A new Adidas Sneaker has created quite a stir.   Designer Jeremy Scott has developed a new sneaker coming soon for Adidas.   Called the Adidas Roundhouse Mid Cuff, some folks are now accusing the designer, and maker, of producing a racist sneaker.

The maker and designer have released the following statement in response to the controversy:

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.  Jeremy Scott is renowned as a designer whose style is quirky and lighthearted and his previous shoe designs for adidas Originals have, for example, included panda heads and Mickey Mouse.  Any suggestion that this is linked to slavery is untruthful.  (article)

Personally speaking, I see the representation of the sneaker as more of a metaphor than anything else.   Reading the recent wave of crimes associated with the newest Nike Air Jordan and Kanye’ West sneakers selling for upwards of $1,000.   To me they represent the bizzaro world of upside down priorities.   But that’s just my take.
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