Jacques Slade

A storyteller for footwear, golf, tech, and basketball. Host for Hard Pass. Formerly PGA Tour's The CUT. [email protected]

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

@chadmumm No. We tested the waters with the show I had with the @PGATOUR, but we never were able to really get it where we wanted it to be.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

Realizing in real time that my New York friends are going to retell the story of game 4 for years to come.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

Pray for NY tonight!

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

Unreal! I can’t imagine a better experience for Knicks fans!

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

OMFGggggggghhhhhh

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

So I stopped watching at half time. Big mistake on my part.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

I am shook. What is happening??

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

Thoughts and prayers to friends and their families in the Philipines.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

Okay. So now we are getting to the real issue. You have a problem with what you perceive as idolatry. I respect that. And you are right. People should not idolize a company or person or product. No one disagrees with that.

Corporate malfeasance is definitely an issue. I don’t think anyone disagrees with that. We do need to consume less and the environment does need to be more of a priority. I don’t know of any creator that would disagree with that perspective unless they were somehow aligned with an administration that peddles in conspiracy theories and not science.

You don’t have to consume the content. And is this just sneakers or does this apply to Technology? Fashion? Make up, food waste?

The lens your “choosing” to see this through avoids the nuance and blankets a statement that I think you know is untrue.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

I think you mean Stephen A will never be a professional athlete. That part “may” be true. But he indeed does create. Does a journalist create when they write an article? Only difference is that SA does it in real time. Again, you are intentionally ignoring the facts.

The fact that I and others in my and similar field quite literally “create” reviews makes this point you are trying to make counter to the truth.

We literally make something physical or not, from nothing. Because it doesn’t manifest in the way you like or approve doesn’t make it any less true.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

No one said that was the same as creating that product. But it doesn’t make them any less of a creator. What are you talking about?

Bro you are grasping at straws trying to find a way to prove whatever point it is you want to make because you have a personal vendetta against creators.

Just say that. It’s okay. No one will hold it against you.

You hopped in this conversation that had nothing to do with you.

What’s the real issue you have? Because it’s not creators. It’s not that community. It’s something you are dealing with that needs to be worked out. Let’s have that convo.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

Actually it does. The thought, the intention, and care that goes into it. The shots, the angle, the edit, the lighting. The phrasing, the structure, the scripting, all part of creating. Again, to deny that is intentional.

A review, whether you agree with it, the art, the purpose, or intention is inconsequential.

Play with symantics is just trolling.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

So no. He doesn’t have proof and turns into a Disney after school special bully when he gets called on it.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump has a meltdown and ends the interview

Welker: Just to be very clear, there's no evidence of what you're saying.

Trump: There’s a lot of evidence. There’s tremendous evidence. There’s nothing but evidence. The election was rigged. And it’s happening again in California. They’re cheating.

Welker: Do you have evidence?

Trump: All I have to do is look.

Welker: That’s not evidence. The local officials acknowledge they are slow

Trump: They’re crooked. Just like you’re crooked. You’re either crooked or stupid.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

I don’t think the fans are going to react the way they think they will.

[David Dennis Jr. @DavidDTSS]

This the quintessential story of how sports reflects the state of the world. Thousands of fans have waited for Game 3 their whole lives and now they’re priced out of entering the game and can’t even celebrate outside because one billionaire gets to attend the game for free.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

@BuzzedEdwin @ad__sneaks @KariDaniels Its absolutely creation. Maybe “Reviewer” is better suited as a title, but they are absolutely creating.

Turning the ideas and opinions in their head into something other can experience is 100% creation.

But you know that and choose to ignore it.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

@ToNYD2WiLD @ad__sneaks @KariDaniels Agreed.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

If you have an actual deal in place with the brand, yes. That should always be announced. I’d they seed you product and you show it, that should be announced as well.

my thought is, if you have a monetary deal with a brand, you cannot do reviews for that brand. You can show the product, you can talk about the details, but giving an unbiased review is really hard to do. If you are going to review the shoes, it should be clearly stated that you have a monetary relationship with the brand and that they PAID for the content.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

I swear I both hate and love Knicks fans at the same time.

[Adam Herman @AdamZHerman]

City vibes are hard to explain right now. There’s a guy smoking a cigar and holding a broom and everyone is shaking his hand as if he’s an essential worker during the pandemic.

[Jacques Slade @kustoo]

I have thoughts about this. Suffice to say, creators shouldn’t feel the need to elevate a product/share with their audience because they got seeded. You sending me a $150 sneaker is not equivalent to hours of my time or the audience I have spent years working to build.

You want guaranteed coverage, pay the creator. People at brands and these agencies get paid to send product to people they think will post it for them for free. That “we sent you this” so you “have to do this” mentality just shows how they brands want your clout, but don’t respect your work enough to pay you.

There are obviously other factors involved, but to act like creators owe a brand something because they were seeded product is not the move.

A creators allegiance is not to the brand, it is to themselves and to their audience.

*steps off soapbox and turns off megaphone*

[Nate Jones @JonesOnTheNBA]

Wemby is still a baby deer on offense. He has no rhyme or reason for what he does on offense. It’s not calculated or refined.