In 2002, Crocs was launched for the first time. Today there are the same type of shoe worldwide in different colors and brands. In Sweden, everything that looks like the classic Crocs shoe has come to be called foppatoffs.
The reason why the shoes are called precisely foppatoffel is for the hockey legend Peter Foppa Forsberg, called Foppa, Be early to be seen in the slippers and put there off the foppa slipper on the Swedish map, writes Aftonbladet.
Foppa slippers are forging shoes that are easy to throw on and off. It is spacious and because it is made in Croslite, a foam -like material, they can also be flushed off and wet down without being destroyed.
But now schools in at least 20 US states have banned their students from carrying the popular slipper, according to New York Post.
The reason is that students have to fight more to wear their shoes than other shoes, as well as Norwegian Yourside reported on. This is because, for example, you may need to grasp with your toes to hold the slippers when running.
In an emergency situation, the schools believe that the foppa slippers can be life -threatening.
– It’s actually a security risk, said Stoney Pritchett, Rector of Bessemer City High School in Alabama, to Today.
Many schools in the United States also prohibit the shoes due to an increasing number of cases and accidents. Many students ignore using the strap available for the heel, which may partly cause accidents, according to Bloomberg.
Crocs themselves are confused about the ban and thinks that their slippers are a comfortable everyday shoe.
– The classic croc is a comfortable, everyday shoe that is suitable for everyday use. We are not, and we do not market ourselves as a specialty or performance brand, Croc’s press spokesperson told Today.