Crocs - wearers look like escapees from insane asylum

[Idreamofdaleks]

stop kidding yourselves they look funky

they look institutionalised

[lulumama]

nice

[PersonalClown]

How did you know?
I thought I was blending in quite well?

[LadyVictoriaOfCake]

i do spend a lot of time in hospitals, so can i be excused?

[Idreamofdaleks]

[lulumama]

am actually quite offended by that

and i tend not to make a fuss about thread titles, but really....not funny

[Idreamofdaleks]

not aimed at hatrick - x posted

tasteless shoes more likely

[janeite]

Actually I've just read "Fingersmith" and when she is institutionalised, they make her wear rubber shoes and I immediately thought of Crocs.

[lulumama]

oh for goodness sake

plenty of mumsnetters struggle with depression and some have been in hospital because of it

by all means, take the piss out of crocs, don;t be so blardy thoughtless

[BorisofWales]

You're right


When my 2 year old daughter wears her favourite Dora crocs, she looks like she suffers from mental health problems


I'll bin them now.

[PersonalClown]

Boris, dear..Where did you get Dora crocs?
I know a little girl who'd love some!

[BorisofWales]

Ebay


Best £20 I ever spent

[PersonalClown]

Cheers. Misdee's dd3 would love them.

[BorisofWales]

Ah yes, the lovely S is a Dora fan aswell.

[PersonalClown]

I love her little dora 'converse'.

[Idreamofdaleks]

thread title isn't having a go at people with depression, lulumama, not sure why you think that

I think croc wearers look insane as this is institutional looking footwear and it is very censorial/PC to suggest that I shouldn't air that opinion!

Admit you have made a fashion error and move on

[tegan]

I got 2 pairs for £7 in a local shop

[allieBongo]

probably the reference to the insane asylum bit? you know, the big white hospital where they send all those people. I agree, crocs only look cute on lo's but the title was a bad choice of words

[Idreamofdaleks]

OK so how could I have said it in a PC way

[lulumama]

well, i didn;t thikn you were having a go at people with depression, but mocking their treatment...you know, an insane asylum, institutionalised.

i found it offensive, i am not attempting to censor you or say don;t use the word

i am expressing that i think it was tasteless and thoughtless

i like crocs, i;m not going to say, oh yeah, i made a faux pas..and move on..

i have every right to say your thread title offended me

[Idreamofdaleks]

I can understand you feeling offended that I mocked your choice of shoes, but can't get how I have mocked any treatments for depression???

[Idreamofdaleks]

Feel free to have a go back at flip flop wearers however

[lulumama]

what do you think an insane asylum is???? a psychiatric unit ...

anyhoo, i don;t want to get in a big argument, i was just saying i was offended

am too tired to argue !

[LadyVictoriaOfCake]

doras crocs wrong size for misdee's S.

she calls crocs pirate shoes now. no idea why. maybe because of the croc in peter pan lol.