Nike Denies Having Any Involvement W/ Designing Lil Nas X' Satanic Shoes**UPDATE**Nike Files Lawsuit

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They are. These “customs” aren’t made with actual Nike products, they’re made with cheap replicas from China and purchased wholesale. They’re fake.


Don’t talk to me about sneakers, you’ll play yourself. I’m literally seeded by Nike, get sent friends and family releases that don’t release retail. You don’t wanna do this
bodied yourself that's not a nike, a replica is a fake. Do you understand the words coming out of your own mouth? :dead:



yes i wanna do this.

there are real nikes

there are variants - shoes made from factories that make real nikes with the same materials but unnaproved. variants come in different grades, some close to the retail releases in quality.

there are customs - a custom builds on a real retail shoe and alters it thus the word custom

there are fakes - fakes are copies of the design and material. they are not variants and they are not customs

you're not the only one seeded by nike. a fugazi is literally a fake they couldn't be any clearer. waren lotas was making fake dunks. he wasn't customizing release nike dunks.

mental midgets abound on here....
 

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Are y'all really disagreeing? I think the point here is that Nike filed suit because the design itself is representative of Nike as a company - regardless as to if the shoe is authentic or a replica.
no the conversation has jumped the shark. dude is now arguing that replicas and fakes are customized nikes. apparently language is a huge barrier here.
 

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bodied yourself that's not a nike, a replica is a fake. Do you understand the words coming out of your own mouth? :dead:



yes i wanna do this.

there are real nikes

there are variants - shoes made from factories that make real nikes with the same materials but unnaproved. variants come in different grades, some close to the retail releases in quality.

there are customs - a custom builds on a real retail shoe and alters it thus the word custom

there are fakes - fakes are copies of the design and material. they are not variants and they are not customs

you're not the only one seeded by nike. a fugazi is literally a fake they couldn't be any clearer. waren lotas was making fake dunks. he wasn't customizing release nike dunks.

mental midgets abound on here....

you’re arguing semantics dude. Bootlegs are fakes. Period. It’s a product that mirrors another product, with a different logo slapped on the side. It’s fake


These air max devil shyts are 100% Nike replicas purchased wholesale and modified. I absolutely do not believe these were actual Nike air max. They’re reps. Fake


If you don’t consider that a fake, that’s cool. Don’t. I do. Not about to go back and forth over semantics.. my point is, Nike had nothing to do with this shyt.. and I never said I was the only person seeded. There’s thousands of people on IG just like me. You aren’t though
 

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you’re arguing semantics dude. Bootlegs are fakes. Period. It’s a product that mirrors another product, with a different logo slapped on the side. It’s fake


These air max devil shyts are 100% Nike replicas purchased wholesale and modified. :duck: I absolutely do not believe these were actual Nike air max. They’re reps. Fake


and I never said I was the only person seeded. There’s thousands of people on IG just like me. You aren’t though
yes bootlegs are fakes

CUSTOMIZED NIKES are not bootlegs they are customized nikes. no these shoes are not nike replicas. your issue....

do you understand ENGLISH

you posted bootlegs we were discussing customs NOBODY was talking about fakes. you just too proud to hold the L because you came in here chest out feeling yourself

:snoop:
 

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yes bootlegs are fakes

CUSTOMIZED NIKES are not bootlegs they are customized nikes

do you understand ENGLISH

you posted bootlegs we were discussing customs NOBODY was talking about fakes.

:snoop:

I understand English perfectly. You’re arguing semantics like women do.


My post was never about you. My post was a response to those claiming Nike was involved with this release because apparently it’s impossible for a sneaker like this to exist in mass without nikes involvement..


You hopped in playing the semantics game, trying to gaslight responses with dictionary definitions on some Joe Budden shyt.


Fake, bootleg, custom.. who the fukk cares. Point is, Nike ain’t involved in this fukkery. That was always my point. You tried to muddy it for whatever reason
 

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you’re arguing semantics dude. Bootlegs are fakes. Period. It’s a product that mirrors another product, with a different logo slapped on the side. It’s fake


These air max devil shyts are 100% Nike replicas purchased wholesale and modified. I absolutely do not believe these were actual Nike air max. They’re reps. Fake


If you don’t consider that a fake, that’s cool. Don’t. I do. Not about to go back and forth over semantics.. my point is, Nike had nothing to do with this shyt.. and I never said I was the only person seeded. There’s thousands of people on IG just like me. You aren’t though
I understand English perfectly. You’re arguing semantics like women do.


