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Adidas creates controversial sneakers with chains

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    Shoe giant denies slavery, chain gang association

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Other definite controversy but that's you know that's Jeremy Scott designer Jeremy Scott is known for his creativity but is the latest data issue -- may have crossed the line I don't want -- headset was.

-- -- the new JS round house -- with chains and cops that -- to the ankle.

Are drawing outrage because they are being compared to what slaves were forced to Wear that's exactly -- -- you shackles around and wrong angle when you -- -- needed -- perhaps -- the I think it popped in my my co owner of bird Robert Royal local Roland quite was reluctant to carry the issues expected to hit the shelves this August.

But that does indeed his rep explained where the designer's idea originated.

This -- toy you may remember from the late eighties.

-- -- -- -- That's why the issue was purple and that's what this who has the orange cops the first thing we -- -- was.

I don't know what the issue -- apart actually went back and forth on if we were running and get them.

And we talked.

Quite ordered about a dozen -- for his store -- will they draw the customers.

-- win.

-- about it but nobody -- then.

I'm from the -- and Jamie Scott but I -- -- we had anything out like that.

Now when we're that they're nice.

Different -- -- -- and this.

There was this -- I don't like to -- in response to the shackles sneaker doctor Wendell Anthony the president of the Detroit branch of the NAACP.

Issued this statement.

How long must we fight these stupid battles over things that tear people down rather than lift them up.

It took African Americans 350 years to take the shackles off -- it off our ankles.

Now Adidas wants us to pay 350 dollars to put them back on.

Shame on AD it is and their designer take the shackles off your mind so that all of us can leave this most ugly period in our history behind.

Just say no to a -- -- Whether you think they promote slavery or not it has people talking and quite says it's ultimately up to the consumer if they want to buy into this marketing ploy.

If enough people -- Contact us and say that they're offended and I'm pretty sure we wouldn't sell them.

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