/fa/ - Fashion

[Anonymous No.6260492]

How does it feel to know those $90 sick nikes you're wearing were made for $10 by a small brown child?

[Anonymous No.6260502]

Dont care. As long as the quality is nice.

[Anonymous No.6260506]

doesnt bother me at all tbh

theyre still having too many kids from what they can afford, dont feel bad for them
like the mexicans

[basedprophet !IFJ/2SLAGo No.6260519]

>>6260506
in 3rd world countries kids dont cost u money they make u money

basically if u dont have enough kids u just starve to death when u cant take care of urself anymore

also they sell them as slaves pretty much if they have to

[Anonymous No.6260523]

>>6260519
Sounds like a them problem, not a me problem.

[Anonymous No.6260535]

I don't like Nike. I hate how over branded it is. If I'm going to shell out a lot of money for shoes they should be high quality and not make me a walking advertisement.

[Anonymous No.6260539]

empathy
>not even once

shame on you guys

[Anonymous No.6260540]

>>6260492
That's why only nig nogs buy this shit; they can kill themselves and feed crack to their mothers, so why would they care about a child worlds away.

[Anonymous No.6260573]

>>6260540
and what clothes do you buy?

[Anonymous No.6260587]

>>6260492
i think most of my clothes are made is sweatshops
idk what to think
what is the solution? pay the kids more?

[basedprophet !IFJ/2SLAGo No.6260596]

>>6260523
eh im not gonna hate i buy sweatshop shit too but if unless u get organic fairtrade shit 100% of the time ur contributing to the problem

[Anonymous No.6260609]

>>6260596
this, if you truly are concerned about the matter then what you can do is slowly move away from it. yes it's very difficult to 100% avoid this type of manufacturing but you work slowly and transition into quality>quantity or just buy second hand stuff.

[バカ No.6260620]

it can't be helped, like the US public school system
there's always that lingering feeling of remorse buying clothes from sweatshop labor, I might be inclined to donate or some shit but in the end I know my efforts would be in vain
Even though nerds always campaign about how 90% of your clothes are from sweatshops, like me I'm sure they're aware of it but honestly just don't care

[Anonymous No.6260616]

[no No.6260647]

that shit prolly costs less than 10 bux to make dude

[Anonymous No.6260749]

>>6260596
If China wants fair labor practices, they will do it exactly the same way America once did.

Form some labor unions, refuse to work in shit conditions, force the bosses to pay.

Somewhere in there is "stop having so many children." Either way, the onus is on them.

[Anonymous No.6260762]

Materials are about $10 for Nikes.
Labor is about $3-4.
Then there is equipment, overhead, shipping, duties, R&D, retailer costs and fees, etc.

Still, all that is like around $30-40.

I still am fine paying $150 for flyknits. I'm also fine with $800 -1200 Rick sneakers plus whatever Rick charges for the rest of his line.

If they didn't exist, the cool shit they make wouldn't either.

[twerk it No.6260772]

that sweatshop labor isn't illegal is a sign of how dysfunctional the world and the local economies involved are. if you're really the kind of sociopath who shrugs their shoulders and says, "not my problem", then you're still an idiot because the system saps the efficiency and efficacy of our economy, their economy, and the world economy, and the opportunity cost is far greater than paying a little more for goods produced in countries with fair labor practices.

[Anonymous No.6260813]

>>6260772
>the system saps the efficiency and efficacy of our economy, their economy, and the world economy, and the opportunity cost is far greater

Spoken like somebody who learned about the subject at reddit, rather than through any notable economics program.

The system will never be as biased in the western world's favor again. All these "costs" you speak of are paid exclusively by the third world, and it shouldn't surprise you in the least that people are working to keep it that way.

[twerk it No.6260837]

>>6260813
america's middle class and working class are evaporating because we're hemorrhaging local manufacturing jobs. less people making dosh stateside slows everyone down and freezes upward social mobility. the money that was being made by skilled laborers is disappearing into the vast coffers of multinationals, whose continued success does not contribute greatly to us, the people of the usa.

[Anonymous No.6260840]

>>6260813

you probably think /pol/ is a place for great discussion

[Anonymous No.6260851]

I try to buy British but apart from 1 or 2 brands that sell like wellingtons and some shitty lace, barely anything is British.

