#ladder laces

[bdsmess]

hii what are white ladder laces ?

Hey friend. White ladder laces most commonly look like this (straight bar style):

And unfortunately you may see them on a lot of leather/military/hypermasculine type of fetish blogs around here. Ladder lacing has kind of a complicated history but in summary, the colors of this style of lace pattern on combat boots have been used to signal affiliations with various identities and political ideologies since at least the 70s. Different colors have had meanings that have morphed over time. But almost without fail - and across the world for a long time now, not just in the US - white ladder laces have been worn exclusively by skinheads, neo nazis, and white supremacist groups.

There are those who will claim it’s just part of their fetish, that it is used by alternative kinds of skinheads, that it’s just linked to power dynamics, whatever. Do not buy that shit, and don’t let them convince you to do it. They say that because male fetish spaces are spaces where nazi ideology has always been more able to proliferate unchecked under the guise of kink. The links between skinhead and gay fetish communities are really interesting but it’s a topic too big for this ask. Basically, I can promise you that I have almost never seen or met someone wearing these who did not know perfectly well what kind of people they were signaling to.

I hope you never see someone wearing them in real life, but if you do and you aren’t willing and equipped to commit an act of violence (which ummm I would *never* condone violence but this would not be.. the worst time to take out your face covering and a baseball bat) you should probably walk in the other direction.

IC: Do not tolerate white supremacist dogwhistles or ideology in queer fetish spaces. We protect us.

[the-cat-and-the-birdie]

Comic!Hobie has switched from his iconic converse to blue-laced combat boots!

[Bottom two images from Spider-Punk: Arms Race - released 28/2/24]

Originally, all throughout his comic book run, Hobie has worn different pairs of converse.

However this was changed for the movie to better reflect 1970's British culture, which I spoke about here.

Hence, Hobies line to Gwen 'Are those my Chucks?'. A nod to the footwear he typically wears in the comics.

However now, with Spider-Punk's newest run hitting shelves, it seems Comic!Hobie has switched to boots and blue laces as well!

And, just in line with punk aesthetics - they're ladder laced in line with the old Laces Code.

With Hobie killing Commander-in-Chief President Osborn, these make complete sense for him.

How cool!!!! I really hope this means they're taking feedback from fans 😁

[metalphoenix]

The bat family is neatly split into two categories:

The Rich and rich adjacent: Bruce, Tim, Damian, Alfred, Dick

The anti capitalist Poor: Jason, Stephenie, Duke, Harper

Funnily enough this is also the split between People Who Think Police Reform Works and the People Who Would Punch a Cop With No Hesitation (let’s be real Jason can absolutely blue ladder lace his boots)

I like to think that whenever Commissioner Gordon comes over for dinner at the manor the Anti Capitalists/ACAB group nopes out to Jason’s apartment for dinner and a game of who can destroy the most hostile architecture in an hour.

(Listen people may come for me for putting Dick in the Rich group but I put him there because he was adopted by Bruce the youngest and probably adapted to the new lifestyle pretty quickly. Cassandra isn’t in there because I’m not 100% where to put her)

[lichdolly]

Putumayo - Ladder Lace OP (2012)

[earth90214]

spider-punk poster for atsv ft. hobie’s yellow and blue laces

lace code king !

[lunarmoron]

finally got new laces for my boots :3

[asketho]

What color are your laces, and are they ladder laced??? -💣

I don't have laces. I wear crocs or sandals.

[fridayiminlovemp3]

people say that lace code is fake but i literally just sat across from an actual n*zi on the bus and i realized because of lace code✌️ and moved xox

[littlesapphicraccoonguy]

Mediashipping(Matt x David) doodle I did as requested by @leighcest in our groupchat so…yeah! Guess which band David is talking about, its totally super impossible

[wildbeautifuldamned]

Antique Schoenhut Carved Wood Circus Clown Toy with Wooden Ladder ebay Ciderpress Antiques and Gifts

[farmer-hades]

idk if you know what blue ladder laced boots mean, but you might want to change your character's outfit designs to be more respectful of law enforcement💕

[mxbitters]

me, taking my adhd meds: i’m gonna clean this room like i never cleaned before!

me, immediately after saying that: *figures out how to properly ladder lace my 2 year old docs and puts bat wings from a dollar store headband on them because it’s almost halloween you guys!!!1!*

[ihave-83-protons]

PSA: Shoelaces

No, this is not about "I like your shoelaces."

It's about lace code.

this is ladder lacing. I notice I here and there in real life, but especially in art.

after all, it's real easy to draw shoelaces like this, right? I get that

but please please PLEASE be mindful of what color the laces are if you wear or draw them

lace code dictates different meanings when you ladder lace.

White ladder lacing is an indicator of supporting white supremacy.

Red is the support of Neo-Nazis.

some safe colors are;

- Black. it can either mean absolutely nothing or that you're not interested in showing your personal values

- Yellow. it's for anti-racism

- Green. means not racist. still better to wear yellow but at least the color looks cool and isn't necessarily bad

- Purple. LGBTQ+

one to be careful with:

- Blue. for ACAB but some officers have figured that out

so please, please, please be mindful when youre wearing ladder-laced footwear or drawing it, i keep seeing white ladder lacing from people who simply dont know what it means

[vermillion-merlot]

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“I’m no good for you !!”

[lichdolly]

Metamorphose Temps de Fille - Cross Ladder Lace Short Sleeve OP in red and black (2008)

[son-of-the-sun23]

when ppl think that ashton, a gay dude, is in love with laudna, a lesbian in love with imogen