Colored Laces

So, now I just learned that supposable colored laces mean different things. Which I never knew. Honestly I could care less but, now I'm curious to what each color mean?

Also, I'm trying to find green laces but I can't find them ANYWHERE can someone give me a good website or something?

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Permalink Reply by telangiectasias on January 1, 2010 at 8:54pm

i don't care what the colours mean, if i want to wear white laces on docs, i do it. doesn't mean i'm nazi.
i hate these things. "you can't wear earrings onm your right side if your a guy because that means your gay" big fuckin deal.
:) i thought punks didn't care.

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Permalink Reply by Kobalos on January 28, 2010 at 4:14pm

A lot of folk are afraid of being labelled something they're not in case others think less of them and others feel more connected if they all hate a label that's popular to put down when they have no reason to (other than they are different). With nazism, it's different, 'cause they have common policies and beliefs and they hate and degrade others.

In fact, there's a valid connection between some of Fascism and any form of bigotry towards people who are different. It's the same fears and desires to be in the dominant group and put down others. IMHO, a very base and wrong attitude in this global world we all live in now.

It's all down to folk making snap judgements from appearances and wanting to be accepted in any group - not really that useful in judging whether someone is good and worth knowing on an individual basis. If you want to judge someone, get to know the individual rather than just blanket trusting that everyone with the same tastes is the same.

To sum up, no one can tell what someone is like from the colour of their laces - or the erring in their left ear on a global scale. All it tells you is that you are trying to pidgeon-hole them for your own reasons. Now, the question needing asked is: Are your reasons valid? Or just out of irrational feelings.

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Permalink Reply by Thomas on January 30, 2010 at 7:21am

Here are pictures of my neon green laces. For me, they don't have much meaning, they just look cool. As long as you dont wear white laces you should be fine I think

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Permalink Reply by ScreamOut! on January 30, 2010 at 1:55pm

Out here it's a bit different I guess. Quite the same tho.
Red Laces - Punk. Color for anti-facism and the whole punk spirit :p Whatever that is nowadays.
White Laces - Neo-Nazi ofc. Punks wearing white laces here are just plain stupid, cause other punks will hate him, but neo-nazi's will hate him too.
Purple Laces - Means you're a sqautter or been one.

This all goes to steel toe shoes ofc.
To me, it's just random crap. And what the guy a few messages back said, if I wanna wear white laces, I'll wear white laces.

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Permalink Reply by Kobalos on February 4, 2010 at 2:59pm

I'm really glad here where I am people have forgotten all the laces junk. Ironic, considering it's where a lot of it came from, I believe. It never comes up.

Mind you, the only people who wear boots showing are the rare punk around town.

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Permalink Reply by ┌x┐ • •┌x┐Pots Pots Pots on January 30, 2010 at 2:17pm

My boot laces are "72. (not fuckin Dr. Martens) So finding colored laces that fit is murder. I thought about spraypainting white laces, usually they only carry black. At this point I WOULD kill for a red and a yellow lace.

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Permalink Reply by Kobalos on August 3, 2010 at 7:04pm

What about dyeing some white laces? Food colouring or maybe some fabric dye stuff, if you can find any.

Never tried it, but thought about it recently when looking for some colour laces for someone else here.

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Permalink Reply by Larzz Smith on August 3, 2010 at 11:16am

i got yellow and i got called a nazi-punk
soo now i wear black and red for the anarchist flag
anarco-communist idc what you say or what any1 else says
i aint no NAZI! or neo-nazi or nothing

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Permalink Reply by Kino on August 20, 2010 at 5:55pm

I was doing a show at a carnival and there was a group of neo-Nazis running a booth. I had red laces in my boots because it matched my hair and outfit, but they kept talking to me and saluting me for the whole run of the show. *sigh*