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They're the perforated foam footwear.
它們是洞洞保麗龍鞋。
With a ferocious name, Crocs.
它有一個凶猛的名字——Crocs。
So popular, the company says about 150 million pairs are sold every year.
該公司稱,每年大約售出 1.5 億雙,非常受歡迎。
I'm going to be living in these.
我要住在這裡面。
But those Crocs are also at times a trip.
不過,Crocs 有時也會讓人大吃一驚。
You good, bro?
你還好嗎,兄弟?
Some schools now taking action, banning them outright.
現在,一些學校正在採取行動,直接禁止使用這些鞋子。
That's the case at one Alabama public high school where principal Stony Pritchett is taking enforcement seriously.
阿拉巴馬州的一所公立高中就屬於這種情況。校長斯通-普里切特(Stony Pritchett)正在認真對待執法問題。
Actually safety hazard, man, they can twist the twist their knees, twist twist their ankles, things like that.
實際上,他們會扭傷膝蓋、扭傷腳踝等,存在安全隱患。
So we won't have tennis shoes on all time.
所以,我們不會一直穿著網球鞋。
Here at Bessemer City High School, wearing these will land you here in in school suspension.
在貝斯默市高中,穿戴這些東西會讓你被停學。
Not exactly where you want to be landing, just for shoes.
你不會想因為這雙鞋子得到這樣的後果。
The schools had Crocs folded into its no open toe policy for years.
多年來,學校一直把 Crocs 列入禁止露腳趾的政策中。
As other schools commonly have with flip-flops and slides.
正如其他學校常見的夾腳拖和拖鞋一樣。
But this is the first school year it's enforcing the policy.
但這是該校執行該政策的第一個學年。
Junior McKenzie Lawson was told to swap on the spot.
二年級學生麥肯齊-勞森(McKenzie Lawson)被要求當場換鞋。
When they told you that, what was your first thought?
當他們告訴你這些時,你的第一反應是什麼?
Are you serious?
你是認真的嗎?
Mario Mahia got caught too.
馬里奧-馬西亞也被抓了。
You just walked in and immediately someone sniffed you out or?
你剛走進去,馬上就有人聞出賣你嗎還是?
At first they wasn't really noticing, but when I was walking out the restroom, an administrator had noticed them and he told he walked me to school detention.
起初他們並沒有注意到,但當我走出洗手間時,一位管理員注意到了,他告訴我他送我去學校留校察看。
Maya Moss got in school suspension.
瑪雅-莫斯被學校停學了
And at home?
在家裡呢?
How'd you deal with it?
你是怎麼處理的?
I took the phone, I took the computer.
我拿走了她的電話,還有電腦。
For how long?
拿走多久?
For two weeks.
兩週。
Maya, arguing that Crocs are not a safety issue.
瑪雅認為,Crocs 不是一個安全問題。
If it's an emergency, we could still wear our Crocs because we could put them in sports mode and we could run.
如果情況緊急,我們仍然可以穿著 Crocs 鞋,因為我們可以把它調到運動模式,然後就可以跑了。
Who's to say they going to keep them in sports mode?
誰能保證他們會一直穿著運動模式?
It's real easy to just get your feet, take them out, flip your and put your feet back in.
把腳伸進去,拿出來,翻轉,再把腳放進去,非常簡單。
You can't go on a basketball court and and go side to side lateral jump up now and with Crocs on.
你不能穿著 Crocs 在籃球場上橫向跳躍。
It's a hallway, kids are moving, things are happening, it's a safety hazard.
這裡是走廊,孩子們會走動,事情會發生,存在安全隱患。
Some pediatrists say Crocs and open toe shoes like flip-flops are fine to wear in moderation.
一些兒科醫生說,Crocs 和露趾鞋,如夾腳拖,適量穿著即可。
But do pose risks.
但確實存在風險。
Crocs can easily get caught in equipment, causing the child to fall or injure their foot or rip a toenail off.
Crocs 很容易被設備卡住,導致孩子摔倒、腳受傷或腳趾甲撕裂。
Things I see in the office on a daily basis.
我每天在辦公室裡看到的事情。
We counted dozens of schools in at least 20 states explicitly banning Crocs in their dress codes, often as part of their open toe shoe policies.
據我們統計,至少有 20 個州的幾十所學校在著裝規定中明確禁止穿 Crocs 鞋,這通常是其露趾鞋政策的一部分。
A Crocs spokesperson saying, "The Crocs classic clog is a comfortable, casual shoe that is appropriate for everyday wear. We are not, nor do we market ourselves as a specialty or performance brand."
