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06-18-2012, 09:23 PM
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06-18-2012, 10:02 PM
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Hideous......I guess people can't steal them without chopping your legs off.
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06-19-2012, 12:15 PM
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i bet Mr. T would wear them...
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06-19-2012, 12:50 PM
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Headline on yahoo talking about people being angry over race implications. Im Not saying the implications are funny, but watching these heinous shoes backfire certainly is
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06-19-2012, 04:00 PM
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Someone in the Marketing Department is looking for a new job this afternoon...
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06-19-2012, 05:37 PM
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Saw a segment on the local news about this today that showed some of the designers other shoes... I can honestly say after seeing some of the designs Adidas allowed him to put out this was the first time I actually wanted a different brand for KU.
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06-19-2012, 05:52 PM
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Lol I saw where people were calling it racist for the chain saying its slavery.
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06-19-2012, 08:15 PM
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Horrible idea, and terrible looking shoe. It may be funny to some, but not a laughing situation for me at all!
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06-19-2012, 08:21 PM
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Lol I saw where people were calling it racist for the chain saying its slavery.
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Yep and it's incredibly dumb.
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06-19-2012, 09:52 PM
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Yea I was laughing at addidas
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06-20-2012, 04:51 AM
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When is our contract up?
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06-20-2012, 05:11 AM
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When is our contract up?
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End of 2013
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06-20-2012, 09:16 AM
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There is no end to how far people are willing to reach in order to play the race card. However, these shoes are an absolute joke regardless. At least they are unique, I guess.
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06-20-2012, 09:19 AM
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I personally don't think the race card is a reach in this case.
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06-20-2012, 11:03 AM
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Yup...I think I may have been one of the last holdouts but this puts me over the edge as well. Hello, Nike
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06-20-2012, 12:06 PM
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The production of these shoes has been cancelled.
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06-20-2012, 12:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Turn_my_swag_on
There is no end to how far people are willing to reach in order to play the race card. However, these shoes are an absolute joke regardless. At least they are unique, I guess.
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06-20-2012, 01:01 PM
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I personally don't think the race card is a reach in this case.
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100% agree.
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06-20-2012, 04:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by halfdeadloc
Saw a segment on the local news about this today that showed some of the designers other shoes... I can honestly say after seeing some of the designs Adidas allowed him to put out this was the first time I actually wanted a different brand for KU.
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06-20-2012, 07:12 PM
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Are we assuming American slaves are the only people in history to have worn shackles?
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06-20-2012, 07:52 PM
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Are we assuming American slaves are the only people in history to have worn shackles?
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Of course they were... just ask rev. Jesse Jackson
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06-20-2012, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Turn_my_swag_on
Are we assuming American slaves are the only people in history to have worn shackles?
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This doesn't make any sense. No, American slaves weren't the only ones to wear shackles. But they did wear them here and most people here associate shackles on the ankles with slavery. Add to that the fact that basketball is dominated by young black males and all the racial implications are pretty straightforward. If you think people are playing the race card here when they criticize this shoe, I'd guess you're a pretty intolerant person.
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06-20-2012, 09:36 PM
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Race card? That's just a dumb I herd these shoes Make white people jump higher!
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06-21-2012, 02:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tophawk1983
This doesn't make any sense. No, American slaves weren't the only ones to wear shackles. But they did wear them here and most people here associate shackles on the ankles with slavery. Add to that the fact that basketball is dominated by young black males and all the racial implications are pretty straightforward. If you think people are playing the race card here when they criticize this shoe, I'd guess you're a pretty intolerant person.
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I'm hispanic, and my younger brother and sister are both half black. But yeah, I'm pretty intolerant.
I agree, the design of the shoe is absolutely awful. But let's just get real here.....American slaves wore the shackles 150+ years ago, but PRISONERS of ALL races and ethinicities are wearing them TODAY in this country. Again, the race thing is completely overblown. I mean, if we really wanted to, we could call somebody a racist because they sold a black man a t shirt that was made out of cotton. People just need to stop being so damn sensitive!
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06-25-2012, 12:41 PM
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That ugly thing is sports equipment for basketball players or bandits
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