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Old 06-18-2012, 04:10 PM   #11
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Why oh why can't Nike or Adidas or whoever market a high-dolla designer belt that all the dudes would die to wear...
I spent all day with my son and my daughters boyfriend yesterday. I saw more crack in one day than Marion Berry saw the entire time he was in office. They both had on BELTS.
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Old 06-18-2012, 10:34 PM   #12
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Aren't these shackles there to prevent the bullies and thugs from stealing your trainers after they cold-cock you and knock you to the ground?
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Old 06-19-2012, 12:24 AM   #13
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Why oh why can't Nike or Adidas or whoever market a high-dolla designer belt that all the dudes would die to wear...
That would not make a difference. We had a guy a work who was told to wear a belt. He did, but didn't tighten it enough to hold his pants up!!
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Old 06-19-2012, 08:10 AM   #14
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Adidas cancels new 'shackle' sneaker

Adidas cancels new 'shackle' sneaker after sharp criticism | Fox News
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Old 06-19-2012, 08:20 AM   #15
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Thread out there.

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Old 06-19-2012, 10:02 AM   #16
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Aren't these shackles there to prevent the bullies and thugs from stealing your trainers after they cold-cock you and knock you to the ground?
That was the idea. I think they should have cancelled them just because they are so freekin UGLY.
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Old 06-19-2012, 10:10 AM   #17
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Reminds me of one year a college I went to had its "slave auction" cancelled. It was for charity and the auction went more or less like those win a date type auctions, except the "slave" had to do whatever assignments - within reason - they were given, by the winner (like wash a car or carry boxes and so on).

A local student group objected - and the event was cancelled. No charity money that year.

Geez. I'm getting increasingly perturbed - and disappointed - that this kind of stuff happens. One of these days a manufacturer is going to have the guts to say, screw you, just don't buy them.
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Reminds me of one year a college I went to had its "slave auction" cancelled. It was for charity and the auction went more or less like those win a date type auctions, except the "slave" had to do whatever assignments - within reason - they were given, by the winner (like wash a car or carry boxes and so on).

A local student group objected - and the event was cancelled. No charity money that year.

Geez. I'm getting increasingly perturbed - and disappointed - that this kind of stuff happens. One of these days a manufacturer is going to have the guts to say, screw you, just don't buy them.
Really. Prisoners and people with a certain fetish routinely wear shackles, so why does this have to be about slavery? I don't hear any of the S&M bondage folks complaining that they are being made fun of!
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