Are you avoiding certain brands while school shopping? What’s deemed controversial at the moment?

[Anonymous]

I hate to say that I am clueless but I could use someone informing me on what is deemed controversial. Yeezy and Balenciaga are out of my price range but is there anything happening with other brands I need to be aware of? Nike, Adidas, Jansport, etc…

[Anonymous]

RoseArt/CraZyArt sucks. Other than that, no one cares what brands you buy your kids.

[Anonymous]

Don't invent drama.

[Anonymous]

?

Way, way too woke of you, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: RoseArt/CraZyArt sucks. Other than that, no one cares what brands you buy your kids.

This. Honestly, I'm too tired and have too much else going on in life to have to worry about this too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:?

Way, way too woke of you, OP.

+1

OP, sorry to tell you but nobody is going to notice your try-hard wokery. If you need to signal, try sending your boy to school with glittery nail polish and a bow.

[Anonymous]

Brands? No, I don't care. I only care about the price.

[Anonymous]

Idk, my husband teased me for having New Balance sneakers because apparently they are aligned with the far right in some way or another. I think he was mostly joking/trying to get a reaction and I continue to wear the shoes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Idk, my husband teased me for having New Balance sneakers because apparently they are aligned with the far right in some way or another. I think he was mostly joking/trying to get a reaction and I continue to wear the shoes.

Wait, what? I know a lot of progressives who have worn NB for years (before they were cool, ha).

[Anonymous]

New Balance sneakers are great for wide feet. The far right can go jump in the lake while I wear comfy shoes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Idk, my husband teased me for having New Balance sneakers because apparently they are aligned with the far right in some way or another. I think he was mostly joking/trying to get a reaction and I continue to wear the shoes.

Wait, what? I know a lot of progressives who have worn NB for years (before they were cool, ha).

They have never been cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Idk, my husband teased me for having New Balance sneakers because apparently they are aligned with the far right in some way or another. I think he was mostly joking/trying to get a reaction and I continue to wear the shoes.

Wow. My NB are made in America. Sad how Democrats prefer Chinese slave labor.

[Anonymous]

Neo-Nazi blogger Andrew Anglin has declared New Balance the “Official Shoes of White People.”

“I’m a Nike guy. Or rather, I was,” Anglin wrote on his popular website the Daily Stormer, which promotes an anti-Semitic, white supremacist agenda. “It’s time to get on-board with New Balance now. Their brave act has just made them the official brand of the Trump Revolution.”

[Anonymous]

So you all just too busy to read about clothing brands that use slave labor and child labor?

Xinjiang, where the Chinese government is holding a minority group in China, Uyghur Muslims. These people are jailed in these camps to work for free and the children are forced to work the cotton fields. This became clear a few years ago annd American customs refuses to allow garments made with cotton from the Xinjiang region. There are STILL sweatshops were workers are underpaid and forced to work 16 hour days, 6-7 days per week.

Some of the worst companies that still use slave wage labor are Nike, Adidas, Zara, Uniqlo, Lululemon, Victorias Secret, Forecer 21 and Shein plus many more

Some of the best companies that do not use sweatshops or children’s labor is Target, Eileen Fisher
Made in the USA are brands like American Giant, BattenWear, Restoration (which is popular), Hanna Anderson, There are more and more independent US brands starting up but it’s tough to compete against giants.

Sadly the most popular brands are the worst offenders. Some like the Gap are working towards doing the right thing. Patagonia did the right thing and left China for Peru. It’s just that not enough people care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brands? No, I don't care. I only care about the price.

Would you pay 20% more if it guaranteed the workers got a living wage?