Dr. Boyce: People Who Should NOT be Buying Air Yeezy Sneakers
There are reports that people are camping out for a week in order to buy a pair of Air Yeezy Sneakers. The new shoes are expected to retail at a whopping $275, which is more than most folks in the hood can afford to pay. But we know that Kanye doesn’t care a whole lot about poor people, so we thought we’d make a short list of people who should NOT be buying Air Yeezy sneakers:
1) Anybody who’s got a lick of damn sense. Who pays that much for ugly shoes anyway?
2) If you would not be equally willing to spend $275 on books, tutoring or an educational program for your child
3) If the amount of child support you pay is less than $275 per month, or if you are behind in your payments on any level
4) If you receive a substantial part of your income from the federal government, a minimum wage job or your mama
5) If you have to leave your baby in the car, at home alone or at their grandmother’s house so you can go stand in line all day
6) If you are reading this article telling you that it’s a waste of damn money
7) If you also think that Kanye West is the arrogant, selfish, jackass that President Obama and numerous experts have proclaimed him to be
8) If you are smart enough to realize that “Watch the Throne” was a brilliant artistic display of vomit-producing coon-like materialism. I’m sure somewhere on the label it says, “Air Yeezys are designed specifically so that N*ggas can wear them on their trips to Paris”
9) If you are tired of giving your hard-earned money to rappers who, financed by big white corporations, mass produce messages designed to teach black men to kill one another, have sex with every woman within a 100 mile radius and hit the weed/liquor every single day until they are dead
10) If you are smart enough to know when a major corporation has bamboozled you into believing that a $10 product is miraculously worth $275
1.Amen
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and finally…
10.Amen
ojack
June 10, 2012 at 12:43 am
the 10 reason says it all Ppl. Only a “FOOL” would ignore or reject this
gunzNrosez
June 10, 2012 at 2:14 am
Trust me, thousands of mentally challenged ppl will still waste good money on this frivolous item. After 4 hundred years of complete brain washing it’s difficult for most to break this vicious cycle of feeling inferior.
BigWill
June 10, 2012 at 7:21 pm
I agree with 100% but the problem here is the psychology of status and conspicuous consumption. There will always be a market for expensive sneakers like this because conspicuous displays of consumption are a sign of high status and wealth. (What better proof that you have money to spare than your being able to squander it on over priced status objects for your feet?) This is compounded by the fact that poor people tend to admire and try dress, act, and look like the high status athletes and rappers that can easily afford these items. Many celebrities are even payed to wear them by clever marketers who know that seeing rappers athletes, actors etc wearing any product x will increase demand for product x in young people especially who admire these high status celebrities.
MingusJenkins
June 17, 2012 at 5:18 am
All ten of them i liked it hit rite on the door bell,ring answer it because it’s nottin but the turth on all that was said. We must step back see what is really goin on by gettin knowledge for yourself. Not get set up where u can’t get out for it’s to late because u didn’t keep up on the big picture of who rules the world. Peace
maria kline
June 18, 2012 at 4:58 am