There have always been trends. I’m okay with trends. How else would everyone get their entertainment value if there hadn’t be some trend in the past that make people look so funny. Let me list a few. There was the “Michael Jackson red jacket” which was horrendously ugly even when it was on oh-so-cool (at the time) Mike. There was the obscenely expensive Air Jordan high-tops (another Michael, go figure) which every kid had to have. Currently, we have those ugly and appropriately named UGGs we see so many teeny-boppers are currently wearing. But the current trend I hate the most are flip-flops. In Los Angeles, they wouldn’t be so bad. The people there are at least close to a beach and there’s at least a semi-pertinent reason to wear them. In Dallas where there isn’t a beach in a 300 mile radius, they’re not appropriate. I’ll tell you why I hate the things.
First, feet are ugly in my opinion. Ingrown toenails. Fungus. Foul odors. Unclipped nails. There is nothing pretty about a pair of feet. If you catalog all the feet you’ve seen, I would wager that you probably would never want to see another pair of feet that wasn’t covered in some form or fashion ever again. Having footwear that shows them in all their glory does them no service even if the footwear is made of leather, are embellished with jewels and costs a fortune.
Second, I’d like to see you try to escape a hatchet wielding maniac while wearing pair of flip-flops. That’s all I have to say.
Finally, flip-flops make obscene slapping sounds. Don’t misinterpret what I just stated as an objection to obscene slapping sounds. Obscene slapping sounds in my opinion are a good thing. I’d just rather they not emanate from my feet. Besides that fact, if there’s any obscene slappings sounds to be made, I’d prefer to be the one making them. I’d feel left out if only one part of my body was participating in something I’d want my entire body to be involved in.