Ok so just a little info about me first. I have a pair of crocs, I enjoy wearing them. I however, don't wear them out in public much. To me, they are a nice pair of shoes that I wear when I don't have socks on, and I want to go outside. It's quite convenient to be honest. They're very comfortable too.
But for some reason soooooo many people keep saying things like "I don't care if they're comfortable, you look like an idiot!". What I find most irritating about this statement is the fact that soooo many people try to dress in odd colors with weird hairstyles to be "original", yet the second they see you wearing whatever color of crocs, they judge you on your shoes... WTF!? The way I see it, wearing crocs is very similar to changing your hair color to something like, some sort of ugly color that I can't think of at the moment... maybe a really bright green. Anyways, when people see others with green hair some think, "Man, that guy/girl is so original" or something along the lines of a compliment. The only reason that I can think of for someone to change their hair color to something like that, is because they like the way it looks... who knows, maybe it makes them feel good. Which is the exact same thing with crocs.
I've looked on the internet and found discussions with titles like: "People that wear Crocs should have their feet cut off"... again... WTF?! No one in their right mind would say "anyone that dyes their hair color to some wild color deserves to be scalped" And I'm fairly certain that no one thinks that way either.
To be perfectly honest, I respect anyone that is comfortable enough with themselves to wear crocs. Especially since they're so damn comfortable. If someone walked up to me and called me an idiot for wearing crocs in public, the first thing I would do is nothing. I don't really care to be honest... "someone I don't know doesn't like my shoes!? OMG it's the end of... err... nothing. I guess I'll just have to find a way to deal with it... oh... look at that, I'm already over it."
To all the people that hate crocs and have a need to express that hatred:
We like crocs... deal with it!
To people that wear crocs because they're comfortable:
Good for you! Kudos on not letting those people get you down! But you don't need to show off your crocs...
Also, on another note, I'm pretty sure crocs are cheaper than sandals too. So it's cheap and comfortable. Although, they could look a little nicer...
Hm... I'd say I take a neutral stance on this Croc issue. I don't think they deserve to be destroyed or banned, but I do think there is a time and place for them as well. I'm pretty sure they were not meant to impress anyone... just meant to be comfortable.
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I've recently taken to wearing Converses (4 pairs--banana yellow, brown, burgundy and nautic blue). I found out while in France that compared to the view out here that Converses = emokid, everyone has a pair and mostly the types you wouldn't expect (kids, adults, teens, toddlers and even seniors). It's pretty much the casual shoe in France.
For Crocs, I'm considering investing in a pair--not the clog types but the sandal types perhaps. We'll see.
Haha!
Well at first when I checked who left a comment on my blog, when I first saw "Shin" my thoughts were, somewhere along the lines of:
"Who the hell is this Shin person... I hope it's someone I know and not a creepy person who comments on random peoples blogs"
Thankfully, you have a little picture that helped me identify you as a familiar/friendly face.
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