Make. It. Stop.

This is Awesome!
I love it!
You made my day!!....
and the angry croc-huggers made it even better!

This is Awesome!
I love it!
You made my day!!....
and the angry croc-huggers made it even better!
and

Seriously, was this article published in Newsweek? I love fashion and I am the first to buy fashion magazines, but come on. This is not news, this is a CROC, a croc of crap! This is you, venting your opinion on a fashion trend gone wrong, although it may have been your ???assignment??? for the week. Now???.this is me venting, because you definitely pushed the wrong button.
I am not a croc-wearer and yes, I agree, crocs are ugly and should only be worn for gardening purposes. You should use your talents and write about something important. Try to make something significant happen in the world instead of changing what shoes people are wearing on their feet!! Who cares, and WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH?? They are just shoes???on people???s feet!! Maybe you should address such topics as 1) People on welfare that are still reproducing yet can't afford more children. 2) Cable TV and how they randomly take away channels but still charge you the same amount per month, ???but you can upgrade to receive those missing channels??? and pay more!? 3) The *** and violence on television and how society is accepting this crap as the norm. Temptation Island??? No wonder our world is going straight to hell!
Instead of writing this crap, get up on Sunday morning and go to church and pray for peace or at least write about something that really matters and get that published in Newsweek!

I'm 65 years old, have a pair of camo crocs I wear everywhere. Eat my crocs.

I go to college in Boulder, CO, where Crocs were invented, so I have got to be loyal. I know, you're thinking, "Boulder, right. Crazy outdoor/hippie central." It only seems natural that Crocs were invented here, by a bunch of guys who were looking to make a unique new boat shoe. Because so many people, especially college sdutents, here wear them, the rubber shoes probably look more normal to me than most. And I argue that there is a niche in which it is acceptable to wear Crocs, although it's not a very big one. It is actually very nice to toss on a nice comfortable pair of Crocs with sweatpants before you walk to class, or maybe for breakfast at the dining hall. They also work pretty well for low-impact hiking in potentially wet areas, because you don't have to worry about your shoes getting sorry and waterlogged. And I am all for little kids wearing Crocs - they're easy to put on and take off, resilient to almost any terrain, wet or dry, and kids seem to really have fun with them.

But I do agree that many people abuse this nice little niche for Crocs and wear them in ridiculous places, or with shorts and not long pants (hardly ever acceptable), or in the crazist neon color possible. It's those people, sadly most of the country, who give Crocs such a bad rap.

Oh, and by the way, I seriously considered getting a pair of those high-heeled Crocs. I liked to think of them as my "training heels," since I do have a bit of a hard time negotiating the added height since I'm already almost 6'. =)

Happy Croc-Spotting!

Ha ha, how many people ran out right away to go find the special edition "Soylent Green" crocs because they have every color of crocs except that one. Blech. Hate crocs.

How many people are now out there looking for the special "Soylent Green" edition Crocs because they have every color except that one... I hate stupid crocs.

LOVE your article. I love crocs, too. I have lots of pairs of them and will, no doubt, buy more. I love Dansko clogs as well, though. They aren't as colorful, (except for the pink ones!), but very comfortable. They are certainly every bit as ugly as crocs. But please don't recommend wearing flip flops to your readers! I cannot bear to see one more pair of dirty, hairy, long toenailed feet this summer. There's nothing worse than trying to eat in a restaurant surrounded by disgusting, naked, nasty feet. I personally do not wear any kind of shoes that show my cute little piggies and I take dorkieness one step further by wearing socks with my crocs. (Yes, often white socks. Snowy white, freshly cloroxed scoks.) Perhaps that government buy-back you suggested could go toward flip flops. After all, what do they cost, maybe $1.00 a pair? Much less expensive than a crocs buy-back! Meanwhile, I suggest you and your son count disgusting flip flop feet instead of dorky croc feet. In fact, since I could stand to lose a few pounds, I may start counting, too...it'll certainly put you off your feed.

well steve I have to agree with you they are extremly ugly and I would not be caught in something so ugly. I care about what I look like and so many people today do not care at all how they look in public, its a shame that people will wear anything just to be trendy no matter how silly it makes them look.

I have never been a slave to fashion...I wear belts and shoes/boots older than my 2 grown kids, and they are still comfortable and functional. Worse perhaps than that , I like crocs. They are the most comfortable, (albeit ugly,) footwear I have ever worn. With all due respect to the "writer" of this tripe, I like them, I wear them, and I'll continue to wear them until they are no longer available. (..or it snows here in Wisconsin) We also wear cheeseheads here, so go figure....

To Steve (author): You're obviously trying to overcompensate for something and are hyper concerned about what others think of you. It's OK, man. You're a good person. Whatever happened when you were a kid, it's not your fault. Here's a big bearhug and $29.99, go to Crocs.com and get yourself a pair of the most comfortable shoes on the planet in whatever color makes Steve happy. And, be well.

My favorite walking crocs nightmare: The balding guy with the remnants of a mullet wearing a wife beater and sweat pants with the trophy beer belly and finishing his fashion runway nightmare with crocs. Not to mention his wife in matching wife beater and mullet and cut-off jean shorts and crocs, then the poor offspring of these fashion challenged nascar lovin folks are subjected to there parents mis-guided fashion non-sense. STACEY AND CLINTON Hear us please, we need you more than ever!!

Isn't "comfortable" the reason why we have Stacey London and Clinton Kelly ??? Just asking.

Finally, someone has said what I???ve been thinking! I can get on board with kids wearing and even adult women to a certain extent but guys, for the sake of your manhood, please stop wearing these things. Now, we need to get rid of those ridiculous looking slipper/bootie things called Uggs. That???s an appropriate name because they are f-UGG-ly. That fad can???t die soon enough for me.

I really dont think it could be said any better, sadly my family has been a fatality of the Croc fight. I am the only one left standing (in normal, soft, fabric shoes)! I can't believe people can put clothes on look in the mirror and not think they look like someone out of a toddlers Tv show that has talking shoes! I have never been against anything this petty (besides men in skin tight jeans)! Yes!! Men should never wear these the only guys i can picture are pushing up dorky bifocals trying to read these commments!!!

I completely agree. I'd say burn Crocs but i have a feeling that the fumes would kill whats left of the ozone layer. They should have been left in the garden ...under the rocks specifically. What a wonderful way to spend time outdoors with your son :)

I couldn't have explained it any better. Who in there right mind would want to wear something that resembles a brightly colored plastic cup that you can puchase at any cheesy outlet store? Now they are making some kind of old lady sandels that people who buy and wear Croc's are wearing with calf high socks!!? Do they not realize no matter how comfortable they may be they still look like you are walking around in small neon VW Beetles!

Finally, someone has said what I???ve been thinking! I can get on board with kids wearing and even adult women to a certain extent but guys, for the sake of your manhood, please stop wearing these things. Now, we need to get rid of those ridiculous looking slipper/bootie things called Uggs. That???s an appropriate name because they are f-UGG-ly. That fad can???t die soon enough for me.

I had to read this story after first reading the follow-up. LOL Too funny! A co-worker of mine recently asked "Would you buy a pair of Crocs?" my response : "Crocs? aren't those for nurses and small children?" LOL Call it diarrhea of the brain, I didn't speak before thinking and realized too late that he was contemplating purchasing a pair and I had just offended his fashion insensiblity. Crocs are definitely scarier than acid washed jeans and mullets...never thought those could be topped! LOL