Adidas to Release Gay Pride Shoes June 29th. Serious Question:

wtfbbq wrote:

theJeff wrote:

So here is the question: LGBQ Community (of those of you with close friends in that community, please ask), is this shoe a source of pride for you? Or do you feel pandered to?

Interesting in that I just had this conversation with a group of LGBT friends.

I feel pandered to.

However, I really appreciate where the sentiment comes from. And I am absolutely more likely to spend my money at a company that does pander to us (so long as it feels genuine.)

Thanks for being one of the first to address the OP and not make this thread something it isn't intended to be.

I already responded to the OP questions.

Ah, "one of". My bad brother.

gayer than you wrote:

I already responded to the OP questions.

You did, and thanks :-)

I’m going to take this conversation back to the Adidas Atonement for a second, because they literally saved my feet.

The first stride felt like I had a cloud beneath me. My mid foot hits the pavement with more grace than ever, and my form is so smooth it’s as if angels are carrying me across the ground.

These are great for cross training and cross country. When I do hill repeats as high as Golgotha and am so dead tired I lay in bed as if I’m in a tomb, simply putting these shoes on for a redemption run resurrects me.

This shoe has the trinity of support, cushion and light weightedness that every runner is looking for, but often feel lost because they can’t find it anywhere else. I’m telling you - it’s time to let these shoes carry you and your burdens.

While I know it’s best to alternate shoes, I have a daily devotion to wearing these. These shoes are the only one way to PR, and all other shoes will lead to hell during a race.

If you’ve been struggling with injury, these are the perfect Hail Mary to save your running career. One reviewer said that he loved these shoes so much, he would lay down his Vaporfly 4%s for a friend, take up cross country and follow his feet wherever the Adidas Atonement take him.

I want to be like this guy - a true disciple whose sole has been made new and lasts forever and ever. Amen.

Bravo, sir. Bravo.

I bet they're great in the mud

degeneracy

Rick Sanchez wrote:

How are gay shoes any different than straight shoes?

Well, the loafers are much lighter. That much is certain.

C'mon, what's the big deal here? Those shoes just have a different color scheme. If they want to pander, and make a yuge amount of money, they should make some M.A.G.A. red shoes with the logo on them.

DiscoGary wrote:

Rick Sanchez wrote:

How are gay shoes any different than straight shoes?

Well, the loafers are much lighter. That much is certain.

Admit it. You gay guys laughed at that.

"What you call "bait", I call "encouraging discussion". Feel free to disengage if you aren't enjoying participating.

PS- Your grammar makes your lack of respect for teachers very obvious."

"err" autocorrected to "are. But you am sure obssesed with them gays

derps wrote:

As someone earlier in the thread mentioned, when someone says something about "virtue signaling," you have a pretty decent sense of their mental capacities.

You could say the same about attacking the person instead of the idea.

@thejeff wrote:

"What you call "bait", I call "encouraging discussion". Feel free to disengage if you aren't enjoying participating.

PS- Your grammar makes your lack of respect for teachers very obvious."

"err" autocorrected to "are. But you am sure obssesed with them gays

I have given this some thought. I don’t think I am obsessed with gays. I AM fascinated by our society’s (or maybe it is just the media’s) obsession with “them gays/transgenders/etc”. As Celery pointed out, I do find it odd that one section of society has been glamorized for their sexual preference.

But, we digress. Do you think this will ultimately help or hurt Adidas’s bottom line?

theJeff wrote:

@thejeff wrote:

"What you call "bait", I call "encouraging discussion". Feel free to disengage if you aren't enjoying participating.

PS- Your grammar makes your lack of respect for teachers very obvious."

"err" autocorrected to "are. But you am sure obssesed with them gays

I have given this some thought. I don’t think I am obsessed with gays. I AM fascinated by our society’s (or maybe it is just the media’s) obsession with “them gays/transgenders/etc”. As Celery pointed out, I do find it odd that one section of society has been glamorized for their sexual preference.

But, we digress. Do you think this will ultimately help or hurt Adidas’s bottom line?

I get most of my news about gays from you and other posters like you on this forum. I had never heard of this shoe until you brought it up, just like I had never heard of the gay sprinter, or whatever it was that somebody brought up the other day. I would say that you are the one digressing from the more interesting topic, which is your "fascination" with all things gay. I mean really, you "don't think (your) obsessed with gays"? You had to give that some thought?

DiscoGary wrote:

Well, the loafers are much lighter. That much is certain.

I chuckled.

Having said that, I would never buy these. Mainly because I’m too old and don’t care.

The shoes are literally gay. When you put them on they make you 4% more attractive to the same sex. You will be able to have pegging sessions 4% harder while wearing them. I would love to see Bekele get the marathon world record in them.

Banana Bread wrote:

The shoes are literally gay. When you put them on they make you 4% more attractive to the same sex. You will be able to have pegging sessions 4% harder while wearing them. I would love to see Bekele get the marathon world record in them.

Just bought two pairs.

It stands out to me, yes. But honestly, it doesn't jump out at me nearly as much as Fox News unashamedly supporting Trump or every other MSM outlet bashing Trump.

Again, I think I am fascinated with incentives in general more than any one social issue in particular.

I AM a social conservative, obviously, but I feel like I am fairly objective in most of the threads I start. If you disagree, please forgive me.