My post was never about you. My post was a response to those claiming Nike was involved with this release because apparently it’s impossible for a sneaker like this to exist in mass without nikes involvement..


You hopped in playing the semantics game, trying to gaslight responses with dictionary definitions on some Joe Budden shyt.


Fake, bootleg, custom.. who the fukk cares. Point is, Nike ain’t involved in this fukkery. That was always my point. You tried to muddy it for whatever reason
fake bootlegs same thing. custom not same thing. it's not semantics. you can't juelz this L

you the type that drives a 300 Crystler with a bentley kit... same thing right it's a custom bentley or
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fake bootlegs same thing. custom not same thing. it's not semantics. you can't juelz this L

you the type that drives a 300 Crystler with a bentley kit... same thing right it's a custom bentley or
:mjlol:


And you the type to take the bus, then argue with nikkas about cars on the coli. Bum ass nikka


You got it tho chief
 

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fake bootlegs same thing. custom not same thing. it's not semantics. you can't juelz this L

you the type that drives a 300 Crystler with a bentley kit... same thing right it's a custom bentley or
:mjlol:

the thing is there’s nothing stopping a 3rd party that is already selling unauthorized, unsanctioned shoes from using replicas as their base for customization ... they may have very well just purchased a bunch of replica air Max 97s at wholesale from China , then did their alterations, then sold them to people as “customs”....which may or may not be the case in this specific situation... but that’s an aside ultimately doesn’t matter, because you and @Larry Legend were making the same larger point...Nikes not directly involved
 

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They are authentic black anthracite air max 97s

why are you still arguing this?

nike had nothing to do with this..but they are real Nike sneakers that were customized

resellers be having 100 pairs of hard to get off whites and Travis scotts in their houses waiting for stores like coolkicks to go buy them from them..not sure why people think it’s hard to get 600 pairs of something MASS PRODUCED as a general release , in order to customize them
 

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Insignificant posting from an insignificant poster
They are authentic black anthracite air max 97s

why are you still arguing this?

nike had nothing to do with this..but they are real Nike sneakers that were customized

resellers be having 100 pairs of hard to get off whites and Travis scotts in their houses waiting for stores like coolkicks to go buy them from them..not sure why people think it’s hard to get 600 pairs of something MASS PRODUCED as a general release , in order to customize them



The blood infusion... how they did that in the sole though...... is purely demonic.



Pun intended.



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the thing is there’s nothing stopping a 3rd party that is already selling unauthorized, unsanctioned shoes from using replicas as their base for customization ... they may have very well just purchased a bunch of replica air Max 97s at wholesale from China , then did their alterations, then sold them to people as “customs”....which may or may not be the case in this specific situation... but that’s an aside ultimately doesn’t matter, because you and @Larry Legend were making the same larger point...Nikes not directly involved
depends if they get big enough on the radar. they can do that and they will face legal issues more readily than before.

nike goes after unauthorized reproductions all the time. like the story that keeps getting posted on here of warren lotas. but usually the fakes are coming from factories not notable people so they get booked at customs and so forth.

the customizer in question and lil nas tagged nike in their announcement. they wouldn't do that if they were selling customized fake joints. that's an auto lawsuits. this lawsuit is more about the optics. customs are not illegal. fakes are actually illegal
 
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And you the type to take the bus, then argue with nikkas about cars on the coli. Bum ass nikka


You got it tho chief

They are authentic black anthracite air max 97s

why are you still arguing this?

nike had nothing to do with this..but they are real Nike sneakers that were customized

resellers be having 100 pairs of hard to get off whites and Travis scotts in their houses waiting for stores like coolkicks to go buy them from them..not sure why people think it’s hard to get 600 pairs of something MASS PRODUCED as a general release , in order to customize them
tell that bum again

"nah these are authentic fugazi replica customs... i should know because I have a nike shoe sent to me and they told me i'm special"

@Larry Legend

legendary stupidity
 

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Nike been taking a beating since that VP was outed for financing her son's sneaker reselling business. They don't want any part of this shyt show - apparently people don't care/understand that it's not an official Nike collab.
A reflection of the times. People don't read or research these things on the supercomputer in they pocket/hand 50% of the day... They rush to social media and let it all out off a headline
 
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