Answer: B. The Americans were afraid of the difference because they didn't understand the Chinese tradition.
Explanation: Chinese people of that time had as a tradition the binding of the feet of young girls tight in order to modify their feet in size and shape to make them basically smaller in what is known as lotus feet. The women that went through that procedure developed different health issues like infections, ingrown toenails or sometimes toes would enter the bones. Western reactions have varied over time, back then it was mainly seen as child abuse and extreme cultural traditionalism that would result in seclusion and overall rejection as the americans did not understand a valid reason to follow that tradition.