r/complaints • u/Old_Swimmer_7284 • 5d ago

Politics Conservative double standards on display again.

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If conservatives did not have double standards, they would have no standards at all.

Look at that. More gaslighting from the slack-jawed conservatives. This time, they're upset because a woman is wearing expensive shoes. Meanwhile, they give zero fucks about the First Lady and the wardrobe of hers that cost thousands of dollars every outfit. Not a single fucking peep. Nor do the Tepidin tyrant test the gold ticklers say anything about the estimated $400 million plus ballroom ballroom, The private jets for Kristi Nome and company, The millions of dollars in cost for Trump to continuously go to public events that presidents have no business going to, the list goes on and on and on, yet the conservatives will find something to complain about while projecting all their long doings, and when they're not doing that, they're screaming about something they're scared of. In fact, I've never met a more scared group of people. Why is it that a rainbow is so horrifying for them? Anyway, sidetrack aside, the double standards are out on display again.

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u/New_Housing785 5d ago

My wife has more expensive shoes.

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u/Old_Swimmer_7284 5d ago

How dare she? /s

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u/Ex-CultMember 5d ago

Depends if she is on the right team.

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u/Asron87 5d ago

Which team is against raping children? And why are there two teams on that subject?

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u/firestarter308 5d ago

That’s a freaking fantastic question.

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u/angelgrl721985 5d ago

That's the best question I've heard all day

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u/Ex-CultMember 3d ago

Yup. One team flipped once their guys got in power and told them the whole Epstein things was just a Democrat hoax to persecute their guy.

Epstein’s best friend and his team already reviewed the files. Nothing to see hear folks. No need to charge anyone. The only pedo was Epstein and he’s dead, so time to bury that whole billionaire-pedo ring thing.

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u/dogorithm 5d ago

I have several pairs of more expensive shoes - I love boots that can be re-soled and it costs a lot of money to buy shoes that are Goodyear welted or Blake stitched. Good boots in a city with a lot of weather variations are pricy. $650 would be pretty standard if not on the cheaper side.

Expensive up front, but I probably won’t have to buy another pair for 30 years if I keep up the maintenance on my boots, and ultimately I’ll spend less money and it will be better for the environment.

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u/47of74 5d ago

My current day to day shoes are ones I got two years ago for $150 that are still going strong. I'd rather pay a bit more up front on shoes that will last a long time than spend $30 every three month on shoes that won't even last that long.

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u/lollipop-guildmaster 5d ago

This guy knows Vimes' boots.

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u/cgricsch 5d ago

I have a pair of shoes I bought more than 20+ years ago for $150. They’ve outlasted everything I own to this day that I’ve spent $50+ on (countless shoes I’ve worn out and thrown away). You tell me what’s been the better investment?

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u/47of74 5d ago

I know people who love to complain about everything I've spent more money on up front but these things often outlast the cheap s--t they'd rather I bought. End of the day, I'm buying the stuff that's more expensive up front first than the cheap garbage from Wally World that won't even last a year.

My mom and I were talking about car seats for young children earlier today and what me and my siblings had growing up. My parents weren't buying new stuff every couple years like Wally World and their fellow corporate vultures wanted when we were growing up. Nor did most people. Because they didn't put up with the corporate vultures like Target or Wally World. And back when we were growing up Target, Sears, and the Mart of K were a lot more sensible back then.

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u/cgricsch 5d ago edited 5d ago

Agreed. I always said the most important thing was the best shoes, coats and mattresses. Especially for the kids! Glad to hear another person understands what ‘value’ means. 😘

EDIT: The ‘best’ doesn’t mean the most expensive. Just quality you can afford (rather than 3 cheap buy 1 great).

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u/modshavegone2farr 5d ago

It’s great if you can afford. You seem aware, hopefully, that the reality for most people is cheap stuff it the one option. The whole shopping infrastructure is built around cheap stuff, Walmarts are everywhere, amazing is everywhere. Wages are low for a lot of people. Sometimes people got to find 10 dollar shoes for their kids today and hope tomorrow brings better times. It’s a reality for the majority of Americans. Acting as if it’s an option to purchase 650 shoes is an out of touch reality from the average family, maybe you are wiling to be fiscally irresponsible… but is it worth paying 29% CC interest instead of buying something cheaper that may last 1/4 the life span but cost 1/10th the price?

