The only thing dumber than these shoes was the dumb and predictable outrage they caused, and the dumb prices that any that got hoarded will now command.

And now these will sell for THOUSANDS on the secondary market. If *I* had a pair, I’d ignore the recall, and include that letter when I re-sold them. It will only add to the shoe’s value - especially since MSCHF says they are ‘works of art’!

Not to take away from your determination by means of work ethic, engagement with readers, and variety...of course.

Thank you for helping make The Root what it is: a Mecca for black thought and black fun. Good luck in all you do in the future.

When The Root came to Kinja/Gizmodo Media, I started following you guys, and it didn’t take long for you to become one of my go to sites.
As a white man, not everything you write is for me, and that’s appropriate, this site isn’t for me, but nonetheless, reading your content has really helped me understand issues and…

Thanks for your huge part in making The Root one of my favorite places on the internet, and best of luck at HuffPost!

Thank you so much for your work. While a lot of the Gizmedia empire seems to be in a free fall for the past few years, The Root has always been in another league when it came to the quality and commentary being posted on a daily basis. I have no doubts that you were instrumental in making that happen. I hope you find…

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication, may you be blessed 100 fold!

*dabs eyes*  What a beautiful tribute.  Congratulations, Sis.  Keep doing the damn thing!

Congratulations on your new position!

Congratulations!  What a loss for The Root and a big win for Huffington Post.  We are all rooting for you! (sorry, had to do it)

I have followed Ms. Belton since Black Snob.  Continue pushing and shining. 

YOU GUYZZZZZZZ!!! I love you all!

I legit do not understand how customizing and reselling sneakers would be infringement at all.

Striesand effect.

Nike using “Holy Water” is a whole different ballpark than using human biological materials!!!

Idiots here are like “YOU CAN’T BE MAKING MONEY OFF OF NIKE’S BRAND” as if that wasn’t the entire point of StockX and all the other sneaker scalping sites.

He’s hit all of his goals with the bonus points of having gotten the Religious Right’s ire so far out that they will come for him every chance they get in the future and pull even more eyeballs along with them. I can’t wait until various churches start holding mass burning events again, livestreamed of course.

All I can say is now these shows are going to worth a whole heck of a lot more to collectors...

I don’t think Nike expects or even cares to win this. They just filed a suit to make it clear to the pearl clutchers that they aren’t responsible for the #satanshoes.