Crocs 發言人說:「Crocs 經典拖鞋是一款舒適的休閒鞋,適合日常穿著。我們不是,也不把自己當作專業或高性能品牌來行銷。」
The spokesperson calling the school's bans "unfortunate", adding they haven't affected sales.
發言人稱學校的禁令「令人遺憾」,還說它們沒有影響銷售。
The brand, hated or love it has been a fashion statement for more than 20 years.
20 多年來,這個品牌一直是時尚的代言人,無論人們對它是恨還是愛。
Crocs reporting its sales more than triples since 2019.
Crocs 報告稱,自 2019 年以來,其銷售額增長了兩倍多。
The clunky clogs with the custom charms building a cult following.
這種帶有定製吊飾的笨重洞洞鞋贏得了眾多追隨者。
Celebs rocking them and big names like Bieber even collaborating with them.
明星們搖身一變,小賈斯丁等大牌明星甚至與他們合作。
Crocs of every color and flavor from chips to chicken.
從薯片到雞肉,各種顏色和口味的 Crocs 鞋應有盡有。
It's no wonder there's a Croc community.
難怪會有一個 Crocs 社群。
I'm constantly hunting down new pairs.
我一直在尋找新的 Crocs 洞洞鞋。
While Crocs may have won over celebrities and fanatics alike, principal Pritchett isn't budging.
雖然 Crocs 贏得了名人和狂熱者的青睞,但校長普里切特卻絲毫不為所動。
It's a safety hazard, I mean things happen, if they break out or something happen, they have high heels on and and slip and fall. The school is liable.
這是一個安全隱患,我的意思是說,如果她們穿高跟鞋滑倒,就會發生意外。學校應承擔責任。
Maya says she won't wear them to school again.
瑪雅說她不會再穿這雙鞋上學了。
But with six pairs in her closet, the Crocaholic will have to sport them somewhere else.
不過,這位洞洞鞋狂人的衣櫥裡已經有六雙了,她只能在其他地方穿上它們。
Once she got school suspension and house suspend, I'm like, "No. Those are house shoes now."
一旦她被停學和停職,我就想:「不行。這雙鞋現在是家居鞋了。」
Those are house shoes now, guys, the pediatrist that we spoke with says there is a time and place for Crocs, while you probably shouldn't run in them, there's no issue wearing them in moderation and they can even be great as a post workout recovery shoe.
我們採訪過的兒科醫生說,Crocs 有其適用的時間和地點,雖然你可能不應該穿著它跑步,但適量穿著也沒什麼問題,甚至可以作為運動後的恢復鞋。
It's a Croc down as you said, Savannah.
就像你說的,薩凡納,這是個打擊。
I don't know if you have used on whether or not like with your kids, you let them run around in with sport mode.
我不知道你是否穿過運動模式,是否像你的孩子一樣,讓他們在運動模式下跑來跑去。
I let them have them.
我有讓他們穿。
They have, yeah, I mean, I can understand like bring your gym shoes I guess for like real athletics, but I know our kids are little.
他們有,我的意思是,我可以理解,就像帶著你的運動鞋,我想,像真正的田徑,但我知道我們的孩子還小。
I don't like them.
我不喜歡洞洞鞋。
I don't think they're very cool, I think if they get banned from schools, it's the coolest thing that'll ever happen to Crocs.
我不認為它們很酷,我認為如果學校禁止穿它們,那將是 Crocs 有史以來最酷的事情。
Oh, really?
哦,真的嗎?
What about the Jibbitz?
那 Jibbitz 呢?
Oh, those are cool, I call them Jibbitz, yeah, those are cool, I like those.
哦,那些很酷,我管它們叫 Jibbitz,是的,那些很酷,我喜歡那些。
My son and husband dressed as Crocs for Halloween.
我的兒子和丈夫在萬聖節裝扮成了 Crocs。
Oh, wow.
哦,哇。
Here, want to see the picture?
想看看照片嗎?
Yeah, you're not a personal fan of them.
是的,你不是洞洞鞋的粉絲。
I have not worn a lot of Crocs, there they are, aren't they cute?
我穿過的 Crocs 不多,這是他們,是不是很可愛?
Yeah, it was, um, I'm not a fan, no.
是的,我不喜歡洞洞鞋。
They're not fashion.
它們不時尚。
You guys are, get off my lawn.
你們這些傢伙,滾出我的草坪。
All right, thank you, Brian.
好的,謝謝你,布萊恩。
Thank you, Brian.
謝謝你,布萊恩。