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7	[[quoteright:241: [[ComicStrip/{{Yenny}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/big_feet.png]]]]
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9	In many works of fiction, a character will be ashamed or made fun of for the size of their feet. If the character is female, then their feet will usually be larger compared to their peers, as large feet are considered unfeminine. If the character is male, then their feet will usually be on the smaller side, due to the stereotype about [[BiggerIsBetterInBed men with big feet]]. [[DoubleStandard Female characters are often ridiculed more]] than male ones in this regard. Said characters will often be on the receiving end [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer taunts and jeers from those around them]], but they'll ultimately learn to accept their size by the end of the story, and maybe even find an asset in their feet.
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11	Subtrope of AppearanceAngst. May result in PrefersGoingBarefoot.
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14	!!Examples:
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18	[[folder:Advertising]]
19	* A Volkswagen Jetta commercial follows the inconveniences experienced by a young man whose right foot dwarfs his left, such as his classmates tripping on it, and his need for shoes of mismatched sizes. After he presses the gas of the Jetta, the announcer calls it "a perfect fit".
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22	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
23	* ''Manga/LudwigRevolution'' features a version of Cinderella whose feet are abnormally large (at least for a Japanese girl, and most definitely for Cinderella), which she looks embarrassed to admit.
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26	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
27	* ''ComicStrip/{{Yenny}}'' is largely about a girl whose biggest wish is to be a model, but is constantly hindered due to her massive feet (she wears size 18 U.S. Mens). Ironically the greatest successes for Yenny in the series so far have resulted primarily because of her feet, [[spoiler:as when she becomes a foot model, earning a huge fanbase on Facebook]].
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30	[[folder:Film - Animated]]
31	* ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime'': After going back to the day that Cinderella was fitted with the glass slipper, Anastasia is clearly distressed when she has to stick out her huge foot to try it on.
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34	[[folder:Film - Live-Action]]
35	* ''Film/TheChangeUp'': After her husband starts acting off, Jamie has a breakdown during which she cries about her feet being huge (size 11) and having to order shoes online.
36	* ''Film/GhostBustersII'': When the team have taken control of the Art/StatueOfLiberty, and are using her to take them to the museum, where Vigo is attempting to manifest in Oscar's body.
37	-->'''Egon:''' "We're running out of time, Ray!"
38	-->'''Peter:''' "Can't she go any faster?"
39	-->'''Ray:''' "I'm afraid the vibration would shake her to pieces. We should've padded her feet."
40	-->'''Egon:''' "I don't think they make Nikes in her size, Ray."
41	* ''Film/LoveAndSex'': Adam, played by Jon Favreau, jokes about the size of Kate's feet at one point. She's played by Famke Janssen, who's known to have some big feet herself.
42	* Jodi from Netflix's comedy drama ''Film/TallGirl''.
43	-->"''I'm a high school junior wearing size 13 Nikes. Men's size 13 Nikes. Beat that.''"
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46	[[folder:Literature]]
47	* The children's book ''Literature/BettyLouBlue'' revolves around a girl who is made fun of for her big feet. She later becomes a hero after her peers sink into a snowdrift and she saves them when her feet make for a natural pair of snowshoes.
48	* ''Literature/EccentricNeighborhoods'': Clarissa's new maid, [[EthnicMenialLabor Xochitl]], has never worn shoes in her life. Her feet are too big for anything available in women's shoes and Clarissa would rather die rather than have her maid appear barefoot in front of company. Fortunately Clarissa's daughter finds a solution: Converse basketball shoes, US men's size 16EEE.
49	* Sarene from ''Literature/{{Elantris}}'' blushes when she has to accept socks and shoes in men's size. [[StatuesqueStunner It's only fitting]] , though.
50	* Grace from ''Literature/IWishForYou'', by actress and writer Creator/AmyHuberman. For a relatively petite person, she claims to have large feet that she is pretty self-conscious about. She has to keep reminding herself that Audrey Hepburn had size ten feet.
51	* ''Literature/{{Modelland}}'' has Tookie, an awkward-looking girl who has, among her traits, snowshoe-sized feet, possibly a [[AuthorAvatar self-reference from the author]], Tyra Banks.
52	* Asuka Tanako from ''Literature/SoundEuphonium'', whose large feet make it hard for her to find comfortable shoes, hence [[PrefersGoingBarefoot she prefers to walk barefoot]].
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55	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
56	* ''Series/{{Friends}}'': From "The One After 'I Do'":
57	-->'''Chandler:''' What size shoes do you wear?
58	-->'''Joey:''' Uh, eleven, eleven and a half.
59	-->'''Chandler:''' Great, because my shoes are giving me a little problem on the dance floor. Can I borrow the boots from your costume?
60	-->'''Joey:''' Uh, I don't even really know where I left those. Sorry.
61	-->'''Chandler:''' ''(looking at Joey's feet)'' Those aren't eleven and a half?
62	-->'''Joey:''' Okay, fine! I'm a seven, alright! I have surprisingly small feet, but the rest of me is good! I'll show ya!
