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Often I see Hot Bear Guys
And wonder if they could possibly be gay
… Often one feels it, I know: our gaydar… I have it and it’s
pretty sure-fire
But I sometimes get waves of emotion from people just coz they like my
look
Not coz they wanna fuck
And the signals only get sent if a guy sends them: most don’t think
I’m gay…
But really, apart from all that
I try to tell by looking at their shoes
Can a guy wearing Terrible White Shoes possibly be gay?
I know tons of fags with no taste who eat mcdonald’s and dress from
wal-mart
I saw a fat guy wearing a carhart jacket today…
And he was wearing loafers
Probably gay..,
But who’s to say?
Great World
What do you think?
Do Shoes show a man’s inclination to male-to-male sex?
0 thoughts on “Terrible White Shoes”
zombietruckstop
As I recover from and Achilles tendon rupture and surgery to repair said, I’m forced to wear those shoes every day. I hate them! Plus the orthopedic boot I’m forced to wear is throwing my body into chaos. Alignment gone. I wish I was in NY – I need a massage…
dominicvine in reply to zombietruckstop
that sux
but it’s temporary
is neglect of style temporary? rarely.
again, i’m talking about _blank_ white shoes
not medically issued shoes
i’m not making fun of the tards, yo
i’m just wondering about the masses who didn’t jump on the color-wheel concept
how much longer you got to heal?
(heel, ha!)
HUGS
you might do well to do simple standing poses (yoga)
which are really about you just being aware of all of your pain and positioning
it will help things from going completely to hell
and speed recovery
just spend a few minutes every day feeling EVERYTHING in your body as indepth as you can
and make minute adjustments
ednixon
From the McDeath Website;
”
There are new rumors circulating on the internet regarding “McDonald’s donating profits to the war in Israel.” These rumors are absolutely false. McDonald’s never has and never will support war efforts in any area of the world through sales and profits in our restaurants.”
McDonald’s, you see, supports war and death in other ways than sales and profits in their restaurants.
But I digress….
bitterlawngnome in reply to ednixon
They are front men for the Medico-Industrial Complex.
dominicvine in reply to ednixon
one of my favorite stories ever
was hearing that the first five McD’s to open in India got Fire Bombed
…= they were serving fucking BEEF in INDIA
(for those not india-philes: one of the main gods in the hindu pantheon is Shiva, each god has a sacred animal: his is a cow (a brahmen cow, which is a bit different than standard beef, but…) so in most of india it is completely taboo to eat meeet and cows roam the densly populated city streets)
When they opened their 6th
they made their burgers out of lamb.
leafshimmer
Those two establishments (Walmart and “Mickey D’s” which is what my Dad now calls it) always induce a wave of nausea, which is why I try to avoid visiting them.
I assume people are happier if I don’t puke in public. so I stay away.
Anyone else who wants to go there is perfectly welcome to do so.
ednixon in reply to leafshimmer
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=McDeath
http://www.salagram.net/mcdeath.html
and
buy the t-shirt.
ednixon
Just back from Chicago, home of Hamburger McDeath University which was why I have been seeing McDeath on every corner. I didn’t eat there on this Chicago trip. I got groceries instead at an Aldi and nuked them in the Red Roof microrange on Ontario Street instead. Bumbly.
bitterlawngnome in reply to ednixon
when did people start calling it McDeath?
ednixon in reply to bitterlawngnome
After the artist formerly known as WaltzingTree said:
“there is NOTHING redeemable about McDonalds. it is dead. it is what causes cancer and diabetes and heart attacks. it is pure laze, self neglect and DEATH.”
bitterlawngnome in reply to ednixon
Urso & I used to call it that when he lived here. Well OK I used to call it that and Urso rolled his eyes LOL
broduke2000
I’m waiting for “Biker Eye For Badly Dressed Guy” TV show.
holy13nation
I have a pair like that. And I also wear smart brogues, brothel creepers and biker boots.