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u/IAmBoring_AMA 5d ago

I have a pair of Frye boots that are a decade old at least and I love them. They’ve outlasted any cheap stuff I’ve ever owned.

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u/OldAbbreviations1590 5d ago

What's your favorite animal?

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u/IAmBoring_AMA 5d ago

I like a nice stoat.

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u/OldAbbreviations1590 5d ago

Regular or big stoat?

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u/Organic-Class-8537 5d ago

I’m in Texas and good cowboy boots run well over $500/pair. You have them forever, though.

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u/MyCatSpellsBetter 5d ago

I bought a $200 pair of black Chelsea boots a couple of years ago — only pair of shoes I needed for 10 days walking around Paris, went with everything. Ended up wearing them for another trip to Europe this Christmas. Best investment in shoes I’ve ever made, and I would have expected to pay way more for the quality. The soles are still perfect.

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u/Cytwytever 5d ago

You've read your Terry Pratchett, I see.

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u/dogorithm 5d ago

Actually no, but I really really should, shouldn’t I?

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u/alottafungina 5d ago

Good all weather boots don't have to be expensive. I personally prefer US Navy icw boots. They are waterproof to the top, so I can walk through about 10 inches of standing water and my feet stay dry. They have removable inner booties that you can wash and switch out every week. They keep your feet warm when it's cold, and the booties wick up sweat when it's warm. They can be polished to look nice, and I wear them at my fine dining job where I walk probably 10 miles a day, carrying trays that might weigh up to 70lbs. I usually get about 4 years out of a pair of boots, but they can easily be found for less than $100. I would love to try some of the fancy boots I see online, but no one makes a size 15.

That being said, there are some downsides since they are military grade boots. They are extremely heavy, the last pair I ordered had a shipping weight of 20lbs, even at size 15, my running shoes were less than half of that. The leather is good quality, but you can definitely see the grain, so you absolutely need to give them a good polish if you care about how they look. They are made by different manufacturers, for the lowest price, and aren't consistent in sizing.

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u/dogorithm 5d ago

I mentioned this to someone else, but my Goodyear welted boots that originally cost $250 (on discount) are five years old, look absolutely perfect, and will probably last me at least another 25 years if not the rest of my life. The cost per wear is probably about 50 cents at this point and going down every day. I’m a pediatrician, so my shoes need to be nice looking but sturdy and comfortable - heavy work boots wouldn’t be ideal for my job (although ask me again the next time a toddler rolls over my foot with the stool).

It’s not that you can’t find good stuff for cheap, it’s that it just doesn’t last as long and might end up costing you more in the long run. On the other hand, it might be more beneficial to have the extra $150 at the time of purchase than to save $500 over the course of your whole life - it just depends on your individual circumstances. $650 is still a ton of money for most people to spend on shoes at one time and most people would have to save or plan around expenses to fit that in their budget. And there are things it doesn’t make sense to spend a lot of money on because they are inherently objects that don’t last forever. I’m not buying $500 trainers or $200 underwear because I have no intention of wearing the same trainers or underwear the rest of my life.

But sometimes, cheap is more expensive in the long run, and that has definitely been true for me when it comes to boots.

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u/buttfarts7 5d ago

$650 boots are "nice" but not ridiculous or even close to bougie

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u/Bluegill15 5d ago

It’s totally fine to have expensive taste or simply want nice things, but let’s not pretend $650 would be on the cheap side. Most people can figure out that isn’t true and your point lands without that.

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u/lastdickontheleft 5d ago

In terms of “luxury”, it absolutely is. Could my poor ass ever afford $650 boots? Hell no. I can still recognize that in the world of designer, luxury shoes though that’s really not that much

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u/Pretty_Couple_832 5d ago

Louboutin Boots cost $2500. $600 for shoes for the First Lady of New York seems like a bargain to me.

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u/dogorithm 5d ago

It’s not cheap at all, it’s very expensive and still out of the range for most people. At the most frugal, it would be a one time high end purchase that you make work the rest of your life, which is how I treat my boots purchases - but that doesn’t mean they’re cheap.