63	** Monica, according to Rachel in "The One On The Last Night", has some ''big ol' clown feet''.
64	* ''Series/FullHouse'': In "My Left and Right Foot", Michelle begins to worry about her feet after a visit to the shoe store reveals they've grown two sizes. This culminates in her having a nightmare where her feet inflate until they begin to engulf the house.
65	* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': Dee's incredibly large feet (size 13) pose a big obstacle when buying shoes.
66	* In ''Series/NorthernExposure'', one episode had a subplot about Shelly's embarrassment over her unusually large feet, brought on by having to buy new shoes. This was apparently inspired by the actor, Creator/CynthiaGeary, herself having those feelings.
67	* ''Series/SesameStreet'': In one episode, Big Bird tries to join "The Good Birds Club", but their pigeon leader won't let him in because his feet are too big. When Big Bird asks Abby if she can magically shrink his feet, she obliges, but he's now [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome unable to keep his balance]].
68	* ''Series/ShakeItUp'': In "Add It Up" Rocky confesses having enormous feet, big enough to wear her brother's shoes.
69	* Donna from ''Series/That70sShow''. She's pretty insecure about her big feet and is teased by Jackie.
70	* ''Series/WillAndGrace'': Grace often complains about getting "feet the size of canoes" from her father. In one episode Will looks through a box of her childhood belongings and finds a large pair of shoes.
71	-->'''Will:''' How about these clown shoes?\
72	'''Grace:''' Those are my ballet slippers from fourth grade. I went from a 4 to an 8 in a month.
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75	[[folder:Music]]
76	* Suzy from ''Music/MissA''. Her feet are not even that big by western standards, merely a size 8.
77	--> "My feet are too big to wear pretty shoes. Sometimes I put on heels that are too small for my feet when I go on stage, so my heels end up hurting a lot."
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80	[[folder:Stand-Up Comedy]]
81	* The late Creator/RichardJeni once talked about how he once worked at a woman's shoe store to meet women (although he acknowledged it did not work in the slightest). He said a common situation was women being upset that their feet are too big to fit into the shoes that they want, and then becoming mad at HIM.
82	-->"What do you mean I need a size 10? That's the largest size they make! Why do I need a size 10?" "Well, you put on a 9 and it exploded!"
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85	[[folder:Toys]]
86	* ''Toys/MonsterHigh'': Marisol Coxi's pet peeve is listed as following, in her own words:
87	-->''"Shoe stores that do not carry my size. My feet are a work of art, so is it too much to ask for a store to carry a variety of stylish "frames" in my size?"''
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90	[[folder:Video Games]]
91	* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'': As was shown in the UDON comic, the size and volume of Felicia's feet make wearing shoes a painful and uncomfortable experience for her.
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94	[[folder:Webcomics]]
95	* [[https://www.deviantart.com/art/Feet-260973190 This comic]] by ''Zombiesmile''.
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98	[[folder:Western Animation]]
99	* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': [[DumbBlonde Dee Dee]] is drawn with a pair of large feet and it causes her to befriend a [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti sasquatch]] in one episode.
100	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': [[BabysitterFromHell Vicky]] is drawn with feet that are similar in size to some of the men in the show like Mr. Turner and Denzel Crocker.
101	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Leela wears size 12 shoes and is made fun of a couple of times because of it. Bender's nickname for her is "Big Boots" because of this.
102	* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': In "What's Opera, Arnold?" Helga tries to lampshade Ruth by alluding to her big feet:
103	-->''Ruth? Hmpfh!''
104	-->''Just like I stated, she's overrated;''
105	-->''A big no-brainer with enormous feet!''
106	* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': A few episodes show Peggy being ashamed of her unusually large feet, which are also asymmetrical at both size 16 and 16 1/2.
107	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee'': Although never a true inconvenience, Lila's giant feet don't allow her to wear anything that's not open-toed. This makes sense since she's actually a [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti sasquatch]].
108	* ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHigh'': Marisol Coxi is Bigfoot's daughter, and as such she has huge feet compared to the rest of the cast. Turns out she has the smallest feet in her village, though, about which she was insecure.
109	* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'': The episode "Love Thy Neighbor" reveals that [=LaCienega=] is an amazing swimmer...because she has huge, flipper-like feet, a hereditary trait from her father's side. She is deeply embarrassed by them, especially when she's laughed at by the other students, but she learns to accept them after a pep talk from Oscar, and she wins a beauty pageant with a synchronized swimming performance.
110	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': In "Transformation", Starfire goes through a metamorphosis equivalent to puberty, during which she experiences several physical changes. One of those changes involves the massive growth of her feet. Fortunately for her, this is only temporary.
111	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': The episode "The Princess Bride" has the girls fight for the challenge of fitting into a glass boot. Lindsay then reveals to have huge feet, with only her big toe fitting in the boot, though this is never actually seen.
112	* ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'': In "Smoke and Mirrors", Yang's new girlfriend, [[spoiler:who actually intends to enslave him and use him for her [[AffectionateParody weirdly familiar competitions]]]], is compared by his brother with a fat footed mammoth, which she denies claiming to be big-toed instead.

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