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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 12:49 PM Oct 2019

$3,000 Nike "Jesus Shoes" Filled With Holy Water


Brooklyn-based brand called MSCHF made a thousand-dollar pair of Nikes that have been dubbed the “Jesus Shoe.”

Apparently, these Nike Air Max 97s are decked out with 60 ccs of holy water sourced straight from the River Jordan and injected into the soles (so you can literally walk on water like Him), a crucifix, red insoles to call back to Vatican traditions, and a Matthew 14:25 inscription.

They’re also scented with frankincense, which, according to the Book of Matthew, was one of the gifts the wise men brought to Jesus on the night of his birth. They truly thought of everything here.

The shoes were originally $1,425 but are all sold out now and going for up to eight times the price for those who slept on them when they first went on sale. (There are select sizes available for $2K or $3K though.) In the words of Hailey Baldwin, Lord have mercy!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/these-243000-nike-jesus-shoes-filled-with-holy-water-are-what-happens-when-collab-culture-goes-too-far/ar-AAIxd5W
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$3,000 Nike "Jesus Shoes" Filled With Holy Water (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2019 OP
As a recovering Roman Catholic I believe this qualifies as blasphemy DBoon Oct 2019 #1
I support things like this in our hour of need jmowreader Oct 2019 #2
I always... Newest Reality Oct 2019 #3
God can never be too rich. lunatica Oct 2019 #4
Jesus didn't wear shoes htuttle Oct 2019 #5
I always thought of him as a huarache kind of guy pecosbob Oct 2019 #14
My bride says that even frankincense wouldn't help my tennis shoes maxrandb Oct 2019 #6
My python boot is too tight pecosbob Oct 2019 #16
I couldn't get it off last night maxrandb Oct 2019 #24
Pythons are constrictors; what did you expect? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #28
Only if I can walk on it with them. nolabear Oct 2019 #7
You know what they say about a fool and their money... Initech Oct 2019 #8
Dang! I should make them and part those fools from their money like Moses parted the Red Sea! TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #9
The power of Nike compels you qazplm135 Oct 2019 #10
Oh really? Does it qazplm? backtoblue Oct 2019 #17
These shoes will save your sole from Satan and his bunions Blue Owl Oct 2019 #11
Sacrilege! Burn Them at the Stake! MineralMan Oct 2019 #12
For the same price, you can get the Betsy Ross flag Nikes Polybius Oct 2019 #13
working link CurtEastPoint Oct 2019 #15
I prefer the "Running with The Devil" model 7wo7rees Oct 2019 #18
One says: hee-yal. The other says: hee-yel. keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #19
I wish we had the Duzy awards because this thread qualifies. lunatica Oct 2019 #20
walking on water... Javaman Oct 2019 #21
You can buy a plane ticket, go to Jordan, and get your sinkingfeeling Oct 2019 #22
OR....you could just fill a vial with Tap Water and SAY its from wherever you want!!! Moostache Oct 2019 #27
In other news, Mother Pence wins the White House 3000K "Scramble for Freedom" fun run. meadowlander Oct 2019 #23
Reminds me of the "JC Waterwaters" from years ago. Ilsa Oct 2019 #25
Can you get water that turns into wine? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #26
Yah, 'cause you know the same guy who repeatedly... WePurrsevere Oct 2019 #29
I don't know. I kind of admire a company that figures out how to royally con the schmucks. Vinca Oct 2019 #30

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
2. I support things like this in our hour of need
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 12:53 PM
Oct 2019

The Japanese camera and watch industries got big after World War II, thanks to General McArthur. Who was a prude. His theory was, every dollar a soldier spent on a camera or watch was a dollar they wouldn’t have to spend on chasing Japanese women.

In that light, every $3000 an Evangelical Christian spends on a pair of Nikes with holy water in the soles is $3000 they can’t send to the Trump campaign.

maxrandb

(15,330 posts)
6. My bride says that even frankincense wouldn't help my tennis shoes
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:01 PM
Oct 2019

Might help America though... I've often said that Donnie Shit for Brains, his entire fucking family...and their fucked up supporters are like dogshit stuck in the grooves of your tennis shoes.

backtoblue

(11,343 posts)
17. Oh really? Does it qazplm?
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 01:41 PM
Oct 2019

P.S. I hope you've seen the movie This Is The End. Otherwise, my comment makes about as much sense as these shoes...


sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)
22. You can buy a plane ticket, go to Jordan, and get your
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 02:46 PM
Oct 2019

own water for less than $3K. In fact, I have a small bottle of River Jordan water sitting here in my hallway.


Moostache

(9,895 posts)
27. OR....you could just fill a vial with Tap Water and SAY its from wherever you want!!!
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 05:07 PM
Oct 2019

I always look at these things the same way I look at people who collect things like baseballs or 'game-worn' jerseys...who gives a flip if its "real" anyway?

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
25. Reminds me of the "JC Waterwaters" from years ago.
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 05:02 PM
Oct 2019

JC Penney had galoshes or something for sale, and the marketing offended too many people. The product was withdrawn, and probably re-labled.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,698 posts)
26. Can you get water that turns into wine?
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 05:05 PM
Oct 2019

For a mere $3,000 you can get a kit that includes grape juice and alcohol; just add water!

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
29. Yah, 'cause you know the same guy who repeatedly...
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 05:28 PM
Oct 2019

Spoke up for the poor and against materialism and the rich would be okay with these.


Vinca

(50,273 posts)
30. I don't know. I kind of admire a company that figures out how to royally con the schmucks.
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 05:32 PM
Oct 2019

Imagine what they'd get for a Nike relic shoe. Stuff a little saintly hair in the sole and bada bing, bada boom $10,000.

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