Rishi Sunak offers 'fulsome apology' to Adidas Samba fans
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The prime minister has been accused of "ruining" Adidas Sambas after being pictured wearing a pair at Downing Street - but he has a message for devotees of the classic trainer.
  • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
    37·
    9 months ago

    This isn’t the first time the prime minister has made headlines because of his shoes.

    In 2023, he was mocked for wearing Timberland boots during a speech about the government’s drive to “stop the boats”, with people pointing out they were disproportionately large.

    It wasn’t long before people started making memes online, some showing Mr Sunak in one giant boot, others saying he should instead “stop the boots”.

    The year before that, he was criticised for wearing a £490 pair of suede Prada shoes to a building site.

    And in 2021, people were quick to point out his £95 sliders as he prepared to deliver the budget.

    I low-key love the idea of people giving Rishi Sunak shit about his shoes literally no matter what he wears, just make the “correct” decision an endlessly moving target and make him the Sisyphus of politically acceptable footwear.

    • Squeezer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      9 months ago

      The man is in the wrong shoes both figuratively and literally. Literally just seems funnier sometimes.

    • kralk@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      He’s doing it on purpose. Like why the fuck isn’t he just wearing normal shoes? It’s so we’ll talk about it

  • sir_pronoun@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    9 months ago

    I thought “Ugh” but clicked on it anyway, was disgusted from the superficiality of it all and went back, but from the corner of my eye I saw the word “footwear historian” in there and I thought, well, alright, I will give you another go. So I read it.

    They didn’t use that historian to the fullest of her potential, though. I’m still disappointed.