A Japanese netizen with the nickname "きゃらめる" recently shared a spectacular scene where he saw many pairs of thick-soled shoes that customers were asked to take off outside a live house, standing in a row! "Because there are regulations prohibiting the wearing of thick-soled shoes, it's understandable to ask people to take them off. But putting them directly outdoors is really embarrassing. It's amazing."

Many netizens have criticized it, saying that when shorter people attend concerts, they are often obscured by taller people, resulting in them spending money but not being able to see anything. Thick-soled shoes are a prop that can greatly help people watch performances, so banning thick-soled shoes is simply discriminatory against shorter people!

The reaction of these netizens is...

"I can't forgive this for being short."

"It means that short people have no human rights..."

"It doesn't matter if a short person wears thick-soled shoes. Every time I watch a performance, he is covered by a tall person. It's really pitiful."

"Obviously, we don't need to ban thick soles completely, but ban people who wear thick soles over a certain height from entering. Wouldn't it be better to pull a rope at the entrance to meet the height requirements?"

"A girl who is 148 centimeters tall cannot wear thick soles, but a girl who is 180 centimeters tall can wear slippers? It would be understandable if a girl who is 160 centimeters tall wears thick soles and is not allowed to enter, but a girl who is 148 centimeters tall and can't see anything like this is too pitiful."

In the face of these criticisms from netizens, many netizens who are familiar with LiveHouse also sternly retorted that such regulations in this type of performance space have nothing to do with height discrimination, nor are they to prevent other people from being covered, but are based on safety considerations.

Because in a crowded space and everyone is very excited, it is inevitable to step on other people's feet or fall. Once thick-soled shoes step on someone else, it can easily cause very serious injuries. Therefore, high-heeled shoes that are also easy to injure others, or slippers and sandals that are easy to be stepped on are usually also prohibited. It is not a rule for thick-soled shoes!

For example, when the Japanese band "the GazettE" held a concert in May this year, they issued the following announcement...

"[To all the audiences who came to the performance]

In order to ensure that every audience can enjoy the performance with peace of mind, we have formulated relevant regulations in advance.

Please read carefully before entering and help maintain a good viewing environment.

For safety reasons, please do not wear thick-soled shoes with heels higher than 3 cm or soles thicker than 5 cm.

Staff may refuse entry if the attire does not comply with the regulations. "

As for why high heels and platform shoes are banned? They also made it very clear in another notice…

"Wearing platform shoes or high heels may cause you to fall during the performance or injure the surrounding audience, which is very dangerous and will therefore be refused entry.

Even if the height is within the red reference zone, we will refuse admission to spectators wearing boots and other heels. "

Because thick-soled shoes or high-heeled shoes are very dangerous to cause falls and trampling accidents, many exhibition venues will also strictly screen the height of shoes at the entrance...

Ask customers to measure their height with shoes on and off to identify examples of unqualified shoes.