Kanye West: King of the Sunken Place, "Watch the Throne"

[RustyShackleford]

People are doing this weird thing where they are acting like Adidas' only issue with Ye is his antisemitic comments.

It has been reported he created a hostile work environment, was a pain to deal with, and did wild **** like show Adidas employees porn.

The partnership depends on a lot of work from Adidas employees, many of which probably don't want to be subjected to that nonsense again.

 

[tr1ll]

From what I understand he’s not necessarily “back with Adidas”, this is a temporary deal because they can’t sell those abominations without his name. Which says a lot about his fan base.

 

[maq25060]

People are doing this weird thing where they are acting like Adidas' only issue with Ye is his antisemitic comments.

It has been reported he created a hostile work environment, was a pain to deal with, and did wild **** like show Adidas employees porn.

The partnership depends on a lot of work from Adidas employees, many of which probably don't want to be subjected to that nonsense again.

People are acting like that was Adidas's only issue because that was their only issue. Obviously this is based in opinion, but Adidas would have put up with all of that other **** because it didn't paint them in a negative light. Money is still being made. But backing a Nazi supporter? Adidas wasn't sure if the people could live with that so they got rid of him.

 

[maq25060]

From what I understand he’s not necessarily “back with Adidas”, this is a temporary deal because they can’t sell those abominations without his name. Which says a lot about his fan base.

I think it's more so about the products already being manufactured. It's a literal make money or burn money situation.

I get the feeling Adidas will try to sell Ye' shoes without his name associated. We'll see how it goes.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Ain't no spin

You think he should be back with Adidas because he has not made any wild statements in *checks date* 3 months

Got black folks caping for a self proclaimed nazi.

NazYe picked his side and y'all still think their is a way back for him.

It is wild to see

This whole saga started with Ye trying to antagonize the black people with "White Lives Matter" shirts

and saying disgusting **** about George Floyd

 

[RustyShackleford]

People are acting like that was Adidas's only issue because that was their only issue. Obviously this is based in opinion, but Adidas would have put up with all of that other **** because it didn't paint them in a negative light. Money is still being made. But backing a Nazi supporter? Adidas wasn't sure if the people could live with that so they got rid of him.

I am talking about right now

Their only calculation for doing future business with Ye isn't just his past comments. But the fact that they will be making their employees go back to working with someone like Ye. They are risking people demanding transfers, quitting, or not even working for them.

Clearly, they were willing to subject their workers to that before but going forward they need to think about how business is conducted if they want to get back in bed with this *******

That is even before thinking about the future. What guarantees can Ye make, that Adidas can trust that they won't make them subject to lawsuits and bad press.?

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

Sign him back, give give him his money. Move on. Nobody cares about ADIDAS looking noble in the face of social justice "anymore." (I doubt anyone other than shareholders actually cared."


Adidas figuring out what to do with all their Yeezy shoes after split with Ye

Adidas figuring out what to do with all their Yeezy shoes after split with Ye

The company's CEO said Wednesday that selling the popular line of shoes would mean paying royalties to Ye. He says destroying them could raise "sustainability issues,” while restitching them for resale “is not very honest.”

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i agree

 

[dblplay1212]

Appropriate for this thread.

After all this man has said, if you still rock with him, you need to sit down and think about your priorities in life.

 

[IATT]

When do "wild statements" expire? Like outside of committing an actual crime that comes with a criminal sentence in prison or jail, when someone make's comments that are unbecoming of society's standards of beliefs when is that person able to reassimilate?

Who is the deciding entity? Is an apology required? Or is it a once you mess up there is no coming back type thing?

kanye screwed up because he kept going and then he was dealing with certain people

dude needed to let the heat die down, lay low and let his pr people handle things.. but out that statement that’s overly reviewed by his attorney(s)/management/pr team and then sit back

then produce some songs and have gradual press releases about working on new music and act like whatever never happened

even kyrie released he was screwing up the money and stepped back

 

[dblplay1212]

And some of y'all need to take a class in mathematics. Yeezy made up 10% of Adidas business. It felt like more bc it was 90% of what we saw in our little community, but in the real world where most people can't name the shoe they have on, it was only 10%. If the 10% starts messing up the 90%, it's gotta go. If people don't want to wear Stan Smith and Superstar bc of Adidas' relationship with Yeezy, that's a massive issue. The man became toxic. He was/is spewing vile ****. No company wants to be associated with that. Well maybe something like Black Rifle COffee but not something like Adidas. He brought it on himself. Adidas would risk way more keeping him than cutting him. I don't understand why some can't grasp that.

 

[IATT]

And some of y'all need to take a class in mathematics. Yeezy made up 10% of Adidas business. It felt like more bc it was 90% of what we saw in our little community, but in the real world where most people can't name the shoe they have on, it was only 10%. If the 10% starts messing up the 90%, it's gotta go. If people don't want to wear Stan Smith and Superstar bc of Adidas' relationship with Yeezy, that's a massive issue. The man became toxic. He was/is spewing vile ****. No company wants to be associated with that. Well maybe something like Black Rifle COffee but not something like Adidas. He brought it on himself. Adidas would risk way more keeping him than cutting him. I don't understand why some can't grasp that.

don’t forget the politica/historical angle

imagine if the Japanese national soccer team said they could no longer wear adidas.. or even worse if the German soccer team said it

the world would understand if both countries said they couldn’t mess with adidas moving forward

 

[osh kosh bosh]

So much money is at stake, im sure if Kanye could pretend to be normal for like a week and say sorry.

Adidas would take him back in a heartbeat imo.


mentally ill people who are hyper productive can get away with a lot...

