First of all; chill. I've read through the thread. And your point was to criticize Michael Jordan. You blamed his business practices for the violence at his shoe releases.
#2, You're turning isolated events into trends. That happened a few times. But, because it was MJ, it made for news stories.
#3, Comparing Shaq's shoes prices makes no sense. You may as well bring up Al Harrington. I could go on and on about the basis of capitalism--but, I won't. This is a clear case of "don't hate the player, hate the game." We love to criticize Jay-Z and Puff Daddy, (for example) but, never bring up the names of the guys over them. And the same guys who've created an environment where you have to do some of unsavory things to move up. In the name of capitalism; it'll make no sense to drop the prices. Brand Jordan/NIKE isn't running a charity, it's a business.
#3, That brings me to my biggest point; Jordans are tools. Basketball shoes millionaires run around and train and perform in.
The real issue here is why can't ppl just go; I can't afford those, so I'll get more affordable shoes?
This bothers me because, it's a whole lot easier just to blame one guy. Because, you then skip the actual economic and psychological issues that makes a person kill over sneakers.
Ppl have been inflicted, by that, before Jordan was even born. Take Jordans off of the sales racks and those problems exist.
. When has MJ spoke out to the detriment of other blacks? Yea he hasnt taken any stances either but the nikka's neutral so fukking what
. Dont expect celebrities to raise ur kids and u wont have a problem.
To these posters, as they're the only ones making any kind of sense in this mawfukker.
