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Sometimes IM conversations are just too good to keep to yourself, so I decided to share! It might not be daily and it might not always be snark but I promise you'll love it anyway. Enjoy!

In today's installment, thoughts on sneaker culture, whatever that is.

me: i think matt just got porn in the mail or something

it's this magazine and there's all these half naked chicks on the cover surrounding this really hip-ugly dude

russel brand?

Kris: it's proly a jc penny catalogue

me: the magazine is called Complex

it looks pretty useless

Kris: Complex is a metropolitan men's style/lifestyle magazine founded by Marc Ecko in 2002. The publication offers mainstream readers insight into the latest trends in urban America's niche cultures, such as streetwear, sneaker culture, hip hop, and graphic art. Complex targets men that are college-aged to early 30s in urban areas.

The "magazine" is essentially a compilation of advertisements aimed at a target market of 20-35 year old males. It can arrive without solicitation in one's mailbox, but the company is quite understanding about the environmental impact and will cancel a "subscription" if requested.

me: sneaker culture?

Kris: oh yeah that's actually really big right now

me: i weep for the future

Kris: well sneaker culture has been big since like hip hop started

me: was it called "sneaker culture" though

cause that's sadness

Kris: haha, no but they did were oversized shoes, kinda like how anime characters are now, to accentuate the "larger-than-life" visage of hiphop

i learned that in my pop culture class

me: very impressive

Kris: now the sneaker culture is just an echo though, like all other fashions right now, rip off of 80s high tops, vinyl, and neon

gag

me: yeah wtf is up with neon

i told matt it is just a matter of time until those safety pin bracelets come back

Kris: it's hideous and really needs to go away already. it's been around for like 5 years

me: vomit

Kris: i admit, I have a shirt I bought like 4 years ago that's totally neon red/orange

but it has a dot design of a woman in s&M gear with her nipple showing blowing the smoke off a gun

me: well nipple never goes out of style

Kris: thank you!!

Kris's new status message - nipple never goes out of style 11:23 AM