Posted on 12/29/2011 3:15:45 PM PST by mandaladon
HOUSTON - Local activists and ministers are taking on one of the world's top sports brands.
They're calling on Nike and Michael Jordan to change the way they sell the highly sought after Air Jordan sneakers.
This comes after the frenzy over the limited release last week turned violent in some cities. Now, community leaders say the people at the top should take some responsibility.
Mob style scuffles nearly turned into riots over the $200 Air Jordans. It's hard to explain the shopping madness that had some customers running to malls.
"I've never seen anybody be killed or jumped over a TV. For some reason it's the shoes," said Maria Hernandez, whose son frequently buys the sneakers.
"These shoes have always had a place of value in Black life," said Malik Ingram.
It bothers Ingram that the shoes bearing his idol's name are associated with violence.
"We all grew up loving him. He makes no statements. It's like he doesn't care," said Ingram.
Outside Greenspoint Mall on Wednesday activist Quanell X and ministers called on Jordan and Nike founder Phil Knight to lower the price of the shoes and meet customer demand.
(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxhouston.com ...
Of all the responsability-avoiding, blame-assigning bs I’ve ever heard! But you have to expect this from growing up on Uncle Sams Welfare Plantation. “Ain’t my fault’’.
Is that you, John?
Is that you, John?
Yes, we need to show apathy toward common criminals and sacrifice for the good of the nation by making criminals and malcontents feel good. /s
It's right in line with 0bama's "change" directive for America.
Unreal. I just cannot believe I just read this.
How about that crack pipe, Malik? Got some value love for that?
Quanell X and ministers called on Jordan and Nike founder Phil Knight to lower the price of the shoes
Quanell 10 has lots of money but has never worked.
Maybe he should buy some kicks for the brothers. Just sayin'...
I heard this BS on FOX earlier today. It is not up to Jordan or Nike to control the behavior of the black community.
These stupid shoes look like a joke and it is a damn shame black folks can’t see they aren’t successful based on some cheesy looking overpriced shoes.
God help them. Instead of calling on black folks to get a grip, they call on others to change their behavior to control the idiocy of black people.
Thats not Greenspoint Mall, That’s Gunpoint Mall.
It’s not the sneakers that are the problem.
It’s the low-rent, trashy clientele.
How about the ministers start preaching the tenth amendment, instead of this social justice garbage.
Read the comments at the site. Not much sympathy for the homies.
Ha..ha...I need some coffee this evening...
Commandment, the Tenth Commandment...
Quanell X outside a mall known as "Gunspoint"... how, appropriate. /rme
I’m not really sure what the “activists” are requesting. Do they want Nike to just hand out shoes to the lower socioeconomic population to be “fair”? Yeah.... like there wouldn’t be a riot if THAT happened!
“lower the price of the shoes and meet customer demand”.
...sorry. That’s not how it works. Customer demand is already extremely high. I say raise the price even higher! And then higher!!
Now there is the racist summarizing of the year!
At least under 0bama some now understand the appreciation of good protective gear for the foot. /MS
It ain’t the shoes or how they are marketed that needs changing.
My question is, when is nike going to start making air jordan belts?.....
Just a thought...
If they quadrupled production and charged $40 nobody would want them.
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