Adidas cancels the release of their shackled shoe after Racism Backlash

Last week Adidas previewed a photo of their Roundhouse Mid Handcuffs sneakers — The shoes were set to be released on August 12, but after plenty of backlash linking the ‘shackle’ to racism and slavery, Adidas has canceled the shoe and issued an apology. “The design of the JS Roundhouse Mid is nothing more than the designer Jeremy Scott’s outrageous and unique take on fashion and has nothing to do with slavery.We apologize if people are offended by the design and we are withdrawing our plans to make them available in the marketplace.” — Dumb move all around. -TO

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  • deaisha

    them lame ass shoes dont make these ever again u fucking dame bitches

  • TruthSayer13

    Dear black people, not everything with a chain is racism. Get the fuck over it. Slavery was hundreds of years ago. How long does it take for your people to get their shit together?

  • TruthSayer13

    Dear Addidas, you are a bunch of pussies for bending to a minority group stuck in the past. Shame on you for not sticking to your guns, calling bullshit on the racism crap and releasing your product. You should be ashamed of yourselves. A few people cry “aww it has an ankle bracelet and a chain, racism racism!” Bullshit. Slaves wished their shackles would be so comfortable. What if anything with a cross was deemed anti-christian or anything with a star antisemitic? If these people spent more time being productive members of society instead of throwing the race card on every little fucking thing the world would be a far better place. These are probably the same people with 7 kids collecting welfare and wasting my hard earned tax dollars to buy crack. Get over it people, just because there were black slaves hundreds of years ago doesn’t mean you hold the market on anything with a chain and a bracelet.




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