My family was really rich when I was growing up, so it wasn't a big deal for me to have Nike Pumps, the newest Jordan's, some imported flashy Converse. It's important that a child wears the most expensive shoes that his family can afford. Like it or not, in middle school and high school, your appearance defines your social acceptance. And your self esteem is tied directly to your social standing. I was the most popular kid all through school, and I think that training has shaped me into the successful salesperson that I am today. I've been to Hawaii more times than I can count. I've been interviewed by some seriously high ranking publications. I sell entire country's GDPs in product, even in down economic times. And if my parents wouldn't have loved me enough to buy me decent shoes, then I may be working as some cubical lackey, living off the bottom scrapings of my trust fund. So, parents, I don't care if you have to take out a home improvement loan - do whatever it takes to make your child successful and they will pay you back in spades.

The people that want them are mostly blacks. Why would they want them? They glow in the dark. Wouldn't that make it easier for the police to spot them in the dark after they committed whatever crime they committed?

DROxINxTHExWIND: tukatz: DROxINxTHExWIND: socoloco: The man ain't holding you back if you are going batshiat crazy over farking shoes. You are holding yourself back.


Give me an example of someoone who is buying the shoes and saying that the man is keeping them down. Oh, you just made some shiat up? Congrats.



In a very twisted way, he's got a valid point. The majority of people rushing the shoe stores, starting mob fights and trying to steal these shoes appear to be young black males from poor parts of town. If they are gripping $200-$300 cash for a pair of "got to have" shoes, they shouldn't be needing govt. assistance, unemployment, etc. Yet (at least in our area) this is exactly the case. The people with jobs and bills to pay aren't camping out in the mall parking lot for days....


[Citation Needed]

Funny that no one assumes that the geeks sitting outside to get iPhones can't afford to have them. But, you see a bunch of black people caught up in consumerism and its the root of all their problems. As I recall, the economy was in the shiatter when the last iPhone came out. Unemployment is high as giraffe pussy. Where did the white people get the money to purchase those phones? Do you know who has more poeple on welfare than any other race in America?

Hint: It's not black people

So, I'm curious to know why the stereotype only goes one way?

Also, there may be more white people on welfare than black folks, but how many more white people are there than black people? And, I don't think that Cletus and his kin are going to the Apple store for the latest gadget with their welfare money in hand, but I am sure as hell sure that Tyrone, Tyrell, Tyvek, Tylenol, and L'Kresha are going to snag a pair of shiatty "Foamposites", and they'll stab a nubian if they have to to get it.

People marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education, and now we've got these knuckleheads walking around. The lower economic people are not holding up their end in this deal. These people are not parenting. They are buying things for kids. $500 sneakers for what? And they won't spend $200 for Hooked on Phonics. (new window)

More than approves.

acronym: think they'll let a brother lease a pair?


How much fo' jus' ONE shoe?

think they'll let a brother lease a pair?

List Price: $750

DROxINxTHExWIND: PYROY: Wait a minute, black people love tacky shiat?

Yeah. And then white people copy it and a year after black people are done with it, it's considered pop-culture. Then, some white guy writes a story about it on the internet as the hottest thing out.

Around here, it's the Hispanics that copy black culture, notably the proverbial car where wheels are worth several times more than the rest of it, and are being paid of on credit that will still be owed on long after the car has been scrapped.

I recently heard a low income single mom bemoaning it cost $315 to replace a damaged tyre, and how she was short on gorcery money ... my reaction was "WTF are you driving?" and of course it was the above scenario. I said "Why not put back the stock wheels until you can afford a new tyre", and her response was "But I have to look good!"

Priorities, people.

/ personally, if I do any mods to a car, it's to make it faster, not to make it look ridiculous
// my weekend car has 20" road wheels as stock, but the track wheels I got for it are 19's ... smaller, lighter, shorter gearing -> faster lap times ... oh, and they are used :)

Cpl.D: SearchN: stampylives: Walker: All they will do is get you robbed

I never got this. I mean... how do you pick victims? Are you keeping tabs on people's shoe sizes? What if they don't fit?

Industry standard is a size 9. Most men will fall into a size 10. Mathematically speaking, if you go after someone for a pair of shoes that will be the optimum size range. Usually that type falls between someone 5'6 and up to 6'2.

/Hate the fact that I know that.