I’m more concerned that he looks a little sad.
dominicvine in reply to holy13nation
actually, he’s just tired
probably a bit sad. most people are sad.
i mean..
most people are tired. exhausted. a bit sad.
most of the photographs i take of strangers capture them not putting a happy face on
so they look a bit tired and sad.
and you’ are also a good example:
if i saw you in public
would you know i was gay and put on a cruising thing at me?
(besides i’m not your type)
i’ve seen quite a few pictures of you and you don’t come across as !Gay!
so i would look at you
and think you’re hot
and wonder
and if you were wearing your white shoes
i would wonder why you would have those
and if you could possibly be gay…
ednixon
That’s a great sneaky subway snapshot. The expression and impact is immediate.
benpanced
Do Shoes show a man’s inclination to male-to-male sex?
Only when he has the sole of his Doc Marten in your face and he’s telling you to “lick it, bitch, and say you love yer Daddy”.
nfotxn
“I know tons of fags with no taste who eat mcdonald’s and dress from wal-mart”
So you have to be a classist style-conscious urbanite to be gay? You should humour the idea that some people have different social circumstances than you. And that the time to prepare food or rummage through vintage and style shops is not a luxury they can afford. Let alone the financial cost.
I beg you to please re-consider that statement. It’s similarly unattractive.
ednixon in reply to nfotxn
I agree Brodie. First thing I thought was, uh oh, now I can’t go to WalMart and McDonalds, it violates the sensibilities of dazzling urban sophisticates. WalMart is verboten, not allowed, in S.F, certainly Manhattan, and White Pine County, Nevada.
McDeath, however, is seemingly everywhere, like starbux.
nfotxn in reply to ednixon
I’m a big believer that change happens from the inside out and that a third-way solution is the answer here. If we just rely on elitist class based boycotts we actually just say something about our own insecurities rather than make any change. Moreso we need to take our sophisticated sensibilities and lend them to them to the workers and customers of the companies that prey on them.
The us vs. them mentality over sustainble food, local good and union jobs. That the American Apparel and Whole Food monied urbanites save it for themselves. It’s so pathetic. So pathetic that affluent people pine for something so basic. Divid themselves from others on such a non-luxurious basis. Look how far we’ve all fallen.
dominicvine in reply to ednixon
frank
you’re a freak
your style is kinda bumbly
you’re one of the oddest people i know
and it’s completely different than the clothes you wear
could you be one of the fat men wearing white shoes i wonder about?
ALMOST
but you’ve got a monster fucking beard
but you know me enough to know that McDonald’s totally fucking violates my sensibilities
stop fucking eating that shit!
(do whatever you want)
ednixon in reply to dominicvine
thank you baybee woof.
Been wearing the $89. Chippewas for a few years. WalMart’s sucky $25. ‘brahma’ boots melt in a few months. Had on weird Converse sneakers last time in NYC, totally wrong for the December weather. Must stop shopping at that Las Vegas Fashion Outlet. Those are retired.
dominicvine in reply to ednixon
yeah
a crazy homeless person on a subway told me years ago that you should never skimp out on two things:
the food you put in your body and the shoes you put on your feet
and i realized he was right
and have never worn discount shoes since then
it’s just not worth it.
thanks for all the links on McDeath!
dominicvine in reply to nfotxn
yeah, you know i’m the gayest gay in all ov classist style-conscious gay-land.
there is NOTHING redeemable about McDonalds. it is dead. it is what causes cancer and diabetes and heart attacks. it is pure laze, self neglect and DEATH.
not giving a shit about what you put in your body and suffering under the decay caused by slopping down poison like a pig is never going to be OK in my eyes. McDonald’s is like George W Bush. it’s OK to be Imperialist ignorant lazy bastards? No. it will never be OK.
it doesn’t even taste good. it’s just quick and cheap and fucking EVERYWHERE.
Wa-Mart i can have a slight bit more compassion for because they put EVERYTHING else around them out of business, they abuse their labor and all their shit is imported from china, so it’s cheaper, and that’s nice. it’s probably made from 110% brazilian once-was-rainforest-cotton ( Like the GAP uses )
and the shoes you can buy there are cheap
(child labor always gives us great discounts)
i know
they probably wear out every fucking four months coz they’re such cheap crap and because they’re such cheap crap they probably fucking give people plantar fascitis
i paid $300 for a pair of shoes made in europe and they’ve lasted me 4 years, are still in great condition, i wear them almost every day and my feet Never Hurt.
calculate the fucking savings on that.
i almost NEVER BUY CLOTHES
everyone throws so much shit away in this country that could be reused it’s a fucking CRIME
from the hundreds of people i’ve met and the community free-boxes all over worlds i move through
i’ve got free clothes for over 9 years
(admittedly, i don’t have a bear body and can fit into almost anything so can choose more colorful and interesting options than the average bear, but there are ALWAYS options.)
i’m not rich, i have been self employed and living hand to mouth for over 8 years
i grew up in rural indiana with ignant parents who came from working class suburban families in michigan
and i’ve traveled around this country and this world (efectively homeless) for 12 years
i get it, ok?
but people being willfully ignorant and lazy for the sake of convenience at the cost of their health and conscience of the planet is something worth being pissed off about.
and your second comment doesn’t make any sense
thanks for commenting
but you’ve read my journal on and off for years, right?
you know i’m a critical bitch as well as being a pretty girl
and i’ve never been concerned about looking pretty all the time
i’m unattractive sometimes
and i’m mostly attracted to fat middle aged men
many of that demographic don’t give a shit about what they wear ( jeans and a flannel? a free sweatshirt they got somewhere with a logo of some corporation on it?)
and i certainly don’t pick them for their clothes
(not that i give a fuck about fashion, but i appreciate people who have style: it’s part of a personality)
there are many other reasons to like or love someone than their accessories
this post isn’t about what terrible people the fat men in terrible shoes are
it’s about the ubiquitous bland personality blank root-chakra covering body supporting equipment that a large percentage of fat middle-aged men wear because of autopilot
and i’m just not sure. . .
is that indicative of a man’s ability to be able to admit to himself and act upon his desire to have sex with other men?
sometimes i assume it does
but not always…
it’s something i ponder often
(but that shit’s too much to post from my phone)
nfotxn in reply to dominicvine
Ok listen I agree with you. BUT I’m saying the solution to these problems isn’t to put people down. That just makes ignorant people hate you. And it makes you look like a prick to everyone who doesn’t already agree with you. So what’s the point?
dominicvine in reply to nfotxn
i wasn’t saying
“oh look at her, her shoes are TERRIBLE!”
dismissing her entire existence
(btw, i can’t believe no one has said anything about him being cute… i think he’s so cute)
i’m not even talking about it as being a problem
i’m just saying
boring
badly built shoes
are tasteless
CAN you be a fag and be tasteless?
Yes
(nothing wrong with that)
(and many people who are tasteless in areas like that have intelligence way beyond most other people in certain areas, i’m not mocking, in carpentry or plumbing or the basic shit that keeps our world running, i respect that (their shoes just suck))
i’m really not much of a fashion queen
and i don’t really care about people’s clothes/shoes very often
but the reason i love new york
is people don’t live in fucking cars
they are on the street
and in the subways
and i get to stare at them all the time
and wonder about them
and big chubby men i want to play with
who i am pretty sure i have no chance what so ever to get them out of said clothes
all i’ve got is their exterior
so i try to go in depth in my considerations of pondering them as a person using those signifiers
and i keep getting stuck on these white shoes
they seems like some sort of symbol
does that symbol always equal NOT GAY?
and dude
maybe you’re reading this as so offensive because you’re hipper than i am, more gay than i am, more fashionable than i am and over-all bearier than i am
you’re totally cute and intelligent and considerate and i respect and admire you
i’m not saying i’m wrong from making blanket indictments of people’s actions
i got hitler in my heart too, babe, it’s not just anthony (sorry, hate that style of poetics, just came to mind)
if i were king i’d destroy tasteless garbage
i’m a bit evil.
