but I’m neither a doctor nor a fashion expert). Last night while waiting for my hay-fever medication to kick-in, I recalled my irritated fascination with uchimata and did a little online research.
Plenty of other people have the same impression I had about the stance and gait of so many Japanese women. The consensus is that uchimata is, more often than not, intentional, an affectation based on a hopelessly absurd and misplaced desire to appear cute and childlike.
Uchimata doesn’t do anything for me. I think the uchimata stance and walk is about as sexy and alluring as polio or a bad case of scoliosis.
But I pride myself on having an open mind. I will gladly reconsider my views when a Japanese women with a serious case of uchimata wins the 100 meter sprint in the Olympics.
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Right, so we'll add uchimata to the list of unattractive Japanese qualities that already include hairy pussies and whimpering or crying during sex.
Maybe the practice of foot binding has something to do with it.
I have a buddy who lived in Japan for several years and married a Japanese woman. He's the first to admit that their culture, particularly their many sub-cultures, are often pretty close to unfathomable to Westerners.
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