Sunday, November 27, 2016

"We are a New Balance family." Or are we?

This is not a post about my politics. It is a post about how politics are killin' my vibe, messing with my style and screwing up my running game. It is totally self-centered but it is also totally honest. I am annoyed.

I feel like society is always ruining the things I love. Usually bands. This time: shoes.

According to my Instagram account (which you should follow by the way,) I declared my household a "New Balance family" 18 weeks ago with this photo of my baby boy.


This statement was made long before the election and the ensuing New Balance drama after Trump won - when "neo-Nazis" declared New Balance the official shoe of white people. (What did I even just type? What world is this?!) 

Obviously - this is crazy talk. But it is not why I'm annoyed (at least not in this post.) I am annoyed because now I have to question purchasing another pair of my favorite running shoe. You see - I get the all clear from my doctor to run again in exactly 5 days. I was excited to get a new pair of my favorite kicks to make post-pregnancy Michelle feel fast again.

But no, it couldn't be that simple - New Balance had to open their big, stupid mouth. Ugh.

So screw you, whomever is to blame for tainting something that I love. When I am putting on my shoes, I don't want to think about politics or Donald Trump or neo-nazis or whether my footwear choice is sending stupid, politically charged messages (that I don't even agree with in the slightest.) I go running to forget all of that garbage.

But for real, can I just buy the shoes I like without second-guessing myself and feeling guilty? Is that ok with everyone? 

 

7 comments:

  1. Hahaha!The last part of your blog post was really funny!This is something really inspiring,Being fit is the most important thing.It is good to set goals,and your goals are amazing!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Adidas Cloudfoam Advantage Athletic Shoe Step out in style this season with these CloudfoamAdvantage shoes from Adidas new balance

    ReplyDelete
  3. The Lace and Race is literally the BEST weight loss method ever. I am so happy I have found it - https://bit.ly/32oY7TB - it help me a lot to lose weight.
    I hope this method will help others too. keep up with the good work.

    ReplyDelete
  4. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete