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A List of the Dumbest Sneakers I Own

I own a lot of sneakers. Many of them are cool. Some of them are dumb. Here are the dumbest. Suggested Reading The Root 100 – 2024’s Most Influential African Americans Post #3 6-18-2025 Post #2 6-18-2025 Video will return here when scrolled back into view Stefon Diggs and Cardi B Viral Boat Video Prompts…

I own a lot of sneakers. Many of them are cool. Some of them are dumb. Here are the dumbest.

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I bought these for my book tour last year because the black and yellow was supposed to signify me taking Pittsburgh everywhere with me. But on feet, they look like something a Transformer would wear to an after-prom. Also, they weigh five pounds eachโ€”which means if you twist an ankle you might rupture an Achilles, too.

Matte black shoes are good in theory, but in practice, it looks like Iโ€™m wearing coal. Or like I just got really, really, really ashy.

I bought them because Iโ€™d never seen anything like them. But thereโ€™s literally zero clothing pairings they look good with, and they feel like Iโ€™m wearing a stapler. The only reason they exist is for gym niggas to compliment you between chugs of Muscle Milk.

I actually really like these. When I first bought them, they made me feel like I was in the future. Unfortunately, future me is still dumb and hadnโ€™t yet realized how impossible it is to keep an inch thick white sole clean. If you wear these outside for three minutes, they go from alabaster to pond juice.

Iโ€™ve literally never worn these shoes, I donโ€™t remember even buying them, and I only still keep them because I suspect they might possess the coronavirus vaccine.

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