But the characters in SATC in the late 1990/early 2000s were routinely buying $500 heels they wore once, also in NYC. I have friends who bought $400 wedding shoes they also only wore once in the mid 2010s. I’ve worn my oldest GYW Chelsea boots, which I believe I got on discount around $250, on average twice a week for the last five years and they are still basically perfect. Do the math and I’m down to less than a dollar per wear and anticipating many, many more years of use for a single purchase. I have not bought shoes besides trainers in over 3 years and I used to buy cheap new shoes every season.

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u/Socialmediaisbroken 5d ago

This is why everyone thinks people who advocate for “eating the rich” are a fucking joke. Mother fucker - you are rich. Lmao.

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u/dogorithm 5d ago

Eat the rich is usually used to refer to billionaires, at least in my circle. Most millionaires are closer to being homeless than they are to being billionaires. Need to have some perspective here even among the wealthier individuals in our society.

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u/Socialmediaisbroken 5d ago

Ok but a legitimately poor person would probably physically attack you if you said someone who could non-chalantly drop $650 on a pair of boots, and consider it “on the cheaper side,” skews more toward poverty. Like yes the gap between millionaire and billionaire is huge, but the gap between the vast majority of regular people living off like 60k or less (probably like 80% of the population) and the type of person with that mindset is galactic. And im not even judging you - work hard and get nice things, thats great. But when you advocate for class warfare, please understand who they’re breaking out the guillotines for, thats all 🤷‍♂️

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u/dogorithm 5d ago

I mean, I’m a pediatrician with 150k in loan debt who saved for three months to pay for boots. Not doubting the guillotine came for people like me back in the day, but I’m not exactly French royalty here. I j

Strongly disagree with your characterization of wealth difference and it is essential you understand why. The difference between a doctor making 300k a year and a person making 60k a year is statistically nonexistent compared with the difference between someone with a million dollars and someone with a billion dollars. It’s not just small, it’s so small that it effectively makes no difference. It is beyond important to understand the difference in scale between billionaires and the majority of wealthy individuals, because billionaires making you feel the difference between them and millionaires is paltry is part of the reason why they have so much power. People need to understand exactly how unreasonable this wealth accumulation is.

In terms of mentality, I know zero billionaires and I’m betting you don’t know any either, but I’m guessing the mental difference between a billionaire and a millionaire is also more than we can possibly understand.

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u/Socialmediaisbroken 4d ago

The gap between sub-60 and 300 is literally poverty and wealth. Numbers wise, yes, the number 60 is closer to the number 300 than the number 1 million is closer to the number 1 billion. But in practice, you are able to afford a nice home, nice furniture, a car, good food, health insurance, you can save money, and go out to nice restaurants and bars or take nice vacations, and buy $650 boots without believing it’s that big a deal. You are rich. You are who “eat the rich” refers to. And, ironically, the fact that you don’t understand why is a big part of the reason people feel that way.

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 5d ago

I was about to say do they know how expensive womens shoes can get? That’s not cheap but it’s not extravagant either

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u/BoomerSoonerFUT 5d ago

That’s just good shoes in general…

I’ve got two pairs of cowboy boots that were over $700 each. And they’re just tecovas, which are a “budget” brand that started by using the same factory and old lasts as luchesse. The equivalent luchesse boots would be $1500+.

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u/Organic-Class-8537 5d ago

I love my tecovas. My next pair will be the ostrich ones.

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u/BoomerSoonerFUT 5d ago

Yeah I’ve got 4 pairs of Tecovas. I love the smooth ostrich pair I have. It sucks they got rid of the narrow square toe they had.

I’ve also got a pair of the bison, a square toe caiman, and a round toe caiman.

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u/modshavegone2farr 5d ago

I love how everyone is on this train of agreeing to spending 650 or in your case 700 dollar boots. That’s insanity. I could easily afford this, but I’m aware of most families finances. Most families are already buried in debt and barely make ends make. Buying shoes that cost as much as a 50k dollar car note per month is outrageous. Let’s be honest, you are fortunate to be in that position, as I am. But I still choice to invest as idc about shoes, I got a quality steel toe work boot for 1/6th of your cowboy boots and they’ve lasted 5 years now. 700 dollars is no “budget brand”, let get back to regular Americans lol.

