Howdy Barefoot Runners--
I've been trail running and hiking barefoot for nine years now (since age 50); it brings me lots of joy, and sometimes I try to share that joy by making (admittedly silly) videos, which I post on YouTube in hopes of inspiring others to enjoy this wonderful activity.
About five years ago I made and posted a video, got some fews and a few comments over the years, 110 thumbs up, 9 thumbs down . . . and then . . . an email last fall from YouTube telling me that my video violated their Community Guidelines.
What?! I followed their appeal process, and received the following email:
So . . . my question to the Barefoot Runners Society community: should I just shrug this off and continue on my merry barefoot way? Or should I make a big deal out of it, somehow, to draw attention to the fact that not only is being barefoot not illegal (a battle many of you might relate to), running barefoot is not "immoral" either.
What think ye, wise Barefoot Runners out there? (Here's a screen shot from near the end of the video--I happen to subscribe to the "pratfalls are funny" school of comedy--which shows their "age restriction" message.)
Thanks for any hard-won barefoot wisdom you can aim my way.
Cheers,
Thea
I've been trail running and hiking barefoot for nine years now (since age 50); it brings me lots of joy, and sometimes I try to share that joy by making (admittedly silly) videos, which I post on YouTube in hopes of inspiring others to enjoy this wonderful activity.
About five years ago I made and posted a video, got some fews and a few comments over the years, 110 thumbs up, 9 thumbs down . . . and then . . . an email last fall from YouTube telling me that my video violated their Community Guidelines.
What?! I followed their appeal process, and received the following email:
So . . . my question to the Barefoot Runners Society community: should I just shrug this off and continue on my merry barefoot way? Or should I make a big deal out of it, somehow, to draw attention to the fact that not only is being barefoot not illegal (a battle many of you might relate to), running barefoot is not "immoral" either.
What think ye, wise Barefoot Runners out there? (Here's a screen shot from near the end of the video--I happen to subscribe to the "pratfalls are funny" school of comedy--which shows their "age restriction" message.)
Thanks for any hard-won barefoot wisdom you can aim my way.
Cheers,
Thea