 

[Raji Lowenthal]

If it ain't about the money what it is about.

 

[Barbados Slim]

And some of y'all need to take a class in mathematics. Yeezy made up 10% of Adidas business. It felt like more bc it was 90% of what we saw in our little community, but in the real world where most people can't name the shoe they have on, it was only 10%. If the 10% starts messing up the 90%, it's gotta go. If people don't want to wear Stan Smith and Superstar bc of Adidas' relationship with Yeezy, that's a massive issue. The man became toxic. He was/is spewing vile ****. No company wants to be associated with that. Well maybe something like Black Rifle COffee but not something like Adidas. He brought it on himself. Adidas would risk way more keeping him than cutting him. I don't understand why some can't grasp that.

Right I think most grasp this but Adidas are apparently bring him back to sell the remaining Yeezy supply, so they're potentially messing up their 90%. You said what company would associate with that, but it sounds like Adidas.

 

[dblplay1212]

don’t forget the politica/historical angle

imagine if the Japanese national soccer team said they could no longer wear adidas.. or even worse if the German soccer team said it

the world would understand if both countries said they could mess with adidas moving forward

Not to mention Nazi **** is ILLEGAL in Germany and Adidas is a German company. You won't see a Nazi flag there. You won't see a Nazi statue there. They don't exist. Yet here you have the biggest spokesperson for one of the largest German companies openly sympathizing with Nazis. Come on fam, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why that isn't ok. This rhetoric wouldn't be ok for any company but especially a freaking German company.

 

[dblplay1212]

Right I think most grasp this but Adidas are apparently bring him back to sell the remaining Yeezy supply, so they're potentially messing up their 90%. You said what company would associate with that, but it sounds like Adidas.

I'll believe Adidas sells Yeezy branded product again when I see it.

 

[1995]

Has any actually reliable source reported that Adidas is considering working with him again?

 

[DCAllAfrican]

AEA18



So am I caping for Kanye to get his job back or am I simply saying ADIDAS has a decision to make since the news story keeps popping up.

As I said money is always a factor in how quickly one is "forgiven."

So yea, you are definitely spinning what has been said.

But if saying all that is a a black man caring for a black man that turned his back on black people, OK.

 

[WASHED KING]

If Kanye wasn't bringing in a lot of money for Adidas this wouldn't be a discussion.

Also what is the end game here?

 

[dblplay1212]

Has any actually reliable source reported that Adidas is considering working with him again?

CEO yesterday: Rumors that the company was in talks to sell them, however, “are not true.”

Not sure if that means to other companies or what bc in the article he brought up selling them and giving away the profit to charities. It's a tough spot for Adidas. It's a lot of product to eat and you don't want to see it just destroyed. Bleach them, remove insole, and give them people in poverty countries that don't have a Stockx on every corner.

Adidas wonders what to do with Yeezy shoes after Ye split

Adidas is still wrestling with how to dispose of 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) worth of Yeezy shoes after its breakup with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, forcing the German sportswear maker into a big loss at the end of last year and expectations of more pain ahead. CEO Bjorn...

finance.yahoo.com

Destroying them could “raise sustainability issues," though some companies have offered recycling solutions, said Gulden, who was named CEO after the blowup over Ye’s remarks. Restitching them to hide the Yeezy brand so they could be sold “is not very honest, so it’s not an option,” he added.

Suggestions to give them away to those in need in places like earthquake-hit Syria or Turkey would mean the product would “come back again very quickly” due to its high market value, "so that's not really an option,” Gulden said.

If Adidas does decide to sell the shoes, "I can promise you that the people that have been hurt by this will also get something good out of it and get donations and proceeds in different ways, shapes or forms,” the CEO said.

Adidas split with Ye in October, following other brands that were facing pressure to end ties with the rapper over his antisemitic and other offensive remarks. The company is now struggling to find ways to become profitable again and replace its banner Yeezy line, which analysts have said amounted to as much as 15% of its net income.

The Ye breakup cost 600 million euros in lost sales in the last three months of 2022, helping drive the company to a net loss of 513 million euros. The decline, also attributed to higher supply costs and slumping revenue in China, contrasts with profit of 213 million euros in the fourth quarter of 2021.

More losses could be ahead, with the company forecasting a 500 million-euro hit to profit earnings this year if it decides not to repurpose the remaining Yeezy products in stock. The company is predicting a 2023 operating loss of 700 million euros.

Gulden said “so many companies” were willing to buy the popular shoes but that would mean paying royalties to Ye. Rumors that the company was in talks to sell them, however, “are not true.”

 

[Zainjal26]

adidas could just resell all those shoes on StockX

 

[TURBO UNO]

adidas could just resell all those shoes on StockX

Oh man

Adidas still better off handing them to poor countries.

 

[gry60]

When do "wild statements" expire? Like outside of committing an actual crime that comes with a criminal sentence in prison or jail, when someone make's comments that are unbecoming of society's standards of beliefs when is that person able to reassimilate?

Who is the deciding entity? Is an apology required? Or is it a once you mess up there is no coming back type thing?

There's a line between using a slur that you didn't know was one and apologizing for that, and going on TV/radio talking about "Hitler was right."

One is excusable, the other places you in the camp of David Duke. Ain't no coming back from that unless you raise the dead.

 

[Hijo Del Promo]

I like that Kim got babyfaced in all this and I almost bought her Beats, but I got the Red ones instead.

 

[blacklion23]

I like that Kim got babyfaced in all this and I almost bought her Beats, but I got the Red ones instead.

Kim could never be babyfaced lol…


Wait….nvm