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Converse is going full rainbow rebellion as other brands quietly ghost Pride - Queerty
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Teknevra lemmy.blahaj.zone Teknevra@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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shani66 ani.social shani66@ani.social
Joined: 2024-01-10
#2 · Quote Reply

Huh, I'll definitely remember that when it's time to get new shoes. Maybe i should buy a couple pairs now, before they sell out.

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southsamurai (he/him/pronoun agnostic) sh.itjust.works southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-19
#3 · Quote Reply

Makes me wish I could actually wear their shoes.

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π™ˆπ™žπ™– quokk.au Quokka@quokk.au
Joined: 2025-06-09
#4 · Quote Reply

I was going to make a comment about rainbow capitalism, but I really like these.

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swab148 lemmy.dbzer0.com swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-06-04
#5 · Quote Reply

I was going to make a comment about rainbow capitalism, but I really like these.

I mean, they're cool, but probably not $160 cool. My question would be: do they offer them year-round, or only during June?

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π™ˆπ™žπ™– quokk.au Quokka@quokk.au
Joined: 2025-06-09
#6 · Quote Reply

I mean, they're cool, but probably not $160 cool. My question would be: do they offer them year-round, or only during June?

That's Australian dollars mind you. And I think it's a limited run.

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skisnow lemmy.ca skisnow@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-03-22
#7 · Quote Reply

Ok but don't forget Converse-wearer is like an entire genre of lesbian, they're hardly going out on a limb here

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con_fig programming.dev con_fig@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-09-20
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That's Australian dollars mind you. And I think it's a limited run.

900 dollary doos?!

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ElectroLisa piefed.blahaj.zone ElectroLisa@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-06-07
#9 · Quote Reply

Would be nice if their shoes lasted for more than 1-2 years :/

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moopet sh.itjust.works moopet@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-02-08
#10 · Quote Reply

Makes me wish I could actually wear their shoes.

mm, I tried some back in the day and they're about as substantial as a tshirt on my feet.

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aldhissla piefed.world aldhissla@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-08-26
#11 · Quote Reply

900 dollary doos?!

nah, it's 160 dollary doos, which makes it around 115 dollarinos

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Zizzy lemmy.blahaj.zone Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-08-30
#12 · Quote Reply

Ok but don't forget Converse-wearer is like an entire genre of lesbian, they're hardly going out on a limb here

Why would you call me out like this

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BeMoreCareful lemmy.world BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
#13 · Quote Reply

Makes me wish I could actually wear their shoes.

I remember trying them on back in the day and noping back into my combat boots

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Rob T Firefly lemmy.world rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-07
#14 · Quote Reply

Would be nice if their shoes lasted for more than 1-2 years :/

And also if they weren't a brand of the Nike corporation.

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poopsmith lemmy.ml poopsmith@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2025-01-08
#15 · Quote Reply

Makes me wish I could actually wear their shoes.

Not sure your issue, but high-quality insoles helped me.

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Lucidlethargy sh.itjust.works Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-28
#16 · Quote Reply

Hell yeah, been wearing these shoes most of my life.

I wish the rainbow was vertical, pants are going to cover up half the rainbow.

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Magnum, P.I. infosec.pub Magnum@infosec.pub
Joined: 2025-12-31
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nah, it's 160 dollary doos, which makes it around 115 dollarinos

So about a 100€ if converted to real money.

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southsamurai (he/him/pronoun agnostic) sh.itjust.works southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-19
#18 · Quote Reply

Not sure your issue, but high-quality insoles helped me.

Alas, it's my sasquatch feet. Even new balance and Rockport don't always fit well

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Rooskie91 discuss.online Rooskie91@discuss.online
Joined: 2023-08-18
#19 · Quote Reply

nah, it's 160 dollary doos, which makes it around 115 dollarinos

How many loonies is that?