... damn. What does it say about me that I'm 6'2" and wear size 15 shoes?

It means you buy size 15's from the cheapo rack, then put 5 pairs of socks on your size 10 feet so they somewhat fit.

But will they blend!?

Mayhem of the Black Underclass:

Man I don't want to get into this heavy race relationd shiat right now, you're all gonna bring my weekend way down man. Not cool. So instead. I'ma call you half-dorkie. Cool?


Please. I have way more than one drop of dorkie in me, thus I am a straight up dorkie.

/come from a long line of dorkies

Walker: All they will do is get you robbed

I never got this. I mean... how do you pick victims? Are you keeping tabs on people's shoe sizes? What if they don't fit?

I'm going to write an album that will lead to the blacks rising up and attacking the whites. Helter Skelter baby! Then I will rule the burning remains! It's working already!

Negroes *shaking head*

whosits_112:
Also, there may be more white people on welfare than black folks, but how many more white people are there than black people? And, I don't think that Cletus and his kin are going to the Apple store for the latest gadget with their welfare money in hand, but I am sure as hell sure that Tyrone, Tyrell, Tyvek, Tylenol, and L'Kresha are going to snag a pair of shiatty "Foamposites", and they'll stab a nubian if they have to to get it.



OOoooh, so its alright that there are more white people on welfare. Your issue isn't with welfare, its with black people receiving welfare. Got it. Also, I see that this should all be based on what YOU think "Cletus" and Tyvek are doing and it has no basis in fact or reality.

/You'll get over it

"So, I'm curious to know why the stereotype only goes one way?"

Because white people waiting for iPhones - whether or not they can afford them - aren't stabbing each other or complete strangers when iPhones are sold out.

Who knew Doug Henning played b-ball? Half a center?

FarkinHostile: vonapathy: Oh, is that why there were Successful and Attractive African Americans camped outside the Nike shoe store? Mother farkers, its winter in Chicago, what are you doing.

/I can call them that cause I'm a half darkie.


According to the "one drop" rule, you are all darkie.

Hey man, you can like your exclusivity all you want. I want to be inclusive, so I'm going with a liberal Brazilian rule on white. Any white features makes you a white person. Ta-da, we're all white now! It's easier this way. Really.

Man I don't want to get into this heavy race relationd shiat right now, you're all gonna bring my weekend way down man. Not cool. So instead. I'ma call you half-dorkie. Cool?

PYROY: Wait a minute, black people love tacky shiat?

Yeah. And then white people copy it and a year after black people are done with it, it's considered pop-culture. Then, some white guy writes a story about it on the internet as the hottest thing out.

spentmiles: My family was really rich when I was growing up, so it wasn't a big deal for me to have Nike Pumps, the newest Jordan's, some imported flashy Converse. It's important that a child wears the most expensive shoes that his family can afford. Like it or not, in middle school and high school, your appearance defines your social acceptance. And your self esteem is tied directly to your social standing. I was the most popular kid all through school, and I think that training has shaped me into the successful salesperson that I am today. I've been to Hawaii more times than I can count. I've been interviewed by some seriously high ranking publications. I sell entire country's GDPs in product, even in down economic times. And if my parents wouldn't have loved me enough to buy me decent shoes, then I may be working as some cubical lackey, living off the bottom scrapings of my trust fund. So, parents, I don't care if you have to take out a home improvement loan - do whatever it takes to make your child successful and they will pay you back in spades.

"...in spades." Classic! I LOL'd

Glockenspiel Hero: Amateurs. To really drive up demand you need to kill a few of your customers

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Easy, Barbie. Team Advantage have better shoes anyways.

Damn, that new listing on eBay says that guy has sold some already?

one born every minute...

PYROY: Wait a minute, black people love tacky shiat?

Stop perpetuating stereotypes.

black people problems

"Anybody see where I left my shoes?"

Oh, is that why there were Successful and Attractive African Americans camped outside the Nike shoe store? Mother farkers, its winter in Chicago, what are you doing.

/I can call them that cause I'm a half darkie.

ihatedumbpeople: uh..yeah...like any of those bids were legit. no one actually interested in wearing those things can afford rent, let alone $70k

They can't afford an Escalade or gold teef, but you don't see that stopping them.

uh..yeah...like any of those bids were legit. no one actually interested in wearing those things can afford rent, let alone $70k