Adidas apologizes for ‘Slavery shoes’ controversy
Sportswear giant Adidas has apologized for “promoting slavery” with their ‘shackle’ sneakers.
Defending the shoe’s designer, Jeremy Scott, as having a “quirky” and “lighthearted” style, Adidas said Monday that it planned to cancel the shoe’s release.
“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,” the statement said. “We apologize if people are offended by the design and we are withdrawing our plans to make them available in the marketplace.”
The JS Roundhouse mids featured the LA Lakers’ orange and purple colors with orange cuffs links at the ankles similar to the shackles worn by Africans during the lucrative slavery trade in the south.
Activists and consumers expressed rage at the insensitive promotional photos, which are still posted on Adidas’ Facebook page.
“I literally froze up when I saw a new design from Adidas set to hit stores in August,” said Dr. Boyce Watkins in a post for the website Your Black World.
Dr. Boyce blamed the U.S. school system for diminishing the emphasis on slavery in modern history books — “all so you’d be willing to put shackles on your ankles today and not be so sensitive about it.”
Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson said “The attempt to commercialize and make popular more than 200 years of human degradation, where blacks were considered three-fifths human by our Constitution is offensive, appalling and insensitive.”
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I bet they did
The shoes are just ugly to me
Good Morning
the shoes are cute minus the chain.
designer Jeremy Scott’s outrageous and unique take on fashion and has nothing to do with slavery,” the statement said.
So, So… So DID Jeremy go on in FURTHER DETAIL about WTF His “outrageous and unique take on fashion” actually MEANT Though
Just GIVE a Satisfactory EXPLANATION of what “THE CHAIN-LINKS” Mean Though (And KEEP It Moving…)
They should’ve just removed the shackles…Jesse needs to stfu, can’t stand his ass
Daisy
That’s nice I guess.
Bring on Love and Hip Hop Atlanta!
Sits in the
with @MotherJefferson
Morning EVERYBODY!
Question: my mom and I were talking about Bosh and his BM. She said that no reason she should be on food stamps.i agree. I also think the mom is being spiteful. The lawyer said the baby got s diamond pacifier. My mom said if Bosh really wanted his daughter to go to France, he would pay for mom. I say BS. Mom thought she was gone get a free trip. What y’all think?
I don’t have time for much today
Sandra
playing and give me a L&HHA post please I experienced so many emotions watching this chit from 
you get the point 
@Mother Jefferson @Bird @pryn
SMDH at Y’all Though
But I KNOW Y’all SR LADIES are going to GO IN Though
Ohh And MORNING to Everybody !!!
missmiami says:
the shoes are cute minus the chain.
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I think so too! Hey Miami
@Naija Hey girl. How are you.
I didn’t watch Love n Hip Hop ATL and I LOVE ratchet reality tv shows but the cast didn’t appeal to me
Toya tweeted a FINE azz pic of Memphitz
Oh GM all
They say on Twitter ATL is really like that…
Daisy- wonder was she being messy since they say he used K. Michelle as a pinching bag.
Good Morning
Daisy, Mother Jefferson,Missmiami,Elove,Najigal,Bird, Prynsexxx,Lovezoe, Gagirl87 & everyone else
Chris Bosh ended up knocking her up in the right state TEXAS…TX has strict guidelines and a cut off when it comes to child support…her bad
Flawless
Morning my lovely peeps!
Ummm Love and Hip Hop was drama filled last night….
Flawless pryn everyone
@ Zoe it isn’t a reason that girl should be on food stamps and the sad part is she had a job until she got laid off, she wasn’t just sitting round doing nothing & collecting a child support check. I have no respect for Chris Bosh but don’t worry KARMA is a bitch
Morning all
Good Morning Roses!
Sorry I fell asleep on my twitter peeps!
Jesse Jackson will issue a statement about the discontinuing of the McRib at McDonald’s.
besides, how much you wanna bet dudes would still buy those sh-ts?
@NaijaGal @GAGIRL87 @lovezoe
MY Bigger Question regarding Ms. BOSH “Baby-Mama” is WTF was she doing F-ing Chris Bosh to BEGIN WITH Though… OHHH That’s Right (Becuz he was a Professional NBA Baller Though…)
If MS. BOSH worked for the Post Office She wouldn’t have DARED or EVEN Thought About getting with THAT DL DUDE Though (NO?!!?)
@ Elove I thought they meet when they were in high school and continued dated in college
Morning yall!
Anyone else see that GHETTO Love and Hip Hop show last night?
Twitter was ablaze over that show….
*continued dating in college*
:ontopic:
gm ROSES!!
<—Mama Scrappy debut CD
My mom said CS should be half, so can Allison not live off 5200(Bosh pays 2600).
They could’ve just called them the “My Pet Monster” sneakers and ran with that.
Oh Daisy. You got to see that thang. It takes triflin to a whole new level. And I’m praying Memphitz don’t snap on Tpya.
Bnatural- oh that was ratchet
Good Morning All
ELove
Bosh is paying child support which is supposed to take care of the child not the mother. How do we even know she told Bosh about her financial situation and the fact that she was going to have to ask for government assistance
*rubs hands*
love & hip hop was… so damn funny.
is k Michelle really talking about memphitz?
scrappy couldn’t give his baby momma more money to get out the projects?
momma dee and her massengil comment absolutely killed me.
in that order..
@ YaYa you think he woulda helped????
those shoes remind me of that old skool song … shackles on my feet won’t let me dance… WTF hmm wonder if kanye will get a pair… LOL
wait. WHAT?
