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Misogyny-promoting StockX Won’t Get a Dime From Us

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We love sneakers. Never been a fan of re-buying sneakers for exorbitant amounts but we support those who are (especially the sellers). We flipped a pair of made-in-USA Supreme Vans on eBay about 15 years ago. Now why is online marketplace StockX (an ebay on steroids) giving a platform to some mad male who spouts deplorable untruths on their twitter feed? This is what their editorial director has to say about a widely cherished British author whose books are enjoyed by millions.

<Very dumb tweet that is technically libel. Image removed>

Bull. Only a fool believes that J.K. Rowling is actually a ‘nightmare, anti-LGBT crusader’. Anyone who reads newspapers knows she’s been on the most liberal side of fighting for ‘lives of the vulnerable’ since this twitter user was probably in diapers. Let’s give ignorance an excuse for the sake and add that going after Rowling with the viciousness that alt-right froggies went after Hillary 5 years ago is a terrible look. Aren’t we trying to welcome more women into sneaker culture? We don’t like this editorialization at all.

<Another, even dumber tweet calling someone TERF. Image removed>

Hello? Why are they throwing the acronym for Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist around as a stand-in for ‘witch’ or some other insult so casually? Pretty much everyone can see sneaker culture has a male-dominance problem. Why is StockX giving props to some uninformed literary critic that drops stinky posts like this on a public forum ?

Until StockX can show a bit more editorial responsibility around the edges we recommend avoiding the platform. There are plenty of other locations, both online to sell and buy sneakers and other items that don’t platform furious males who try to ruin art made by women via lies and smears.

“Opinions expressed are our own”. Of course. We’re constantly hearing how men need to “do better”. From one man to another hu-man: StockX, do better, or just change the name to StockXY and be the go-to site for disaffected name-callers.

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Advanced Walking Technique #7: Orbiting

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Orbiting is when you arrive near your destination, then take a little walk around the block or area before your appointment or task. “Around” may be imagined in the loosest form, so zig-zagging circuitous routes count too. Orbiting gives one a chance to collect thoughts, gather info (such as where to get a ginger ale) and prepare for spaceship-like landings.

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Shoe Game Chess

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Welcome players. The game of Chess starts you with sixteen pieces of six different types. Here we break down the six in terms of shoe-game. With nothing but love: Shoe Game Chess.

King

This is your best pair of shoes, your favorite, your top kicks. Hard to kill. You keep them protected. If your place is on fire, there you are climbing down an emergency rope ladder with these in your teeth. It’s game over if you lose the king. We don’t make the rules but this one is obvious.

Queen

Your most powerful pair. Think versatility. Footwear you can travel in, go places, do things, just as royally as the king but with more mobility. Someone that never saw your best shoes should assume these are. Queen can be your everything, certainly your almost-anything, embodying the best of the other pieces and able to offend and defend the whole shebang.

Rooks

Boots. Dress boots, thigh-highs, chukkas, wellies, some damn boots. No matter where you are, a pair of boots remain handy in your corner, deployed strategically, and for dual uses — sometimes even three. Life tells you what kind you’ll need. Spend more on less. Be ready to castle-up and keep the royal couple chambered on snowy hikes and woody worksites.

Bishops

Church shoes, job shoes. wedding shoes, court shoes, funeral shoes:  Hope mainly for one out of those five. Throw on some Bishops to slide in or out of social situations diagonally and be on guard for sharks in nice-pairs that may be scheming on your pieces from afar. Bishop and Knight are of the same material value. How one uses each depends chiefly on play-style.

Knights

Athletic footwear, sneakers, trainers. Sneaks enable you to take part in activities that regular hard-bottomed clunkers can prohibit. We don’t need a closet full of 16+ pairs (remember this isn’t checkers), but everyone deserves some well-fitting, ready-to-jump-around-in pair of sneakers to make L-shaped hops, capture the day’s goals and work that body.

Pawns

Check the breezeway. Could be old vet versions of your higher value pieces, could be slippers, flip flops or crap shoes — could be first responders. Pawns doesn’t mean you can’t make meaningful moves — even change the game. When they reach the end of the board (life) it’s an opportunity to upgrade on another one of the aboves.

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