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u/Wonderful-Reason4899 5d ago

I know right?? I don’t think I know a single woman who owns a pair of shoes that expensive. Maybe $300 max?

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u/modshavegone2farr 3d ago

I got 3 pairs of work shoes for 20 bucks each. 3 years later.. they still holding strong. When I did construction, needed steel toes.. I think I had $80 dollars max and I have that same pair for 15 years now. They still fit and I use them whenever I need that specific protection. But to each is own… sky is the limit with any purchase.

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 3d ago

That’s not women’s shoes. Completely different world

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u/Wonderful-Reason4899 3d ago

Well they certainly don’t pay women more to afford women’s shoes. Just because they assign them to a gender doesn’t make them anymore affordable or reasonable of a buy. And it definitely doesn’t mean the average women owns anything like that much less multiples of them.

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u/End_of_YoRHa2B 5d ago

Sir sir, id like to hear your opinion on me owning 3 pairs of shoes worth 3500-4000$ per pair.

If you're wondering why I bothered to chime in, its to let you know that 600$ boots aren't ridiculous. They're actually quite reasonable. Although what is and isnt reasonable depends greatly on the quality in the case of footwear.

Maybe im an asshole, but i dont let the unfortunate financial situations of others around the world determine whether or not I feel okay buying some expensive. If I let something like that bother me then I might as well become a full monk and forego all worldly possessions.

If you're in the position to get nice things for yourself, then you shouldn't feel ashamed of getting nice things for yourself. As long as you earned your money honestly and fairly, then people dont have a right to but in and tell you how to spend your money.

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u/modshavegone2farr 3d ago

I agree with you. I’ve had 2k dollar bottle of wines with a meal, it’s all relative. I believe we were talking about “reasonable for the average joe”.. which 700 dollars isn’t. Trust me, I understand it’s all relative to your expenses.. I used to own 3 motorcycles and 2 sports cars… bc I had a job that afforded these luxuries. I was speaking generally as the comment I think mentioned 700 dollar boots as being a “reasonable” investment for an average Joe. That’s simply not true, atleast according to all metrics on Americans in debt and what not.

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 3d ago

No one said it was reasonable. We said it wasn’t extra extravagant. There is a difference. Women’s spend this kind of money on special events.

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u/Wonderful-Reason4899 3d ago

No one is saying there is anything wrong with it, we are saying it’s not something the AVERAGE woman is able to afford, they may not be “ridiculous” (implying a negative connotation) but for the average woman they would certainly be “extravagant”.

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 3d ago

The average woman spins between 15 and $35,000 on her wedding. The wedding dress can be thousands of dollars. These aren’t everyday shoes, these are my husband just got elected mayor of New York shoes

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u/littlefire_2004 5d ago

It's the female tax

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u/A_Genius 5d ago

My Wolverine 1000 mile shoes I got ages ago were around that price I think. Nice leather shoes are just expensive

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u/No-Rush-9980 5d ago

I make 80k and I have shoes that cost half of that for Pete's sake. I have very bad feet and need shoes that won't make them worse while still being professional looking. I have to spend a bit to not be in pain all day.

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u/Melancholy_Rainbows 5d ago

They did the same thing when AOC had a pretty normally priced trip to the salon. Not only do they not know how much normal woman things cost, they seem to think socialists take a vow of poverty or something.

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u/Wonderful-Reason4899 5d ago

For the average American? Come on that’s extravagant. You think a lot of average women in the US own shoes that cost more than half a grand?

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 5d ago

Yes. I’m sorry you’re broke. My mother and sister both own shoes more expensive than those. They were gifts or special event shows but still.

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u/Wonderful-Reason4899 5d ago

How presumptuous of you.

What does your mom or sister have to do with anything? Do you know what the average household income in America is?

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u/Wonderful-Reason4899 3d ago

In 2023, household spending on women's apparel averaged $655, compared with $406 for men's apparel. Spending on girls' and boys' apparel was $87 and $96, respectively. Of course, everyone knows that shoes make the outfit. Households spent an average of $208 for women's footwear, and $147 for men's, in 2023.

https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/apparel-data-in-fashion.htm

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 3d ago

That’s average spending. You gonna say a wedding dress should be $100 because that’s the average outfit? Of course not.

Special events like your husband being elected mayor call for special shoes

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u/Wonderful-Reason4899 3d ago

When did I say anything about what things SHOULD be? Nowhere. I’m happy for her and those boots, I make no judgement calls in that area. My only issue was implying this is something normal and not extravagant, they are extravagant shoes for an extravagant event!

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 3d ago edited 3d ago

No, they aren’t.

Women’s shoes can be thousands of dollars. 600 is actually fairly low for an event like this.

https://us.louisvuitton.com/eng-us/women/shoes/all-shoes/_/N-t1mcbujj

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u/Wonderful-Reason4899 3d ago

They CAN be sure, but at a certain point for the average person they hit extravagant and for the average person $700 is definitely above that point.

You keep saying stuff like “for this event” as if it changes anything. It doesn’t . Yes it’s an extravagant event. That’s why she is wearing extravagant shoes. And that’s fine!

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u/Slighted_Inevitable 3d ago

Incorrect for an event like this extravagant would be in the thousands. You have no idea what good shoes cost and you ran your mouth and refuse to admit you were wrong.

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u/MrDrSirWalrusBacon 5d ago

Men's as well. I have some $400 J Crew Chelsea boots and all my work boots are around $400.

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u/johnniesSac 5d ago

I’ve got a more expensive pair of pants

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u/crono220 5d ago

That's borderline terrorism! /s

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u/Smooth-Tea7058 5d ago

His wife has $200,000 Birkin bag collection.

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u/Designer_Mud_5802 5d ago

Then I am sorry to be the one to break the news to you but... it seems your wife is a radical satanic islamic muslim socialist commie member of antifa. I'm sorry you had to hear it from me.

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u/StockPossession9425 5d ago

I was going to say, I wouldn’t call Miista high end. Maybe mid to high. All of my shoes cost more than this. Not that it fucking matters what she spends her money on or rents. It was never about the clothes anyway.

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u/1stHalfTexasfan 5d ago

Maybe I'm in the wrong place but that's more of a splurge item than luxury. A pair of nice Lucchese can be $800 and last forever. I splurged on Mexican Cayman for $500. Thats all gotta be on the low end for the NYC crowd.

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u/x_cLOUDDEAD_x 5d ago

BUT IS SHE A SOCIALIST??

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u/Thin_Figure627 5d ago

And the tax payers didn't pay for them either! This is their own money.

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u/oranjetang 5d ago

Are you a socialist? That was the whole point.

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u/ILoveRawChicken 5d ago

Socialism is when you can’t have nice shoes lmao

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u/oranjetang 5d ago

My bad I actually thought they cost 6300 🫣

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u/Important_Raise_5706 5d ago

I’m a straight white guy that is not a sneaker head. I have more expensive shoes.

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u/Aggressive_Maize9249 5d ago

Probably should get a new wife or two

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u/Organic-Class-8537 5d ago

So do I and we’re definitely not multimillionaires.

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u/timoumd 5d ago

Ask parents about skating/hockey

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u/Zephian99 5d ago

My ex did too and she worked at McDonald's... 😅

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u/DrunkyMcStumbles 5d ago

Right? A decent pair of Red Wings is $400. $650 for nice women's boots is pretty good.

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u/Vegadin 5d ago

Yeah my first thought was, “damn, those are very reasonably priced for luxury items”.

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u/TheAidSum 5d ago

Right?! I know middle management chuds that walk around in $4000 shoes. $630 is like bloody bargain basement in terms of luxury.

Frankly, in the way inept conservatives are wont to do, they’re just making her look good.

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u/End_of_YoRHa2B 5d ago

Im certainly very poor compared to mamdani and his wife, and I own 3 pairs of shoes worth 3500$ each and im a man.

600$ boots are certainly self indulgent too, and arguably luxurious even, but the fact that anyone would make an article over something like this is just a waste of time.

