# question of FUBU?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [June 20, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490 "2013-06-20T17:50:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/21 "2013-06-21T13:51:10Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#):
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> Oh, yeah, I know people think stuff like this. I’m just pointing out his join date and the sheer ridiculousness of his only post here.
C’mon…you’re just pissed that he’s wearing _your_ shoes, aren’t you? :dubious:
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/22 "2013-06-21T13:51:21Z")
It explains the looks I get from Italians when I where my FIBI loafers.
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/23 "2013-06-21T13:58:00Z")
> [@kayaker](#):
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> It explains the looks I get from Italians when I where my FIBI loafers.
They’re actually looking at your pink box.
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### Author:  [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/24 "2013-06-21T14:02:51Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> They’re actually looking at your **pink box**.
WHAT?
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/25 "2013-06-21T14:05:00Z")
> [@The\_Surb](#):
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> WHAT?
Oh, sorry. That was a little random, wasn’t it?
**kayaker** has a lovely [pink box.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=694342)
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### Author:  [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/26 "2013-06-21T14:05:24Z")
I think you’ll be fine in FUBU, but I’d stay away from No Fear if I were you.
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### Author:  [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/27 "2013-06-21T14:11:19Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#):
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> Oh, yeah, I know people think stuff like this. I’m just pointing out his join date and the sheer ridiculousness of his only post here.
That seems a bit harsh to me. It doesn;t strike me as ridiculous, just rather naive. If you didn’t know what FUBU means, and someone points out to you, mockingly, that it stands for For Us By Us and is an African-American brand, then you might indeed wonder if you were making some kind of faux pas.
BTW, $20 for a pair of trainers? That’s like £12.95. Does that even happen?
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### Author:  [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/28 "2013-06-21T14:13:58Z")
Faux pas = one thing.
Am I going to start something or be harmed if black people see me wearing “their” shoes? = another.
Anyway, I’ve already given this topic more keystrokes than it deserves. Maybe I should do work or something now.
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### Author:  [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/29 "2013-06-21T14:16:13Z")
> [@Colophon](#):
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> BTW, $20 for a pair of trainers? That’s like £12.95. Does that even happen?
In the bargain bin it does. According to wiki, FUBU relaunched in 2010 in the US, so they probably tried to offer shoes which flopped. Whatever pairs are left are undoubtedly on clearance.
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### Author:  [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/30 "2013-06-21T14:17:30Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#):
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> Faux pas = one thing.
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> Am I going to start something or be harmed if black people see me wearing “their” shoes? = another.
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> Anyway, I’ve already given this topic more keystrokes than it deserves. Maybe I should do work or something now.
Agreed on all counts. I pretty much never disagree with you in the end (or even in the beginning for that matter).
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### Author:  [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/31 "2013-06-21T14:18:47Z")
> [@Colophon](#):
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> BTW, $20 for a pair of trainers? That’s like £12.95. Does that even happen?
Sure. What the price there?
Here’s a [Walmart](http://www.walmart.com/browse/apparel/shoes/fubu/5438_1045804/YnJhbmQ6RnViidQieie) link: $8 - $20.
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### Author:  [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/32 "2013-06-21T17:44:26Z")
> [@kayaker](#):
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> It explains the looks I get from Italians when I where my FIBI loafers.
Yeah, well, it seemed like _everyone_ got after me when I dressed my kid in FKBK.
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### Author:  [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/33 "2013-06-21T17:52:16Z")
> [@friedo](#):
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> Daymond John (CEO and founder of FUBU) is my favorite guy on _Shark Tank_.
A friend of mine, about a year ago, bought an apartment. It belonged to Daymond John’s mother. It was in this apartment that the first FUBU products were made.
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### Author:  [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/34 "2013-06-21T20:14:02Z")
Derry, New-Hampshire is where he lives.
These are the Derry stats:
White alone - 20,243 (92.0%)
Hispanic - 793 (3.6%)
Asian alone - 354 (1.6%)
Two or more races - 321 (1.5%)
Black alone - 205 (0.9%)
American Indian alone - 45 (0.2%)
Other race alone - 46 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 8 (0.04%)
I suppose that those _two hundred and five_ scary African American citizens of Derry might band together to fight the wearing of FUBU shoes.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/35 "2013-06-21T20:30:15Z")
I worked with finding a condo for one of the founding members of FUBU. I am lily white, and at no time did I ever see one hint of any racism on his part. Absolutely none.
And he gave me some free clothing.
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### Author:  [@Dynastia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dynastia)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/36 "2013-06-21T20:33:22Z")
> [@Mathematics](#):
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> I am a little concerned about the implication that black people are likely to fly into a rage and assault a clueless old white guy for wearing “their” sneaker brand.
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> Or was I mistaken?
I might be alone on this, but I assumed the danger he was worried about was from white racists who’ll consider him a “race-traitor”.
I remember growing up there were neo-nazi skinheads that used to loiter at the local shopping centre, and I never once saw any trouble or conflict between them and any of the groups of black people who also loitered around there, except maybe for some mutual dirty looks. They basically just left each other alone. The only time I ever saw them harrass or abuse anyone it was directed at a white guy for standing with a group of his black friends.
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### Author:  [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/37 "2013-06-21T20:52:42Z")
> [@Dynastia](#):
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> I might be alone on this, but I assumed the danger he was worried about was from white racists who’ll consider him a “race-traitor”.
It seemed to me he was directly asking if he would be starting any trouble with black people for wearing “their” sneakers.
> [@](#):
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> Will I be starting something if Black people see me wearing their sneakers,
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### Author:  [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/38 "2013-06-21T20:59:38Z")
I am white. I grew up in a black neighborhood. I was the only white kid for a square mile. As far as suffering from racism because one is curious or has a fear of being targeted, I will only say that it did happen to me and it does happen more in certain places. So it’s not completely irrational. That said, it was very rare. I was often asked if I felt afraid to walk around my neighborhood. I think every individual asked me that was black and most of them expressed that they would be afraid if they were me. I also earned a great deal of respect for not being afraid. If I wore clothes that were primarily worn by black kids I think white people would take issue more than black people. If anything black kids would joke harmlessly or offer praise. There were a few kids who did not like me or would target me for bullying because of my race, but at the same time all of my good friends were black and did not care.
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### Author:  [@Dynastia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dynastia)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/39 "2013-06-21T21:41:12Z")
> [@cochrane](#):
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> It seemed to me he was directly asking if he would be starting any trouble with black people for wearing “their” sneakers.
You’re right, my bad. I missed that line somehow.
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#):
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> I am white. I grew up in a black neighborhood. \
I’m a white Australian and I’ve visited America and been in some of the poorer, all-black areas in Los Angeles and Chicago. It was pretty jarring at first because we don’t have that kind of ethnic segregation here (not in cities, at least), and I’d been warned repeatedly by American TV and movies that white people aren’t safe in those areas, but not once did anybody do anything to make me feel the slightest bit threatened or endangered or unwelcome in any way. In fact, I felt more welcome there than anywhere else in the US. I realise I can’t make sweeping generalisations of American race relations based on my own very limited experience, but the attitudes I was met with were exactly as you describe (minus the rare cases of bullying that you mentioned, but I guess I didn’t stay around long enough for that to happen.)
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### Author:  [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-of-fubu/661490/40 "2013-06-21T22:07:25Z")
Cut the OP some slack. He didn’t ask if black people would beat him up. He asked if he “would be starting something.” I actually asked pretty much the same question in high school.
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