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oldpainless
Oct 30, 2009

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Data Graham
Dec 28, 2009

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A HORNY SWEARENGEN posted:

As far as major brands:

New Balance is run by a shithead homophobic racist CHUD, Puma/Adidas is owned by nazis, Skechers dumped a fortune into fighting Obama in '08,

Nike exclusively makes shoes for people with dainty feet, Converse is owned by Nike but makes shoes in adult male sizes, Reebok (in typical French fashion) is anti-CHUD but weirdly olde timey sexist,

and they're all made by sweatshops.

The closest thing you'll get to ethical is Toms and the more expensive line of Doc Martens made in England.

At least the Puma/Adidas story involves a hilarious feud between two shoe brothers and their respective neighboring shoe towns who hold each other in absolute shoe contempt

BaldDwarfOnPCP
Jun 26, 2019

by Pragmatica

Data Graham posted:

At least the Puma/Adidas story involves a hilarious feud between two shoe brothers and their respective neighboring shoe towns who hold each other in absolute shoe contempt

I actually take a perverse pleasure from wearing adidas shoes and puma underpants at the same time


Johnny Aztec
Jan 30, 2005

by Hand Knit
What about the people who make Timberland boots?

I've worn the same Timberland make/model Steel toed boots for the past several years. Are they screaming about gay frogs and chemtrails?

The Anime Liker
Aug 8, 2009

by VideoGames
Timberland / Wrangler / Dickies / Vans / Jansport / North Face (all owned by VF corp) are CHUD as gently caress.

Major Trump donors if you couldn't tell by them owning Wrangler and North Face, the whitest brands.

The Anime Liker has a new favorite as of 05:57 on Jul 4, 2019

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

Johnny Aztec posted:

What about the people who make Timberland boots?

I've worn the same Timberland make/model Steel toed boots for the past several years. Are they screaming about gay frogs and chemtrails?
Unclear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF_Corporation

Their CEO is just another fashion industry guy, Steven Rendle, not seeing any controversy attached to him

A HORNY SWEARENGEN posted:

Timberland / Dickies / Vans / Jansport / North Face (all owned by VF corp) are CHUD as gently caress.
Can you expand on this? I literally just did some quick googling because I love that poo poo

Memento
Aug 25, 2009


Bleak Gremlin
What about Merrell? I swear by them for hiking, no idea about their politics.

The Anime Liker
Aug 8, 2009

by VideoGames
Merrell is owned by Wolverine, manufacturer of Bates police footwear and tactical gear.

And, drumroll please...

is the largest GOP donor mentioned thusfar.


To save you some time and get the thread back on track: cross reference the company on Wiki to see the owner, then check that company's donations on opensecrets.org and do a cursory google with "[brand name] politics".

The Anime Liker has a new favorite as of 06:02 on Jul 4, 2019

BaldDwarfOnPCP
Jun 26, 2019

by Pragmatica
I'm just gonna sit here in my Birkenstocks all smug like

Memento
Aug 25, 2009


Bleak Gremlin
Boo :(

Content

H.P. Hovercraft
Jan 12, 2004

one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse
Slippery Tilde

DiggityDoink
Dec 9, 2007

BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:

I'm just gonna sit here in my Birkenstocks all smug like

And no chud would be caught dead in Birks. Too bad they're kinda expensive for the ones with padding in the bottom, fuckin comfy tho.

The Anime Liker
Aug 8, 2009

by VideoGames
LOL if you're not barefoot and stealing Wi-Fi from a cop car.

rodbeard
Jul 21, 2005

I bought my shoes from Aldi.

RFC2324
Jun 7, 2012

http 418

Heath posted:

(((this))) when used with birds is to connote an echo, because birds are loud and love to be loud, thus in this instance is pure

Duck quacks don't echo

SoR Blaze
Apr 12, 2006
Man I hope Rainbows are ok but in my heart I fear they aren't

BaldDwarfOnPCP
Jun 26, 2019

by Pragmatica

A HORNY SWEARENGEN posted:

LOL if you're not barefoot and stealing Wi-Fi from a cop car.