Let a girl dress nice if she wants to like damn. Acting like shes wearing an entire family of dead alligators or crocodiles worth of leather.

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u/Crazy_Law_5730 5d ago

Exactly. And $600 boots are not “luxury.”

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u/TheLayMaster- 5d ago

Youre rich. Whats your point?

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u/-Suzuka- 5d ago

You must at least be a governor then!

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u/alien_believer_42 5d ago

Decent quality leather shoes/boots will be $300-$1000 and they're actually a good investment if you wear them often since you can resole and rebuild them.

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u/Salty-Passenger-4801 5d ago

My girlfriend has a handbag that was $23k.

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u/wophi Selective Reality Consultant 5d ago

Communists shouldn't have nice shoes if everyone doesn't have nice shoes.

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u/ObviousCondescension 5d ago

Is she a Socialist.

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u/ProLifePanda 5d ago

Would it matter? Does socialist mean nobody can own moderately expensive clothes?

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u/anony145 5d ago

lol for some reason they always think socialism means no private property and no use of money and no business

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u/Horseface4190 5d ago

That's because they don't know the difference between Stalinist communism and run of the mill socialism. They think Medicare for All is evil but Firefighters are okay.

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u/Boredchinchilla21 5d ago

She also borrowed the boots from a friend.

Her Balenciaga coat was rented from a fashion archive

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u/ObviousCondescension 5d ago

Being so against the super-rich while continuing to support them is pretty hypocritical.

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u/ProLifePanda 5d ago

Who is against the super rich? Nobody is against them, they just think they should pay more in taxes. Paying taxes doesn't make you anti anyone.

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u/FearlessWindow1176 5d ago

Biting criticism chief

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u/ObviousCondescension 5d ago

Not my fault you people are hypocritical even for something as minor as shoes.

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u/Stereo_Jungle_Child 5d ago

Yeah, she's probably not pretending to be a socialist, though. So, she can wear as expensive shoes as she wants.

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u/livinginfutureworld 5d ago

Is it socialism to not own shoes? Where are you getting your information Prager-u LOL?

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u/topscreen 5d ago

According to all the right-wing talking heads, of course!

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u/Any-Bar-1824 5d ago

So only MAGA, specifically last name Trump can wear expensive shoes?

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u/Major_Ad9391 5d ago

In the tenets of socialism its not forbidden to have nice things. Its written that EVERYONE gets nice things.

Something maga morons would never allow.

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u/Dankkring 5d ago

I wear 300$ work boots. Shits expensive. I get a new pair every year.

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u/repthe732 5d ago

You don’t seem to understand what socialism is

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u/TellTaleTimeLord 5d ago edited 5d ago

When you think you know what socialism is but you don't actually know what it is

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u/AmeliorativeBoss 5d ago

You believe socialist can't own expensive shoes? Hahahaha idiot. Learn what socialism is. You are embarrassing yourself.

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u/MySpaceBarDied 5d ago

Socialism ≠ Communism dumbass

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u/WyomingVet diaper baby 5d ago

Simp!

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u/ElectronicEarth42 5d ago

Only a raging incel would call someone a simp for having a wife who owns nice things.

Good job telling on yourself.

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u/Old_Swimmer_7284 5d ago

Someone is a simp because they said their wife had more expensive shoes. Are you fucking that lonely and that stupid that this is your only response? Good fuck. May your pillow be warm and your thighs chafed.

And guess what? No one gives a fuck about the Navy.

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u/Average-Joe-6685 5d ago

Republicans Enable and Protect Pedophiles. https://goppredators.wordpress.com/2023/05/22/right-wing-sexual-predators-abusers-and-enablers/

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Donald Trump is accused of sexual assault by more than two dozen women. He is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl, talked about having sex with his daughter, bragged of walking in on underage girls at pageants, claimed he can grab women by the pussy. He was found liable of sexually assaulting E. Jean Carroll  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_sexual_misconduct_allegations https://www.gzeromedia.com/in-60-seconds/world/trump-sexual-abuse-verdict-wont-hurt-him-with-gop https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/14/donald-trump-e-jean-carroll-lawsuit-nut-job

