DaveinElma Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/111228-local-activists-call-for-air-jordan-changes Outside Greenspoint Mall on Wednesday activist Quanell X and ministers called on Jordan and Nike founder Phil Knight to lower the price of the shoes and meet customer demand. "It is the responsibility of Michael Jordan and Nike to stand up and be part of the solution. Right now it's a public safety issue with children wearing those sneakers," said Quanell X. "The people that can least afford these shoes are buying them, and what happens as a result of that? Well there's more crime," said Ben Mendez, a Hispanic business leader. It's the shoes fault... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/111228-local-activists-call-for-air-jordan-changes It's the shoes fault... Well, if the shoe fits....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveinElma Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 Well, if the shoe fits....................... We need a new government bureaucracy to regulate shoes and their violent effects on people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The world has gone insane. Now if we can only get Spanish ham down below $20 a pound we'd not have these outbreaks of violence at the neighborhood Tapas Bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Maybe if kids were taught that education and hard work are more important than possessions and getting rich quick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Maybe if kids were taught that education and hard work are more important than possessions and getting rich quick... What? That doesn't sound right. If you're going to post nonsense at least provide a youtube video supporting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) It's the shoes fault... And the soft bigotry inherent in the comments of these minority-group "leaders" is just as jaw-droppingly stupid as the fact that they think all of it was the shoes' fault, rather than it being only the most recent example of the failure of the entitlement society this nation has become. "We're not trying to make it logical. We're simply saying it's going to take all of us collectively to take responsibility for making a change," said Bishop James Dixon, Community of Faith Church. The bolded section is the most intelligent sentence in that article. But here's where they fundamentally get it all wrong with their pinko socialist bullstevestojan. It doesn't take collective responsibility. No one ever sees any direct consequences when "collective responsibility" is the norm because each person thinks it's everyone else's fault. It takes personal, individual responsibility. (You know, that thing those big, bad Republicans harp on incessantly and harsh so many mellows with.) It takes leaders telling the community that better is expected of them --- a truth that the community might not like to hear (see: Cosby, Bill) --- rather than blaming a shoe company for the community's problems. Edited December 29, 2011 by UConn James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The world has gone insane. Now if we can only get Spanish ham down below $20 a pound we'd not have these outbreaks of violence at the neighborhood Tapas Bars. Tapas should be outlawed. Obama must declare a War on Tapas! Small Spanish appetizers are the work of the Devil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 We need a new government bureaucracy to regulate shoes and their violent effects on people. We need a thread to determine whether the government should decide this, or if the private sector should! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/111228-local-activists-call-for-air-jordan-changes It's the shoes fault... Mob style scuffles nearly turned into riots over the $200 Air Jordans. It's hard to explain the shopping madness that had some customers running to malls. Read more: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/111228-local-activists-call-for-air-jordan-changes#ixzz1hxKQHVy8 There are numerous underlying issues here outside of price that are of concern... Seriously, $200 for shoes? I can't even the margins on those... I'll be they cost $5 pesos to make... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Seriously, $200 for shoes? I can't even the margins on those... I'll be they cost $5 pesos to make... And what's the problem? If they're too expensive, don't buy them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 And what's the problem? If they're too expensive, don't buy them I would never pay $200 for sneakers... don't care who endorsed them.... but appears there is a very large market of willing customers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I would never pay $200 for sneakers... don't care who endorsed them.... but appears there is a very large market of willing customers... That's because you're smart and they're dumb. See how that works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 That's because you're smart and they're dumb. See how that works? Isn't that a bit racialist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 That's because you're smart and they're dumb. See how that works? It is so attractive to solve issues by changing the siuation, such as: "Lower the Cost of the Shoes, and the Kids will have to Rob less to buy them".... but that assumes the facts the the kids will not find some toher consumer products that gives the stature or Rep.... the solution probably lies in early community intervantion and solid home life. "The Banks are Greedy and Deceiftful, Take their Power away"... until you relize they're banks and the goal is to make as much money as they can, and they own your elected officials... if you don't like the big banks, pull you money out... or find a way to use their money to make youe life better or you richer... "Ban fast food, people will weigh less"- people can still be fatties if they eat salads all day.... just use exhorbinant amounts of cream dressing and wash it down with soft drinks...the solution is motivating people to get off their fat asses and walk to work, or do any kind of moving... but rarley do price controls and reglating good and bad acheive the desired result. Isn't that a bit racialist? My in-laws are white as clouds, but they make the stupidest purchases that cotinue to leave them broke and depndent and depressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 It is so attractive to solve issues by changing the siuation, such as: "Lower the Cost of the Shoes, and the Kids will have to Rob less to buy them".... but that assumes the facts the the kids will not find some toher consumer products that gives the stature or Rep.... the solution probably lies in early community intervantion and solid home life. "The Banks are Greedy and Deceiftful, Take their Power away"... until you relize they're banks and the goal is to make as much money as they can, and they own your elected officials... if you don't like the big banks, pull you money out... or find a way to use their money to make youe life better or you richer... "Ban fast food, people will weigh less"- people can still be fatties if they eat salads all day.... just use exhorbinant amounts of cream dressing and wash it down with soft drinks...the solution is motivating people to get off their fat asses and walk to work, or do any kind of moving... but rarley do price controls and reglating good and bad acheive the desired result. My in-laws are white as clouds, but they make the stupidest purchases that cotinue to leave them broke and depndent and depressed. Cracking a few lunch beers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Cracking a few lunch beers? not sure what that means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 not sure what that means Sniffing glue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfatbillsfan Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Read more: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/111228-local-activists-call-for-air-jordan-changes#ixzz1hxKQHVy8 There are numerous underlying issues here outside of price that are of concern... Seriously, $200 for shoes? I can't even the margins on those... I'll be they cost $5 pesos to make... But if they have such a problem with the markup for point of sale perhaps they should shine a light on the fact that it's extreme. If Jordan and Nike want to look like d-bags for the markup that's their thing. Nike can charge whatever they want for them. You don't have to buy them if you don't want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanM.D. Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I can't believe this hasn't been posted yet.... It's gotta be the shoes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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