Fuck you, Converse!

[KontanKarite]

That's exactly my point.

[JCC]

I bought Converse knock-offs, now I have some different shoes, but I never thought of them as alternative. There's really nothing alternative about them. You wear them on your feet, partially for comfort and partially to look good. Where's the alternative there?

[Onyx Nightshade]

Originally Posted by KontanKarite

You see, that's the weird part.

I don't know what's worse, buying the Nike Converse shoe or buying the knock off in an attempt to still look alternative while not contributing to the Nike machine. Does an alternative shoe have to look like a converse?

No, it doesn't have to, but it just so happens that I like the look of a Converse shoe. However, I'm still a conscious consumer so I get something that looks like Converse without it actually being Converse. It's a happy medium for me and has nothing to do with me trying to look "alternative."

Plus, I think Converse lost their alternative appeal once the hip-hop community adopted them as a fashion statement.

[LiUsAiDh]

But the alternatives/knock offs are so cheap, and usually made in LEDC's (Less Economically Developed Countries). That I'm virtually sure they're made in sweat shops powered by small children. So in buying them, it doesn't really make any difference to buying proper Nikes. Except they're cheaper and break even faster.

[LadyStardust]

NNOOOOO!! Oh, I feel horrible now. And it's not like throwing them out will make me feel better . . . *sigh* Ah, well. At least now I know not to buy any more.