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Cardi B Blames Trump for Ruining Her $3000 Shoes at Super Bowl — Demands Return of Deported Uncle as Payback (www.mediaite.com)

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 170 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

From the headline I thought he stepped on them or something, but no:

Cardi B took to social media following the big game and said Secret Service presence at the game forced her to do some walking, which ruined her $3000 shoes. Trump became the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl on Sunday.

The musician then showed off her spiked high heels. Cardi B said the Christian Louboutin stilettos were damaged when she was forced to walk because cart services ended at a certain point in the night at the request of the Secret Service.

“Look how fucked up my shoes [are]. This shoe cost me three bands. All because of Trump. Now I like him lesser!” she said. “Now I like him lesser because you didn’t have to go to no Super Bowl. Fucking up my shoe. Now I don’t really like him.”

THAT was your breaking point?!

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 74 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You missed the punchline, one instant later.

She claimed her uncle was deported as part of Trump’s mass deportation plan.

Way to bury the fucking lede. When did this happen? Why the fuck did neither Mediaite nor Cardi B think that part was important, except to clarify one aspect of how she thought shoe justice could be achieved?

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Imagine being her uncle...

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Seriously. Soul-crushing. I bet he also really liked those shoes. Now they take that from him, too.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I needed a good laugh, and this delivered. Thank you, and thank you OP.

Im amazed Trump is the only president to ever attend the super bowl though.

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 20 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Probably because of the logistical nightmare for both the Superbowl organizers and the secret service, just doesn't seem remotely worth the sheer cost and risk involved

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[–] thessnake03@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The President at the Super Bowl worked out so well in The Sum of All Fears

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is that the one with John Malkavics home made gun?

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, that's Nick of Time, where Denzel Washington investigated a murder at the White House.

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[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

Wow. “I bought shoes that you’re not meant to walk in, and now they’re damaged because I needed to walk.”

Not on this planet at all.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago

The headline had me thinking it was some convoluted critique of his decisions, but no, she's actually just pissy about her shoes and her uncle is nothing more than an aside.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

She said she likes him "lesser" now so I'm pretty sure she didn't care for the dude before this. This was just even more bullshit from the orange bastard.

[–] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 10 months ago

He got the "lesser?" Trump is def not a top-notch ho, confirmed.

[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 8 points 10 months ago

Honestly this seems too absurd even for the onion!? What the fuck lol

[–] nothingcorporate@lemmy.world 110 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If your shoes cost $3000 and walking ruins them, maybe that's on you.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 49 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There's a certain type of wealthy-person stuff that proves its value by being incredibly impractical or fragile. "Not only did I spend way too much for this, I already know that it'll probably fall apart soon, and I'll have to buy another." Being able to bring up again how expensive it was and how pissed off you are that it fell apart is just another good opportunity to let everyone in the vicinity know that you buy absurd rich-girl stuff. That's actually better than still having the stupid spiky shoes.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 21 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Martini glasses:

Art deco French cocktail ware from the 1920s designed to be dumb but bold and it's ease of breaking showed a wealth during a terrible time.

Wealthy people love to break their stuff almost on purpose to make sure it stays special and then regular people buy into it

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

For a while, I used to sometimes pack up wealthy people's stuff as part of my job. At one point I was packing up wineglasses that were, no joke, about a foot and a half (0.5m) tall made of thin crystal. When the job was done, the guy gave the workers checks for $500, as a tip.

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Those are about $200-300 each if they are the glasses I expect they are. They don't make that much of a difference from the $75 glass. That $75 glass is an improvement over the $25 glass but that really depends on if you are putting any effort into tasting.

[–] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 10 months ago (4 children)

There's tons of conspicuous consumption that goes on just to prove how much money that consumer has. But there's also those rich people who do the "buy it once" thing. They'll spend a mint on a durable, handmade pair of shoes that last 20 years, and then they'll get them re-soled for less than a new pair would cost.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Boots Theory.

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[–] takeheart@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Ha, reminds me of how grassy lawns started out as a status symbol to show off that you were so rich that you needn't use your land for agriculture or gardening.

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I gave my dad riedel crystal martini glasses twenty five years ago. He still has 3 of the 4. Some people take care of stuff they own.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

They make swimsuits that are dry clean only, so shoes you can't actually walk in doesn't surprise me.

[–] reiterationstation@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Shit like that being dry clean only is just a designer being lazy. If you ruin it washing it that’s on you type of bs. If you take it to a dry cleaner they will wash it in a washing machine.

I don’t think a really good designer brand is doing that.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think the point here is that you're going to be wearing it in the water even though it's "dry clean only."

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My guess is that these "swimsuits" are not expected to go into the water at all, only to be shown off on photo shoots and lounging around the pool.

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[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

Lol, a swimsuit you can't wear when swimming. What's next, a decorative toilet you can't shit in?

[–] squid_slime@lemm.ee 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fuck rich people.

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cardi B was terrible when she was poor too. Used to legit fuck dudes and then rob them.

[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I like that part though.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Those quotes make her sound really stupid. Is she? I'm not familiar at all

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

She does sound like she's currently on page 2 of her copy of "How to learn goodder English real quicker".

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Yes she is

[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

She’s dumb as fuck.

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[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What kind of shoddy shoes get ruined if you walk around a stadium with them?

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 9 points 10 months ago

Really expensive ones I guess

[–] strawberry@kbin.earth 16 points 10 months ago

oh nooo you had to walk in your shoes

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Knowing Cardi B's history and politics, this sounds like some humorous shit-talking. "Thanks, Obama." vibes.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

See Uncle, I tried, but Trump ain't budging, so uh you'd better just stay deported.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

“Look how fucked up my shoes [are]. This shoe cost me three bands. All because of Trump. Now I like him lesser!” she said. “Now I like him lesser because you didn’t have to go to no Super Bowl. Fucking up my shoe. Now I don’t really like him.”

Everybody has a line...

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 12 points 10 months ago

Dumb shoe thing or no, the real issue here is that she thinks $3K is enough to get someone "undeported".

Not a chance.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Holy shit this woman can't even eat with her mouth closed.

[–] bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago

The heroes we deserve?

[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Cardi B can eat shit. If your shoes get ruined by walking they aren’t shoes.

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