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[Izick]

Looks like it's designed by a 7 year old colorblind racist.

 

[Kinyou]

That's some weird fetish stuff.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

"I'll take 18"

 

[Count Dookkake]

Looks like it's designed by a 7 year old colorblind racist.

Oxymoron.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

What do you mean "you people"?

Hehe...

 

[Black-Box]

soo racists, if they had the shackles around the show part and made it unique, it would be an artist shoe, also ugly colors. they have the worst artists working for them

 

[dab0ne]

I'm going to make the chain longer and attach the shackles to my penis.

I'm going to keep the chain the same length and attach the shackles to my penis.

 

[Zekes!]

this is like something a JRPG character would wear

 

[Lv99 Slacker]

Oh, god. This reminds of the Spike Lee movie, Bamboozled, where through marketing, a sketch show about some black face step n' fetch slaves became wildly popular - had every viewer that was a fan (black people included) of the show painting their faces black.

No, Africans aren't the only people to be enslaved, but come on. Who blew up sneaker culture? When you think of hardcore sneaker lovers, what comes to mind?

 

[Sol..]

Oxymoron.

not really, he goes by nose sizes/shapes.

 

[Count Dookkake]

not really, he goes by nose sizes/shapes.

Jokes, how do they work?

 

[Prez]

Oxymoron.

You can't tell white people from black people in black and white photos/movies?

 

[Count Dookkake]

You can't tell white people from black people in black and white movies?

Being late, how does it work?

 

[Log4Girlz]

You can't tell white people from black people in black and white photos/movies?

I can't tell what color Homer is in your avatar.

 

[Fritz]

Looks like it's designed by a 7 year old colorblind racist.

It's not completely unthinkable:

 

[Kinyou]

It's not completely unthinkable:

Are we sure that that's not just Sasha Baron Cohen reviving his Bruno role?

 

[Prez]

I can't tell what color Homer is in your avatar.

Homer is a cartoon character.

 

[Reversed]

Those chains are really futile.

 

[LaserBuddha]

Uh, the company tagline for this makes it 100% clear that this is a reference to chaining something to yourself because it is valuable. Is this slavery too?

...So why are so many people being willfully ignorant? Is the simple explanation provided from the beginning too inconvenient for your desired narrative?

Looking at this whole "shoe game", where people trip over each other in competition to be the one who gains social status by purchasing ludicrously-overpriced footwear from a mega-corporation, well it suggests a LOT more disturbing things surrounding slavery than this shoe does. Now that we have a super-simple visual metaphor though, all the hypocrites are suddenly offended.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Homer is a cartoon character.

Now you're just shitting me.

 

[Bboy AJ]

It's like walking around with the Confederate flag. "But it's history!!!"

 

[Kosmo]

These are dope - our Athletes should wear these in the Opening Ceremony at London:

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Uh, the company tagline for this makes it 100% clear that this is a reference to chaining something to yourself because it is valuable. Is this slavery too?


http://i.imgur.com/UN9MX.jpg[img]



...So why are so many people being willfully ignorant? Is the simple explanation provided from the beginning too inconvenient for your desired narrative?[/QUOTE]

Because they are fucking shackles!

If you need an explanation rather then just observing them, you're doing it wrong.

 

[Speevy]

Uh, the company tagline for this makes it 100% clear that this is a reference to chaining something to yourself because it is valuable. Is this slavery too?

...So why are so many people being willfully ignorant? Is the simple explanation provided from the beginning too inconvenient for your desired narrative?

Looking at this whole "shoe game", where people trip over each other in competition to be the one who gains social status by purchasing ludicrously-overpriced footwear from a mega-corporation, well it suggests a LOT more disturbing things surrounding slavery than this shoe does. Now that we have a super-simple visual metaphor though, all the hypocrites are suddenly offended.

I'm with you man. The backlash is unnecessary. People deserve these shoes.

 

[Stinkles]

Countdown to some racial group taking offense in 3..2..1...

Are you inferring there's nothing offensive about this?

 

[Dennis]

This is hilarious on so many levels.

 

[Kinyou]

These are dope - our Athletes should wear these in the Opening Ceremony at London:

They should wear them all the time. They'd never lose again.

 

[Fantasmo]

id be the first to knock down PC stuff or overreactions but this is mindboggling.

Racist AND ugly. Who wouldn't make this association? Way to incite anger Adidas. Holy mackerel!

 

[Count Dookkake]

Are you inferring there's nothing offensive about this?

Beyond the color scheme, no.

 

[notworksafe]

Are you inferring there's nothing offensive about this?

Well they are offensively ugly...that's about it.

 

[Izick]

It's not completely unthinkable:

What is that!?

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Damn son, nice kicks. Fuck these Jordans, I'm snatchin up those Kunta Kintes.

I'm dying here.

 

[Fritz]

What is that!?

The designer I believe. I don't know if he is racist but 7 years old and colorblind isn't toooooo far fetched.

 

[Mr. B Natural]

I want to buy these just so I can tie the shackles to the opposite legs.

 

[Count Dookkake]

I want to buy these just so I can tie the shackles to the opposite legs.

You be trippin'.

 

[The Technomancer]

I wouldn't call this racist per se. Its just incredibly poor taste.

 

[Double D]

Hey guys, you know what I think is pretty racist? EVERYTHING

 

[Shig]

First thing I thought of

Ha, same here.

 

[Log4Girlz]

I want to buy these just so I can tie the shackles to the opposite legs.

I'm gonna put those shackles on someone else's ankles. No longer will I be forever alone.

 

[SUPREME1]

Uh, the company tagline for this makes it 100% clear that this is a reference to chaining something to yourself because it is valuable. Is this slavery too?

...So why are so many people being willfully ignorant? Is the simple explanation provided from the beginning too inconvenient for your desired narrative?

Looking at this whole "shoe game", where people trip over each other in competition to be the one who gains social status by purchasing ludicrously-overpriced footwear from a mega-corporation, well it suggests a LOT more disturbing things surrounding slavery than this shoe does. Now that we have a super-simple visual metaphor though, all the hypocrites are suddenly offended.

People shackle valuable itmes to their ankles!

 

[Mr. B Natural]

You be trippin'.

Everyday I'm shufflin'

 

[Digishine]

who the fuck are the designers of Adidas ?

 

[Mr. B Natural]

^Frankenstein

People shackle valuable itmes to their ankles!

If the thing of value was a shoe, I would certainly hope so.

 

[Choke on the Magic]

It is both ugly and racially insensitive!

joke post?

 

[mrpoopy]

Justin Beiber will be wearing them so his shoes don't fall off.

 

[Double D]

Danny Brown will love this.

 

[Dyno]

Those shoes are silly looking things for children. There is no way a grown man would step out of the house with orange plastic chains dangling from his ankles.

 

[Jibber Hack]

These shoes are abhorrent in design and the image that they create. Definitely racially insensitive. Don't know who could think that this was a great idea. What's old is new again, I guess.

 

[notworksafe]

who the fuck are the designers of Adidas ?

Well...

 

[Tideas]

This.....wasn't a well thought out idea at all.

Are there any black people working at Adidas?

wat? the shackle has been around since babylonians. black ppl were not the first to be slaves...