theJeff wrote:
ex-runner wrote:
First question, why do you care?
Second question, how are they 'gay pride' shoes? I don't see a rainbow or any other markings to let the wearer show his/her support for LGBTQ.
1. I teach Economics, and I am fascinated with the concept of providing meaningful incentives.
2. It is stated in the name and description of the shoe in the link I provided.
Ok so you should understand that having a USP is a common business technique.
And it might be stated in the description of the shoes online, but if I sent you those shoes, would you honestly be able to tell they were 'LGBTQ special editions'?
They are just white shoes with some fairly neutral red stripes on them. No rainbow flags, no words in support of LGBTQ, nothing on the webpage to even pretend to support the LGBTQ community in a meaningful way, no money goes to LGBTQ causes from buying these shoes etc.
These are a very poor marketing gimmick where Adidas is trying to get a cut of a particular pie but doesn't even want to fully commit. Not sure why you made a thread about it. Not sure how you even discovered these.