Make. It. Stop.

amen! end it, end it now!

"They???re bright. They???re sturdy. They???re trendy. They???re Crocs ??? the often gaudily colored plastic shoes worn on playgrounds, hospital floors, beaches and hiking trails all across the United States. And as of this month, they???re on the feet of thousands of children, women and men on the central plateau of Haiti.
The sudden popularity of Crocs in poor Haitian communities wasn???t dictated by fashion. It was prescribed by doctors. Going barefoot in the rocky hills and muddy valleys of Haiti isn???t just uncomfortable. It leads to a major public health problem ??? an epidemic of tungiasis, an infestation of sand fleas that can cause pain, itching, swelling, open sores and, if left untreated, sepsis, tetanus or gangrene.
The initiative was orchestrated by Kageno Worldwide, a non-profit dedicated to ???transform[ing] communities suffering from inhumane poverty into places of opportunity and hope.??? Kageno solicited the shoes from Soles United, Crocs??? program for donating shoes made from recycled material." (taken from PIH.org) So perhaps instead of mouthing off, you could use your journalist skills to request donations for those who might actually appreciate them no matter how unfashionable.

Well, I'm not as much of a vocalist about these, but I second most of his thoughts. They're hideous, and not terribly safe. Just google "crock escalator accidents" and see what you find. You can find comfort in far nicer packaging if you look hard enough, stop using that excuse. Even my kids call them "ugly shoes", horrified that Sketchers now makes them too.

I think this article is very well written. Even as a backyard -only CROCS wearer myself, I found this to be hilarious and amusing. My husband wears them to cut the grass and do yardwork in so his regular shoes don't get ruined. I wear them to pick up dog crap, if I accidentally step in something wicked, they can be washed off easily. I have no intention of wearing CROCS to a wedding anytime soon.

You know, I don't care much for Crocs myself. But to sit there and DEGRADE people, because you've deticated your life to hate Crocs (as weird as that sounds), is only overshadowed by the pathetic upbringing your showing your child. I would be scolding my daughter left and right if she said something so judgemental, belittling, or condesending about a total and complete stranger based on their physical appearance of any sort.

WHATS NEXT, LAUGHING AT HANDICAP PEOPLE? Stop being so shallow, attend a few parenting classes, and worry about your OWN wardrobe. Get a life.

Maybe, just maybe, someone has feet that ache and so they can't do stuff everyone else just takes for granted. Heard of bunions, hammertoes, they hurt. Constantly. So, if you can get some relief and not feel pinched or aching, you can buy come Crocs, which , no one I know bought them because of fashion. THey help nurses and Drs. who have to stand on their feet, maybe saving someone like you. Even you deserve to be saved even tho, you have nothing else to write about that is relevant. Personally I don't care about fashion ,who is living with who, who is having babies, I care about people. Our troops, our missionarys, our government, our protected USA. I care if a child is hurt, scared, hungry and instead of your bringing it to our attention, we need to read about how you hate Crocs. All the same, I hope you and your son have a very nice day, and you can show him how some people have to live and what we can do to help each other.

Why would you waste your time writing an article about a pair of shoes? There are more important things to be teaching your son. To teach him that people are dorks because they wear a certain pair of shoes is very shallow. It's not the shoes that people wear, but the heart that they have. This article was a waste of time for you and every person that took the time to read it.

All of the negative comments are posted by croc wearers. Superbly written!

Crocs represent everything I hate about America: Ignorance, fat Americans who have no desire to present themselves in a presentable way, laziness. I blame the Northerners. My husband and I just returned from a weeklong trip to San Francisco where we were nauseated daily with Crocs and Birkenstocks. I really thought that nothing could top the nauseum I felt while looking at unkempt feet in a pair of Birkenstocks. No, thank you Crocs, you have taken that cake. They filled every shoe store window there. It made me want to run straight to the Castro District. You won't find a pair there.

I think you need to find something better to do with your time, not just as a lover of crocs they are extremly comfy for a nurse that spends 12 hours of her day on her feet on concrete floors.
I have 2 sons that have crocs they make great water shoes as well

OMG...This was hilarious !!!Thanks for the laugh . I lost my 4 year old to brain cancer in january and hadnt laughed this much since...
Now , that being said , I wear crocs all the time!!!
A dork in texas ( www.carepages.com juliansworld )

All the people that are angry about the diss on Crocs, must be wear Crocs!!! GET RID OF THEM PEOPLE- SAVE YOURSELF FROM BEING A FASHION VICTIM!!!

ahh now that im registered on this crap whole you call a website im in love with my detroit tigers crocs! most comfortable shoe ive ever had! and i had no idea they were supposedly smell proof so you cant say we all use that ignorant @$$ and if we all went barefoot everyone would need to be a doctor because barefoot wont stop a rusty 9 inch nail from going into youe foot!

Of all the historic landmarks in Old Town Alexandria, you are teaching your son to look at tourists feet?

I wasn't bothered by the dis on crocs. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion just like everyone writing their comments are entitled to say what they want about the article. The thing that bothered me was the fact that he lets his son judge people by what they wear. I myself will not condone my child judging people by what they wear because then I wouldn't be any better. I'm not gonna lie crocs are very very ugly, but I will also admit that I own a pair. When I was pregnant it was them or slippers and trust me the slippers got really smelly. I don't recommend wearing slippers for shoes.

These previous comments are submitted by croc wearers. Superbly written!

I only read a few lines and it already had me laughing, it's so true, wear some normal shoes for crying out loud people. Do we all look alike ...."No"....nor should we attempt to....as for the rest of you guys making the comments, if you're offended maybe you should find something to do with your time, if the man wants to voice what his thoughts are...let it be.....and besides when was the last time you just sat and observed others in their true form and busy life, on the go all the time, where it seems everyone whats to be just like everyone else....ummmm? So be creative and teach your kids to be individuals not to blend in. See Ya

i have a pair of detroit tigers crocs and there is nothing wrong with them i think you just couldnt get them in your size... i used to think they were ugly butnow that i actually have them im in love with them