skins_fan1982 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 on a semi-related topic, I found some Flightposite II at the Nike Outlet here in Denver. Originally retail sticker said $180, got a pair of coppers and a pair of all blacks for $40 each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afkidd Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 jeez...i think my grandma fighting mike tyson is about as fair a fight as that. never gonna get out of the hood when all you think about are 15 dollar peices of rubber and leather shoes sold for 200 dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 In mixing bowl cities like DC, the American population deals with all kinds or races on a regular basis, so people might not sterotype all blacks as being idiots because they know better. But where I live in Denver where the black population is less than 10%, a good portion of white people who live here do not interact with black people at all on a daily basis...and i think to myself...is this all they see of black people to form their opinions? A bunch of black dudes on the news in Atlanta, running over a little girl so they can be the first to buy some Nike Air Jordans??? And I wonder when those people see me at the mall with my wife, do they look at us like that? Does what i said even make sense? lol I know exactly what you're talking about... Actually I guess I bounced around between average and well below average ratios, from Richmond to outside of Pittsburgh (can't remember off hand if there were any black classmates), to outside of Charlotte where our valedictorian and homecoming queen were black, to outside of Little Rock (take a guess) So throughout my middle to high school life I bounced from no big deal to idiotic stereotype and back and forth... And I do completely understand where you're coming from, but also disagree that this is viewed as a "racial issue" at it's core by most rational people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I wear a size 18 shoe Jesus, how tall are you?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 And I wonder when those people see me at the mall with my wife, do they look at us like that? Does what i said even make sense? lol Sure it does. I felt that way when I lived in WV. I often wondered if people saw me as the stereotype of people who live the state. But then, if they did, they're demonstrating their own idiocy, not mine. Further, you certaintly weren't breaking any rules, and I appreciate your sentiment. It seems to me that in SOME segments of the African-American community, things like education and common decency are viewed as being "too white." I think that's a VERY tiny fraction of the AA population as a whole. But having good and decent people like yourself combatting that kind of attitude can only be a good thing. I think we all want any group that we're associated with to be viewed positively, and it can be frustrating when other members of that group do things that reflect negatively. (Think Eagles fans. I'm sure there are good Eagles fans, but the obnoxious idiots get the attention.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4Life6388 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/12/23/concord-shoes-cause-serious-crowd-problem-at-westfield-annapolis-and-arundel-mills/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concord-shoes-cause-serious-crowd-problem-at-westfield-annapolis-and-arundel-mills I was at the Annapolis mall this morning and the lines for a pair of damn shoes was absolute insanity. Apparently someone at the mall was robbed this morning for their shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesburgSkinFan Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Money it's gotta be the shoes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da#1skinsfan Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 This makes me irrationally angry. What a perfect post. Cant put into words what I hope happens to those guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 :geek: Thank god riots don't break out when I go to Kohl's to get my New Balance 481 All-Terrains. :whew: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 What do the shoes do? New ankle support? super light? No slip? Those shoes are worn for style. I can't imagine anyone wearing Foamposites or 95 Jordans on a basketball court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 There's nothing more trashy then people fighting and being violent over nothing. I can't even watch vids like that. Really makes me sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins_fan1982 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Those shoes are worn for style. I can't imagine anyone wearing Foamposites or 95 Jordans on a basketball court. Right. Playing ball in those shoes means putting them at risk to be scuffed or scratched, and you KNOW that can't happen LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Money it's gotta be the shoes! Thanks Mars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 There were a lot of people at Pentagon City Mall last night. The police came around 4 AM to disperse crowds. This explains why ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 here is the story: There is a video report on the link. December 6, 2011(NECN: Eileen Curran, Franklin, Mass.) - Nine students have been expelled from a Massachusetts college following a brutal beating that was caught on camera. Police say the fight started over a pair of sneakers. Criminal charges will be filed in the case. The video shows one student attacking another at Dean College in Franklin, Mass. while other students laughed and mocked the victim. “You see someone actually laughing at someone who got knocked out, it’s really disgusting,” said Blaine Moriarty, a fellow student and friend of the victim. It’s a chilling scene -- the victim dazed and bleeding from the head after the brutal beating, not being helped, but being laughed at. “All I can say, it’s a shame,” said Chad Todesco, another friend of the victim. “I can’t believe no one stopped it.” The fight happened late Friday afternoon. You can see one kid sucker punch the other, while a number of students stood by laughing and taunting the victim. The explanation posted on the web with the video said the victim stole the sneakers of the kid who beat him -- an expensive $225 pair of Nike Foamposite sneakers. You can see the student take the sneakers off the victim. “I guess they must be the newest shoes out, the new expensive shoes," said Moriarty. But police say the sneaker did in fact belong to the victim. They contacted the victim’s family, who produced a receipt for the shoes. Police say either the student mistakenly thought the victim had stolen his shoes, or he wanted to steal the victim’s sneakers, so he made up the story. Either way, the school has expelled that student and eight others at the scene after viewing the video. “We took a look at the actions of the other students and their role in mocking the student or not coming to the defense of that student,” said Dean College spokesperson Gregg Chalk. “(Those actions) were, in our mind, just as egregious as the perpetrator’s.” The victim was treated and released from the hospital. He has since returned to school. HIs friends say they are giving him some space to deal with what has happened. They just can’t believe this would happen here. “It’s sad to see one of our friends get attacked like that,” said Moriarty. “That’s just disrespectful,” said Todesco. “Someone should have said something and it’s not on the school, it’s on the students. It gives us a bad name which shouldn’t happen.” Police expect to file charges against one or more of the now former students within the next couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Right. Playing ball in those shoes means putting them at risk to be scuffed or scratched, and you KNOW that can't happen LOL. Well considering that you could get mugged and the fact that they are expensive as hell I doubt I'd even wear them. Then again I only use basketball shoes to play basketball so I wouldn't have any use for out dated ugly shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 here is the story: There is a video report on the link. College kids too? Holy ****. Beyond disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Now this is something I didn't want to get into because I really don't listen to secular rap anymore, but I feel that rap music nowadays has a huge impact on the way that young Americans act today Agree 100%. When every other song is about hoes, money, car, clothes, shoes, drugs, etc. It has an impact. Now I'm a white male, up until about late last year, I was a huge hip-hop guy. I listened to everything and anything. But now, I can't take it anymore. Maybe its because I can't relate to it (not that I ever could) but I think as long as they keep rapping about those things, people who listen to that stuff won't feel successful until they are like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Honestly, Nike and Jordan need to take these releases online. It was a ****show when I was in high school - and it seems like it's only gotten worse. I can't believe how much value people put in some stupid shoes. I'm not saying I didn't ever buy an expensive pair of Nike's in high school (I did) - but I never would waited in line for them or gotten into a fight about them. Absolute craziness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 How does a Mother leave her kids in a car so she can run into a store to participate in a riot? What kind of thought process takes place? Now she is in jail right before Xmas because of shoes. Jesus H Christ society is a mess. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins_fan1982 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 no arguments there, Matt. 90% of the "hip-hop" out now a days is garbage. They're all either "cocaine rappers" like gucci mane or young jeezy, or they're all soft ass soap opera rappers like Drake. There are a few artits out now worth listening to, but the rap game as a whole is garbage. The Roots new album is amazing though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Here's the list of crimes reported over the shoes: http://deadspin.com/5870837/babies-left-in-cars-shots-fired-doors-broken-down-just-another-air-jordan-release-date-in-america Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinstzar Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Come on Nike, couldn't you put that S online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan07 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 This takes a whole new meaning to the term "BLACK" Friday. As a young black male, this pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 What do the shoes do? New ankle support? super light? No slip? They look like nursing or orthopedic corrective shoes, maybe they're for people with pigeon toe or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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