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From the Ted Talk by Richard Thompson Ford: A tailored history of who wears what -- and why

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And finally, some of our ideas about what's appropriate are based on stereotypes. And so, for itnsncae, a lot of workplace dress codes still require women to wear high-heeled shoes. And women from all over the world have started to push back against these kind of dress cdeos. So, for instance, a wmoan in London circulated a petition against workplace dress codes requiring high heles. And it got all the way to pnaeliamrt. Women at the Cannes Film Festival went bearfoot in order to protest a derss code that would require them to wear high heels. And women in Japan have actually started a scioal movement that has gotten the name #KuToo. It's kind of a nod to #MeToo, but #KuToo means "shoe pain" in Japanese.

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And finally, some of our ideas about what's appropriate are based on stereotypes. And so, for ________, a lot of workplace dress codes still require women to wear high-heeled shoes. And women from all over the world have started to push back against these kind of dress _____. So, for instance, a _____ in London circulated a petition against workplace dress codes requiring high _____. And it got all the way to __________. Women at the Cannes Film Festival went ________ in order to protest a _____ code that would require them to wear high heels. And women in Japan have actually started a ______ movement that has gotten the name #KuToo. It's kind of a nod to #MeToo, but #KuToo means "shoe pain" in Japanese.

Solution


  1. woman
  2. heels
  3. parliament
  4. instance
  5. codes
  6. barefoot
  7. dress
  8. social

Original Text


And finally, some of our ideas about what's appropriate are based on stereotypes. And so, for instance, a lot of workplace dress codes still require women to wear high-heeled shoes. And women from all over the world have started to push back against these kind of dress codes. So, for instance, a woman in London circulated a petition against workplace dress codes requiring high heels. And it got all the way to Parliament. Women at the Cannes Film Festival went barefoot in order to protest a dress code that would require them to wear high heels. And women in Japan have actually started a social movement that has gotten the name #KuToo. It's kind of a nod to #MeToo, but #KuToo means "shoe pain" in Japanese.

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Important Words


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