Adidas fairly f*cked up shortly ago when they announced the release of their "fashionable" new JS Roundhouse Mid kick that, as you can see above, comes equipped with ankle shackles, and after a few defenses--"[it] is nothing more than the designer Jeremy Scott's outrageous and unique take on fashion and has nothing to do with slavery"--and a slew of controversy, the company has finally come forward to announce the early retirement of the slavery-reminiscent design.
"Since the shoe debuted on our Facebook page ahead of its market release in August, Adidas has received both favorable and critical feedback. We apologize if people are offended by the design and we are withdrawing our plans to make them available in the marketplace."
Let's be honest with ourselves here: these weren't really meant to push slavery as fashion. Yes, it's an immediate association, but I'd really like to hear the designer come forward and say "Yes, I designed them as such because I want to make slavery look cool." If you really want to delve into the symbolism of the shackles, why don't we associate it with Medieval torture or chain gangs? Maybe it's a commentary on the bedroom explorations between husband and wife caught in a sexual dent of a stale marriage. It, like most other things, can be drawn anywhere.
Anyway, it's all done now. Any thoughts on this one? They were ugly as sh*t anyway.
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