(I love that I didn't even have to make up a word for that)

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Madzielle lemmy.dbzer0.com Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-08-11
#20 · Quote Reply

Hell yeah, been wearing these shoes most of my life. I wish the rainbow was vertical, pants are going to cover up half the rainbow.

so dont wear pants ;)

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Madzielle lemmy.dbzer0.com Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-08-11
#21 · Quote Reply

Alas, it's my sasquatch feet. Even new balance and Rockport don't always fit well

I cant wear vans either. Used to wear cons all the time, but the only got comfy once my pinky toe pushed though and made a hole in em

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Another Catgirl lemmy.blahaj.zone anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-06-15
#22 · Quote Reply

how about plain trans-friendly shoes that fit?

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Entertainmeonly (she/her) lemmy.blahaj.zone Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-08-17
#23 · Quote Reply

Not sure your issue, but high-quality insoles helped me.

For $115 i expect a quality product. Shouldn't have to replace the insole immediately but shit company is going to be shit company. This is 100% rainbow capitalism.

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ueiqkkwhuwjw lemmy.world ueiqkkwhuwjw@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-06
#24 · (edited) Quote Reply

Converse is a subsidiary of Nike.

Nike is apparently considering donating to trumps ballroom https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/nike-gets-major-backlash-for-survey-on-funding-trump-s-ballroom/ar-AA22JXGO

The co-founder of Nike and largest individual shareholder is billionaire Phil Knight, who also spent a few million trying to get republicans elected in Oregon
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/11/nike-co-founder-phil-knight-makes-record-setting-donation-to-help-elect-republicans.html

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SCmSTR lemmy.blahaj.zone SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-07-24
#25 · (edited) Quote Reply

It's too bad converse shoe toeboxes are like elbow shaped and not toes shaped

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Whats_your_reasoning lemmy.world Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-22
#26 · Quote Reply

Converse is a subsidiary of Nike. Nike is apparently considering donating to trumps ballroom https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/nike-gets-major-backlash-for-survey-on-funding-trump-s-ballroom/ar-AA22JXGO The co-founder of Nike and largest individual shareholder is billionaire Phil Knight, who also spent a few million trying to get republicans elected in Oregon https://www.oregon...

Thank you. I know this might just be a news article, but considering how much advertising occurs through social media accounts these days, we can never really know. Either way, it's important to remember that no matter what publicity stunts a company pulls, that doesn't negate the evil shit they do.

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Whats_your_reasoning lemmy.world Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-22
#27 · Quote Reply

Would be nice if their shoes lasted for more than 1-2 years :/

Tbh, that's better than a lot of clothing that's available right now. Quality has turned to shit across the board. I've got some clothes I bought last year that are already becoming thread-bare. Yet the clothes I wore as a teen managed to survive being in my regular rotation through my early 20s. If I had a pair of shoes that could last 2 years despite daily use, I'd be quite surprised.

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prole lemmy.blahaj.zone prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-06-11
#28 · Quote Reply

Oh ok so I guess we fall for corporate propaganda now, or...?

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nomy lemmy.zip nomy@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-12-06
#29 · Quote Reply

Why would you call me out like this

One of my favorite games to play when I go out is "Chucks or Vans."

It's exactly what it sounds like, I just see how many pairs of Chucks or Vans i can spot, Doc Martens could be on the list too.

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Fmstrat lemmy.world Fmstrat@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-04-27
#30 · Quote Reply

Ok but don't forget Converse-wearer is like an entire genre of lesbian, they're hardly going out on a limb here

Subaru branded shoe?

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aldhissla piefed.world aldhissla@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-08-26
#31 · Quote Reply

How many loonies is that? (I love that I didn't even have to make up a word for that)

221 loonies, which makes it one loonie short of a Schnapszahl

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aldhissla piefed.world aldhissla@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-08-26
#32 · (edited) Quote Reply

So about a 100€ if converted to real money.

I got ~138 of r€al mon€y, 125.69 (nice) of hΓ€rd cΓΌrrΓ©ncy, or 119 of pro'a money innit (they used to use farthings or sth before, I dunno...)

your mileage may vary

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