Except shoes. You can reliably buy those British.

[Anonymous No.6260858]

>>6260840
Then why would I be here

[Anonymous No.6260862]

>>6260573
Raf Simons and Rick Owens is usually what I'm dressed in.

[basedprophet !IFJ/2SLAGo No.6260875]

>>6260749
china profits off unfair labor practices just as much as anyone they sell too

as for the more children thing see
>>6260519

[Anonymous No.6260881]

>>6260837
shouldn't you be watching the daily show or something?

[Anonymous No.6260913]

>>6260875
Like I said, sorry brah, but China has to pick one.

Either they want worker's rights, or they want more children. Being ignorant is no excuse, and they pay the price every day.

And by "China profits," I assume you mean the government. Yes, they do.

[Anonymous No.6260962]

>>6260881
great counter argument, anon

[Anonymous No.6261036]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweatshop#Pro-sweatshop_arguments

I'm divided on the manner. I used to be ardently against it, but then I read this and the arguments for it seem logical. Wish I had a book or something to read about it, instead of just wikipedia. I still have an inclination to buy made in 1st world countries, at any rate.

[twerk it No.6261047]

>>6261036
horse shit, denial of collective bargaining is effectively theft; it certainly isn't to the benefit of those employees.

[Anonymous No.6261070]

>>6260492

It's good that they have a proper job, even if it's a pity they get paid so little. with that being said, I usually try to not buy stuff made in 3rd world countries as much as i can.

[Anonymous No.6261104]

>>6261036
None of that really matters because you can give those people the same jobs and simply treat them better and pay them slightly more. There's nothing inherently wrong with 3rd world labor, but abuse is always wrong and no long term economic theory will change that.

[Anonymous No.6261547]

>Come to /fa/
>expect people to give a shit

I swear man, niggas never learn. This is /fa/. Yall don't get that yet?

Other than that, nope. Everyone knows this shit. Stop tossing this shit around like it's new. Like people who throw that "kids in Africa" shit at you when you toss your cronut in the trashcan.

Been wearing them since I was a kid, didn't give a fuck then, don't give a fuck now. GUWOP!

[Anonymous No.6261581]

I like getting shit that was made in USA... idk about you fuccbois but I like supporting my countries economy

[Anonymous No.6261586]

>>6261104
depends on what you are reffering to as abuse. Let's face it, these people are not forced to do these jobs. Their alternative is starving and fucking death. The first world went through all the same shit and now gets on their high horse about morality. Come to the third world and actually meet some factory workers, most of them are happy that they have a chance to leave their god forsaken village. And if they are a woman, they will have independence and won't need to be married off to a man.

[Anonymous No.6261592]

>>6261586
>it's better than starving yourself so that means it's okay to exploit another country for resources/labor

Maybe you'll learn/change your mind when you grow up

[Anonymous No.6261603]

>>6261592
I never said it was good a thing but saying it is exploitation is simply not correct.

[Anonymous No.6261612]

>>6261592
>implying having the power to exploit another country isn't /fa/

[Anonymous No.6261709]

>>6261581
Although I agree with you, you sound like a fucking jew right now

[Anonymous No.6261803]

>>6261592
Maybe you'll learn/change your mind when you pick up a history book and realise how the world actually works.

[Anonymous No.6262595]

>>6261612

Confirmed for never even reading about Marx's philosophy on Wikipedia.

Exploitation occurs whenever any surplus is taken by anyone other than the producer.

Faggot. Shit, if you want to make fun of a retard, you should at least learn about what makes him retarded.

[Anonymous No.6262610]

Having shoes made by brown people for the white man only proves the superiority of the white man. Whenever I buy a pair of Nikes I feel elite. Whenever I see Asians or Hispanics, I just imagine them squatting among stones crafting my sneakers. I love this feeling of superiority. The clothes that I buy reflect my superiority over minorities.

[Anonymous No.6262615]

>>6260492

if capitalism (and by association, my lifestyle) is to continue on, there has to be a permenant underclass.

Until such a time that this way of life is no longer feasable, i'll continue to both ignore and step upon those beneath me in the world.

[JO$EPH $TALIN !!76/ttqEQEow No.6262617]

I don't give a fuck, why should I? As long as it looks nice than I'm good b.