What does a sneaker, of any color or even multicolored, have to do with Black History Month?

The first two responses to Amy's tweet

My recommendation for Kassy is either Python or JavaScript.

Subtle. C++ wut u did there.

I'm still still confused on the sneaker.

all-white sneaker

apply black shoe polish like the coonman

What does a sneaker, of any color or even multicolored, have to do with Black History Month? ~ Wfjag at February 8, 2019 3:13 AM

White sneakers have a long history with African-Americans.

Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, instigator of the NFL touchdown dance, wore them.

Run-DMC wore white Adidas sneakers and even wrote a song about them:

They're black and white, white with black stripe
The ones I like to wear when I rock the mic

She is probably crying now.

Don’t you meanies feel badly? No? Me neither.

...unless you're literally from a country that does or if you are invited by someone who is from a country that does

Country? Aren't countries and political boundaries forcibly-imposed constructs of the patriarchal imperialist/capitalist white man?

I hate young people. And Twitter.

...And Buzzfeed.

I'm still confused.

I think that's part of their plan, keep their opposition guessing.

Isab: She is probably crying now.

I'll assume this is sarcasm. She's giggling like a pre-teen school girl right now. This was a transparent ploy to get attention. She succeeded.

When I was in high school ALL sneakers were white. Just the patriarchy I guess. Now you see athletes wearing orange and neon green shoes.

According to this logic, black people can't wear white clothes and white people can't wear black. We are letting the crazy and paranoid rule our world.

Related:

However, many on Twitter are firing back at the idea that a restaurant could be authentic without an Asian chef leading the charge. Others noted that “Asian” is not a specific type of cuisine.

https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/gordon-ramsay-under-fire-for-plans-to-open-authentic-asian-restaurant

We are letting the crazy and paranoid rule our world.

Nah. Let them cry and pout. Take Patrick's advice and tell them to go fuck themselves. Gordan Ramsay is just the chap to do that, too. His business partners probably not so much.

Do it cheerfully, with a smirk on your face. I understand that drives them to levels of frothy insanity.

ahw, Patrick, and cc all got it right.

Namely, WHY do we act as though the rude young fringe on Twitter represent the world or even deserve to get mentioned at this forum - or that they represent how the middle-aged people of the future will talk and behave when they're NOT on Twitter?

It's sort of like all the crazy, sometimes-illegal behavior on fictional TV shows. Just because those shows MIGHT get the highest ratings doesn't mean that the viewers think it's OK to imitate that sort of uncivilized behavior when face-to-face with real people - whether they're friends or strangers. (At any rate, *I* certainly see a big difference in decorum between fiction and everyday real life, even when we're talking about TV shows that are decades old.)

Let's be honest, those all-white sneakers look awful are nothing more like a cheap cash grab.

If they wanted, they could have released limited edition Adidas Superstar sneaker shoes -complete with LL Cool J singing Mama said knock you out- for the month and make bank with it.

Friendly reminder that you don't get to celebrate lunar new year . . . after my plan to steal the moon succeeds!!! Mwa hahaha! I shal take your tides and leave you with nothing.

"My recommendation for Kassy is either Python or JavaScript."

Please don't. The last thing the field needs is another SJW who can't code their way out of a paper bag, but is great at throwing around grievances. Warning: We all have Asperger's, commit 25 microagressions per day, and are completely insensitive to your emotions.

I don't GET to celebrate? Who the hell is going to stop me if I chose to? And how? Who's going to do the genetic testing to make sure I'm not sufficiently Asian to qualify to GET to? The stupid, it burns!

I don't GET to celebrate? Who the hell is going to stop me if I chose to? And how? Who's going to do the genetic testing to make sure I'm not sufficiently Asian to qualify to GET to? The stupid, it burns! ~ Jim Armstrong at February 8, 2019 2:00 PM

What's Asian ancestry got to do with it?

My pagan Irish ancestors used a hybrid lunar/solar calendar.

Plenty of pagan European cultures used a lunar calendar - why do you think we celebrate so many Christian holidays on a pagan schedule?