again, though
this post not about me putting people down
it was just me being honest
i’d rather be honest
and i must admit i don’t really care if ignorant people hate me
that’s their ignorant deal
i aint their fucking teacher or jesus no matter how much their simple-ass minds reduce me to that from them swallowing only images foisted upon them their whole lives
and i’m prickly
i’m sure you have more friends than i do
and i KNOW you have a happier love-life than i do (your partner is adorable)
so i know you have a different psychology and mentality than me
i may be the one to grow up old and lonely
but it’s who i am
that’s far more the point
i rather only deal with people who deal with my points as well as my furry belly
and not just expect me to be creamy and sweet all the time
coz i’m not
gordreece
What’s wrong with white sneakers and Walmart. nearly all my clothes come from Walmart. They are a lot cheaper than Old Navy.
They seem to be the only ones that sell plain white boxers too.
okay. I might be a bad fag.
dominicvine in reply to gordreece
i haven’t worn sneakers since i was 14 or something
i don’t know… i turned punk/goth/art-fag
and wore huge army-boots to protect my insecurities
and then i turned hippy and wore sandals or went barefoot
…. or wore hiking boots.
i dunno, i hate wal-mart
i hate the monoculture of america
… sometimes i’m a hater
yet i’m also a badfaggot, so i can only condone that.
— you’re a lot less angsty than me.
i don’t think there is anything wrong with you being a bad fag
– you’re more cute and fun than me too.
gordreece in reply to dominicvine
Are all your posts and comments poetry?
We are stuck being our own worst critics because we have no choice.
We have to compare our insides
With everyone else’s outsides.
Its a trap.
Andy Warhol saw art in the bland commercialism of American marketing. I see beauty in some of the things that others rightfully hate about us.
And sometimes it’s just a 9 dollar pair of shoes when I only have 11 dollars to spend.
dominicvine in reply to gordreece
Re: Are all your posts and comments poetry?
ahhh
i don’t think of anything i write as poetry
it’s just how i think and write
(when i got a computer i started chatting with people all over indiana, then america, then the world… starting when i was 12… it made a much bigger impact on me than english class as far as my writing is concerned)
it’s my … “voice”
sometimes i find it embarrassing
but i really CAN’T write in paragraphs and sentences anymore.
i sometimes think of going back to school to learn it
but i don’t know if i can
i was always failing classes because i was retarded and couldn’t conform
yet i was helping the teachers teach the class and grade the papers and knew more than the other students
(shrugs)
i’m a mis-fit.
i like what you say about comparing our insides to others outsides
it’s really frustrating, yes
(i’ve always wished schools taught kids emotional awareness in the curriculum… maybe that would prevent this?)
so you’re a fag
and you are like… in fag world
you make fag porn and have a fag boy friend
and all that stuff, right?
and you’d wear bland white shoes
and i might see you on the subway…
but you’d probably not be staring off with exhaustion wafting from every fiber of your being
you’d probably feel me looking at you and look back
then i’d know..
or not.
i wouldn’t hate you for your $9 shoes
i’d just take them off.
you could have em back when you left
gordreece in reply to dominicvine
Re: Are all your posts and comments poetry?
this made me laugh. I agree. I wear 10 dollar shoes with 70 dollar arch supports in them. Funny, eh?
dominicvine in reply to gordreece
Re: Are all your posts and comments poetry?
your shoes would last longer and you wouldn’t need the arch support if you buy ECCOs or Mephisto
or something like that
expensive but well-made shoes
$300 or something
but for a few years
it’ll save you in the end and keep your feet from breaking
… or is it too late? i don’t know
do your yoga!
feyrieprincess
One of the worst things about having Plantar Fasciitus is that I have to wear shoes like that ALL the time
It is so humiliating
dominicvine in reply to feyrieprincess
hmmm
i’m surprised to hear that. . .
but i have known indie-kids to wear othopedic shoes as a fashion statement
like those thick black-framed glasses that everyone use to dread and now is fashionable
it’s… “ironic”
i suppose i just imagine you should have bare feet
and they should never touch the ground
as you are always floating at least a few inches above it, right?