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Is wearing Birkenstocks a political statement?

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Published in Daily Trivia

In the United States, Birkenstocks were first popular among young adults, a group traditionally associated with American liberalism; in the early 1990s "Birks" enjoyed a surge of popularity among college-aged Generation Xers. During the 2004 U.S. presidential primary, some conservatives derided Howard Dean's supporters as "Birkenstock liberals." However, in Germany and Austria they are associated with housewives or the environmental movement.

 


 

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