Piers Morgan encourages men to wear heels so they can ‘tower over’ women

The Good Morning Britain presenter said he wants to restore "dominance"
Emma Powell31 January 2017
The Weekender

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Piers Morgan has urged men to wear heels so they can “tower over” women.

Morgan was made to wear the shoes after he sparked outrage by suggesting that it is not “unreasonable” for companies to force women to wear high heels at work.

Recalling his trial on the ITV panel show he told Susanna Reid: “They were initially quite uncomfortable but then I started to get into the swing of it and by the end I found them quite empowering.

“So, maybe the answer is that women stop wearing them and men start wearing them so we tower over you even more, and dominance is restored.”

Morgan faced a backlash with his comments about heels during a Good Morning Britain interview with Nicola Thorp, who said she was sent home from her job at a financial company in London for not wearing high heels.

Tentative: Piers Morgan makes a grand entrance
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Defending the employer’s decision, Morgan said: “Ties with collars can be painful and you have to wear them. Many men are told to wear ties in Parliament. Men have a dress code, women don’t, men don’t make a fuss about it.”

But despite faking his love for heels he soon admitted defeat and said he had been a “little bit hasty” with his judgement.

He said: “I have to be honest, away from all the bravado, it was one of the painful things I have ever had to wear on my feet. It was very uncomfortable.

“The idea of marching around in those those all day, you've got a point ladies. So, I have revised my campaign.

“My campaign was only to preserve and employer's right to ask the question but actually, having worn them, I think I was a little bit hasty.”

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