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He's always wore sketchers. Like since he was 4. Recently, he got really emotionally taking about shoes he wanted for middle school. He said if he doesn't get Nikes he's going to get teased. Great fucking marketing work Nike.

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[–] 5in1k@lemmy.zip 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Happened to me. Got Nikes, got teased because they were not a good enough model. Kids are monsters.

Yup. Learned that one back in the 3rd grade. This stuff is hard if you're not experienced enough to know how people work.

On the upside, I learned that one cannot buy their way into other's good graces, especially if they're going to require you to modify your behavior to get there; they're lying and that was never the issue. On the downside: holy shit that hurts once it goes wrong the first time.

As an adult I can also appreciate that there are situations where you can "buy your way in" to a club or status of some sort. IMO, those situations are generally not worth it to begin with, requiring an never-ending stream of cash to keep up appearances. Plus, it surrounds you with other people that also believe, and are invested, in the program. It's a recipe for elitism at best, and a big 'ol grift at worst. Better friends and relationships can be had for $0 everywhere else.

[–] laranis@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago

Yeah, he's not getting made fun of for his shoes. They're just a convenient target of ridicule. Son is about to learn a life lesson.

I'm sorry. People are shit.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (9 children)

Instead of getting him 300$ shoes give him the choice of the cool shoes or the latest coolest video game or the shoes, or whatever hobby he enjoys…

Kids tease other kids because they themselves feel insecure.. that’s literally all it is… if you need Nike shoes to feel secure you’re probably not a cool person anyways

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[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 213 points 2 days ago (4 children)

It's not a Nike thing. It's a kid thing. Kids are dicks, sorry

[–] DistrictSIX@lemmy.zip 64 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

Is that why Apple has got the US by the balls because people want to avoid the dreaded green bubble in iMessage? I'm not from the US so that might be me misunderstanding the situation, but I've been told that even many adults in the US view that as a valid reason to avoid anything that's not an iphone, because of some social stigma attached to the green bubble.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As far as I hear every time: Yep

  • A european
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[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

When I was a kid, there was a phase where everyone was obsessed with red flannel. Went on for like 3 months.

Imagine a pro dominantly black/Latino school in the hood where we're all dressing up like Al Borland from Home Improvement.

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 69 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I got teased for my shoes. I got better shoes, I got teased for my jacket, I got a better jacket. So then they just made shit up to tease me about.

I saw the fucker that bullied me relentlessly for all three years in middle school about 10 years later. He was pounding stakes in the ground setting up for a carnival. He stopped me in apologized which was kind of surprising. I gave him an absolutely hollow but convincing thanks and what about my day.

I did a little light internet stalking, turns out he's vocal that can't keep a job, construction companies fire him for "no reason" and he's now down to whatever local company will hire him for physical labor. The only truly sad part is he has multiple children with multiple women and will not own up to any of them.

Though, I really suppose I owe a lot of who I am to the hell he put me through. Insults mean fuck all to me and I can ignore stress in a bad situation and make solid decisions.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 22 hours ago

The kid who bullied me relentlessly in middle school had an extremely unique name. I've been following his career since as he's been listed in news articles for being arrested for increasingly severe crimes, most recently being described as the kingpin of a car theft ring. Glad to know he's been quite successful in his career so far with credentials like that!

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[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

At all the schools my kids went to.... Nobody cares. The kids really don't give a shit what other kids are wearing. In some ways it's bizarre given that wasn't the case when I was a kid. But in many ways it's great. I rarely ever hear of bullying, kids just are themselves.

Of course thats woke, because they actually speak to the kids and tell them to consider others and will not tolerate intolerance. So I expect schools like these are few and far between.

[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Same for my kids’ school.

[–] BigTrout75@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Well understood. His Mom was poor and bullied in school. So much so that she brings it up from time to time. She quickly bought him the shoes. I'm going to work on getting him Vans or Hookas in the future.

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

So instead of falling for nike marketing, you want to fall for vans and hoka marketing?

[–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Well he already fell for sketchers marketing lol. It’s all marketing apparently

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[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is he gonna smoke the kids in his Hokas or is he gonna smoke with the other kids behind the bleachers with his hookah?

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[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I went through the same Nike crisis when I was in middle school. Had to have them because my friends had them. Instead I got to joke about my "genuine imitation Nikes" from Kmart.

It's painful for kids that want to fit in because because they don't have the wider and wiser perspective that most of us do as adults.

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[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (11 children)

I always knew shoes weren't going to save my kids from bullying, so I got them karate instead.

The bullying still happened, until they decided it was time for it to stop. Then it stopped.

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[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Man I went to a very affluent school and no one gave a shit about what sneakers we had. Unless you had Heeley's of course. ZOOM!

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Probably because it was an affluent school. In a school with more poor kids, stuff like this is their little chance at feeling higher status than their peers even though it's all imaginary based on marketing.

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I got bullied in school for having reasonably priced shoes instead of Nike Air Max. Kids are pathetic.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The specific request is kind of interesting - when I was a kid, everyone had to wear Nikes or get teased. However for my kids, Nikes were always out.

Fads always come in cycles

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