Are these sweatpants racist?

[supercutebutt]

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A prominent fashion designer behind a $1,190 pair of sweatpants has been lambasted by some fashion and Black history experts for what they say is cultural appropriation.

The gray Balenciaga sweatpants, which feature what looks like the top of a pair of boxers peeking out from the waistband, sparked controversy after a TikTok user posted a brief video on September 2 of the pants at what appeared to be a store.

"This feels racist," one individual said on the video posted by Tiktok user @mr200m__ as they grabbed the Trompe-L'Oeil pants. "They've woven the boxers inside the trouser."

Marquita Gammage, an associate professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Northridge, was also disturbed by the Balenciaga item and what she sees as its exploitation of "Black culture with the hopes of securing major profits."

Yes they are :(

No they are not

$1,190?

[purplepoppy]

Nobody who can afford $1000 clothes would be seen dead in sweatpants anyway. Even if you see some one in regular priced ones 99% of the time they were shoplifted.

[KrakenAttackin]

@purplepoppy. Michelle Obama regularly wore 900 dollar tennis shoes.

[supercutebutt]

@KrakenAttackin don't you wear a $2,000 codpiece?

[KrakenAttackin]

@supercutebutt. Yeah, I had to Google "codpiece".

[purplepoppy]

Why do I suspect a codpiece question coming up

[supercutebutt]

LOL. :)

[supercutebutt]

My codpiece poll question is wildly unpopular so far :(
If the Government Mandated that all Gentlemen Wear a Medicinal Codpiece to Eradicate all STDs, Would You Support the Plan? ↗

[KrakenAttackin]

I saw a warning for an old movie a few days ago. The warnings were "Foul language, Smoking, Blackface".

People worried about cultural appropriation can suck a big one.

[MikeTheBartender]

$1000 for sweat pants is not racist or racist... It's plain stupid.

[doopayo]

It’s stupid and hypocritical. Not racist, saggy pants is now high fashion but the media had an aneurism when black men did it

[FilmGuy93]

Darling, anything that hides your perfect derriere is racist in my eyes.

[joeldalton]

We've already determined that math, rice, pancake mix, and syrup is racist... why not pants?

[MadBoy]

... Okay who in their right mind spends $1,000 on PANTS?

[Jerre]

To me, they are not racist at all.

[supercutebutt]

Will you be ordering a pair?

[Jerre]

Not my type. I’m a jeans guy

[legalboxers]

yeah.. no.. like Obamas Tan Suit

[Anonymous]

Racist sweatpants that just sounds ridiculous

[supercutebutt]

Be sure to vote.

[Anonymous]

No. It's not

[supercutebutt]

Kindly vote :)

[Opinion Owner]

1,200 dollars for sweatpants? Not worth it

[supercutebutt]

If they get pulled off the market, perhaps they will become a collectors item.

[PoliteSpeaker]

@supercutebutt Wow you have creative vision. Not sure if you know what it is but you have it. At least 1/2 of it.

[supercutebutt]

@PoliteSpeaker At least.

[Friendlybro79]

This is foolish

[msc545]

Too expensive