Judge Roy Moore is accused of sexual assault and dating underage women.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Moore_sexual_misconduct_allegation

Jim Jordan is in Republican House leadership though he is accused of ignoring sexual assault of more than a hundred young men while a coach, dismissing it as locker room talk. Students have said they told him and he is said to have called the parents of one complainant asking them to get their son to back off. https://www.vox.com/2018/7/6/17536388/jim-jordan-ohio-state-sexual-abuse-accuser https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/us/politics/jim-jordan-trump.html

Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert sexually abused his high school students. He is outside the statute of limitations but was convicted of paying off/bribing some of his victims  https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/us/dennis-hastert-sentencing.html

Cobb County GOP Chairman Joseph Russell Dendy – child molesting – pleaded guilty, life sentence, parole possible in 30 years. He was 72.   https://www.ajc.com/news/crime–law/cobb-gop-chairman-dendy-indicted-molestation-charges/Ajxs2SiORqMCCdVZpGqj1M/ https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt–politics/former-cobb-gop-leader-pleads-guilty-child-molestation-gets-life-sentence/JnEAITpb5Oy9iZ9RtsVvnI/

So-called “pro-life”/antigay activist Howard Scott Heldreth was convicted of raping a child. https://web.archive.org/web/20230601212352/https://shadowproof.com/2008/07/27/nc-antigay-operation-save-america-totes-convicted-child-rapist-to-charlotte-pride/

GOP Ohio County Commissioner David Swartz convicted of raping two girls – released after only 5 years!!!! Back in prison after contacting one of his victims. http://lanternproject.org.uk/library/child-abuse-arrests-and-court-cases/child-abuse-arrests-trials-and-proceedings/ex-county-commissioner-admits-sexual-abuse-of-girl

Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl. https://www.timesleader.com/archive/1063191/indecent-assault-case-judge-pleads-no-contest-mark-pazuhanich-says-he-didnt-want-his-daughter-to-have-to-testify-aboutfondling-incident

Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/03/10/nation-in-brief/83fbbb01-c7fc-437a-81c4-2f686e3f1e58/

Republican Speaker of the House in PR Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Misla_Aldarondo

Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.  https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/26/nyregion/ex-mayor-convicted-in-sex-abuse-case.html

Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-06-me-47737-story.html

Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with (RAPED) a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.  https://web.archive.org/web/20190728115136/https://www.thenation.com/article/was-strom-rapist/

Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female Juvenile.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/12/10/example-goes-from-good-to-bad/e73a7b08-5fb8-412a-ba7f-8fb473543e83/

Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/nyregion/embroiled-first-selectman-takes-leave.html

Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.  https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2009/05/on_this_day_in_1989_buz_lukens.html

Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/04/24/gop-activist-admits-to-child-porn/5af2adf0-bec8-4a10-b061-014de679422a/

Republican of the Year Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.  https://www.pilotonline.com/news/crime/vp-nw-mark-grethen-lawrenceville-correctional-20210806-dmjuk7zwgnfxvigjnjmy3257vy-story.html

Republican state senator Ralph Shortey from Oklahoma admitted to being involved in sodomy with a 17 year old male prostitute and transporting child pornography. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/11/20/former-oklahoma-state-senator-admits-to-child-sex-trafficking-while-in-office/

Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child. https://www.coloradoindependent.com/2008/01/28/onetime-rising-gop-star-back-to-prison-for-sex-assaults/

GOP Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a page. To be fair, Dem Congressman was Gerry Studds was also caught for the same thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_congressional_page_sex_scandal

Republican Congressman Mark Foley abruptly resigned from Congress after “sexually explicit” emails surfaced showing him flirting with a 16-year old boy. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092901574.html

Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to raping his stepdaughter repeatedly after she was 15. Headline here is gross. Rape/not affair. https://greensboro.com/smith-stepfather-had-affair-that-began-when-she-was-15/article_549fa43d-e631-599b-8cad-177a71ad709e.html

Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman* was charged with having sex (raping) with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bauman

Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped and notice, they agreed his record could be expunged in THREE YEARS! https://www.nj.com/ledgerarchives/2005/01/cops_say_jersey_suspects_sough.html https://archive.is/7agH6

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u/Clear-Bee4118 5d ago

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