Comments on: what hell really looks like:

By: El_Viajero

El_Viajero — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:55:00 +0000

Anon - Crocs fall in the category defined as BAD, as described in Paul Fussel’s book, BAD or, the Dumbing of America. While items may be merely “bad” - cheap, fraudulent, or unworthy of comment, “BAD” items are distinguished in that they retain all the miserable features of “bad” yet have somehow become desirable, admired, and so forth. Paris Hilton is a classic example of BAD in human form, the Hummer in automobiles. Crocs are hideous, cheap, an affront to both the foot and the eye, yet somehow have acheived a critical-mass cultural appeal (not meant to be ironic) that defies any explanation other than the “manipulation of fools by knaves.” I don’t know if Ms. Bellum has read the book, but she has a rather trenchant eye for BAD.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:48:00 +0000

Can someone please explain why these are such a hated commodity? They are ugly but so are lots of things. What’s the scoop?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:10:00 +0000

Take them away! Take them away!

By: mk99

mk99 — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:18:00 +0000

ugly plastic shoes

By: Aimee

Aimee — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:20:00 +0000

Can you please stop taking pictures of my closet? Thanks.