Interesting theory of beauty

Dan Savage is pretty funny this week. He cuts the crap and suggests that many beauty fashions are about flattering men. Specifically, flattering men that women want their attention so badly that they will mutilate themselves to get it. Or that misogyny is so ingrained that it's downright arousing.
He's got a point. He only mentions high heels, breast implants, foot-binding and FGM, but that list alone is an alarming look at the uglier side of human nature, dontcha think?
Of course, that being said, I do have to add that while foot-binding, FGM, and breast implants are all pretty weird, high heels actually make sense to me. I always thought that they were popular because they make your legs look longer.