I laughed

RFC2324
Jun 7, 2012

http 418


*LOL*

Emmideer
Oct 20, 2011

Lovely night, no?
Grimey Drawer

*LOL*

KoRMaK
Jul 31, 2012



Delightful

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

B.R.B. going A.F.K. for a min. Keep L.O.L.-ing, l33t crew!

MaliciousOnion
Sep 23, 2009

Ignorance, the root of all evil

BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:

I'm just gonna sit here in my Crocs all smug like

Melondog
Oct 9, 2006

:yeshaha:
<corporate shill>
There's about a dozen wide and extra-wide Nike models if you look online
</corporate shill>

Ok here's a "dank" "maymay"

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

Segmentation Fox posted:

<corporate shill>
There's about a dozen wide and extra-wide Nike models if you look online
</corporate shill>
I was going to make a joke about how Nike doesn't hire plus-size models but discovered that Nike did introduce plus-size mannequins into stores.

Melondog
Oct 9, 2006

:yeshaha:

FactsAreUseless posted:

I was going to make a joke about how Nike doesn't hire plus-size models but discovered that Nike did introduce plus-size mannequins into stores.

Yeah but none of their 'be true' pride stuff comes in bigger than L. So you can be fat, or you can be gay, but not both.

The Anime Liker
Aug 8, 2009

by VideoGames
Why do they even label shoe sizes below 14 "men"?

Sounds like lefty participation trophy talk to me.

Peanut Butter
Nov 7, 2011

Wee mannie
There's no such thing as an ethical brand hth

Demonstrating your political allegiance via footwear is bizarre

Paladinus
Jan 11, 2014

heyHEYYYY!!!
Just buy 100% socialist shoes from Ali Express, lmao. There is nothing you can find in English about companies who make them, so you consciousness will be at peace.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


blah blah your corporate america sucks

but you know what doesn't suck and is perfectly legal?













Fellis
Feb 14, 2012

Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.
To fit into political shoes chat, there’s another thing that’s perfectly legal and fun to do:





Danaru
Jun 5, 2012

何 ??
How do you write a guide on how to get pizza while barefoot and not kill yourself at the realization of what you've become

Heath
Apr 30, 2008

🍂🎃🏞️💦

Danaru posted:

How do you write a guide on how to get pizza while barefoot and not kill yourself at the realization of what you've become

I demand to be buried barefoot. Don't you God drat dare put shoes on my corpse

DiggityDoink
Dec 9, 2007

Heath posted:

I demand to be buried barefoot. Don't you God drat dare put shoes on my corpse

i have it in my will that i'm buried with my birkenstocks, it's as close as you can be to barefoot without being a loving weirdo

Dabir
Nov 10, 2012

Segmentation Fox posted:

<corporate shill>
There's about a dozen wide and extra-wide Nike models if you look online
</corporate shill>

lemme know when I can put my feet online so I can check if the shoes actually fit

Zzulu
May 15, 2009

(▰˘v˘▰)
I demand my corpse be left alone. I don't want to be buried or cremated

Just leave my drat corpse alone

RFC2324
Jun 7, 2012

http 418

DiggityDoink posted:

i have it in my will that i'm buried with my birkenstocks, it's as close as you can be to barefoot while being a loving weirdo

Pershing
Feb 21, 2010

John "Black Jack" Pershing
Hard Fucking Core

Zzulu posted:

I demand my corpse be left alone. I don't want to be buried or cremated

Just leave my drat corpse alone

Oh, we're botherin' your corpse...

Jeza
Feb 13, 2011

The cries of the dead are terrible indeed; you should try not to hear them.
bury me in my vibram five fingers

Dissapointed Owl
Jan 30, 2008

You wrote me a letter,
and this is how it went:

Danaru posted:

How do you write a guide on how to get pizza while barefoot and not kill yourself at the realization of what you've become

I’m only reading this nonsense and I’m getting there

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CannonFodder
Jan 26, 2001

Passion’s Wrench
When I die, bury me in Birkenstocks
Put on my finest jorts and a trilby hat
Put a golden Bitcoin on my wallet chain
So you can let all the boys know I died standing pat

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