Pop Culture: New Balance is on fire LITERALLY
People are setting their old New Balance sneakers on fire to prove a point after the weeks statement by New Balance stating their new shoe is named after Donald Trump.
It all started after Matthew LeBretton, New Balance's vice president of public affairs, said "The Obama administration turned a deaf ear to us and frankly, with President-elect Trump, we feel things are going to move in the right direction." Many people were infuriated.
Tweets were made to show their feelings towards the new statement.
Lexa ( ˘ ³˘)✨ @knowsoupforyou
I was gonna buy shoes, thanks for narrowing my pick @newbalance @NewBalanceUSA I won't be picking up anything from you.
1:52 PM - 10 Nov 2016
🐣✨ @artsy_indy
@SoleCollector @newbalance let's just pretend like they flushed 💩👟🚽 pic.twitter.com/DWjkPLTw2l
10:31 PM - 9 Nov 2016
New Balance is not the only company receiving hate for their input in politics. Grubhub president started a controversial argument after sending a company-wide email that was interpreted as meaning he wanted Trump-supporting employees to resign.
Many people still will wear the brands shoes but the company will see a significant drop in profits this upcoming year.
Source:
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/grubhub-new-balance-called-out-social-media-overly-political-comments-n682506