Bosh BM on public assistance??? 
the madness!
i say what i had SAID was, was GM ROSES!!!!
Now I have truly seen it all after last night
Mona should really cancel that shyt cuz babyyyyyyyy….
Steve J his mistress and wife situation is a hot daymn mess who signs up agreeing to be on a show TOGETHER with your husband and his mistress
awesome
fayla
<— various youtube channels on whatever technique u told me about yesterday, i forgot the name already 
lovezoe says:
Bnatural- oh that was ratchet
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We need a new word for that show
Ratchet is almost an understatement…..
Diamond betta watch her back…Momma D ain’t playin’
Love I’m kinda with you. I mean with the amount of child support he’s gotta be paying (cause as much as they drag each other to court there has to be a support agreement in place) there’s no way she should be qualified to live on food stamps. Then again, maybe this is her way of getting more support outta him. I’m thinking she didn’t get broke off like so many other women who’ve birthed celeb kids and therefore she’s gonna humiliate him until she does
kingstonn says:
*rubs hands*
love & hip hop was… so damn funny.
is k Michelle really talking about memphitz?
scrappy couldn’t give his baby momma more money to get out the projects?
momma dee and her massengil comment absolutely killed me.
in that order..
i laughed SO DAMN HARD @ that fuggin massengil comment tho!!
Fay
And Mama Dee know daymn well she didn’t have that house UNTIL that Love & HipHop check cleared the bank THAT’S why the chit was EMPTY. Sandra you hit the nail on the head ALL this chit is FAKE
MORNING SR PEOPLE
FAYLA
Child support is based on each state’s statute…there’s a cut off in TX and unless she can convince the court otherwise, she’s stuck with the $2600
Candi!!!!
:lust:
KINGSTON
PURRTY GRAVI **MUMBLES** AS FAWKN ALWAYZ OL PURRTY BISH! 
no fayla but i’m gonna wash it again after i work out tonight, hopefully it won’t turn out a big curly mass *shingles*
Love and Hip Hop ATL shows the world what people will do for that almighty dollar. I don’t feel sorry for Mimi’s ass either. Talkin bout you been with that nigga 15 years. No bytch he been fukking you and sleeping over for 15 years…That shyt was really sad. I can take ratchet, but that shyt reminded me of some straight to DVD/Master P movie nonsense turned into a reality show.
Awesome!
gm sessy, what it do babes?
<—my fave twitter list that u're on
NAIJA
ZoeZoe
bnat
Bird
Gigi
@ GaGirl Yes, but that’s just me. I like to give everybody the benefit of the doubt (until you prove me wrong) but if he DID know her circumstances , that is a whole different situation
@GAGIRL87
I Dunno… I remember Bosh from Georgia Tech & He ONLY PLAYED one year there and then Went Pro
But Bosh SUGAR-TANK has ALWAYZ BEEN Over-Flowing Though
fayla have u heard of the term plopping?
where do they come up with these names
Fayla, Eva
Chris Bosh is a loser, but I’ll save my rant for the actual post if it appears.
AWSOME
lakes bew
i thought i saw you at Walgreens yesterday but that wasn’t you.
i almost went up to that poor lady like ADRI!
Morning everyone I think I will chill in this post
Is my shyt white?????
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Gigi26 says:
Love and Hip Hop ATL shows the world what people will do for that almighty dollar. I don’t feel sorry for Mimi’s ass either. Talkin bout you been with that nigga 15 years. No bytch he been fukking you and sleeping over for 15 years…That shyt was really sad. I can take ratchet, but that shyt reminded me of some straight to DVD/Master P movie nonsense turned into a reality show.
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Get out my head
Maya Angelou said it best ‘The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.
Ms. YaYa says:
@ GaGirl Yes, but that’s just me. I like to give everybody the benefit of the doubt (until you prove me wrong) but if he DID know her circumstances , that is a whole different situation
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Chit is sad all around the girl is about to lose her home to forclosure
I hope NOW that he knows he helps her in some way….
I saw folks talm bout Love and Hip hop and how it made women look bad, funny hmph !
them same female act just like them ratchett Muck ducks on that show, and all of em dating a Stevie J’s 
KINGSTON
wasn’t Stevie J the dude in the Eve sex tape?
Fay- where my likkA?
@lovezoe Yep she said F what u heard they don’t make’m like him anymore and attached the pic and he was lookin good as hell. I don’t know if he did or didn’t beat K Michelle but WHY doesn’t she call his name vs saying “music excutive”
@jenie (Comment #69)
Kingstonn
that’s him…I’m confused on how she agreed to let her daughter be named Eva 
Daisy – #73 to avoid a possible suit to the show and her
@Kingston Yep that’s him
kingstonn says:
wasn’t Stevie J the dude in the Eve sex tape?
I thought so AND was he not ENGAGED to Whoopi’s daughter so HOW THE HELL she been dating him for 15 years??? is the peen THAT good???
What Naja said.
@ lex
he sure was! but mimi said the “dck ain’t making her do cartwheels” but it sure is allowing her ass to be disrespected on the daily.
that whole club scene was trife.
@ kingston I THOUGHT that was him LOL … i was like 15 years …. she stupid … ATL chicks will ride for their man *side-eye* …
ATTENTION : lil scrappy baby moms (in my most sincere care about you, hood girl friend in your head voice)…….your man SLEPT with BUCKEEY!!! i’d advise you to get a penicillin shot..
like derrick boazman said, where are the swastika shoes?
Ms YaYa
Regarding YOUR
I DON’T Like or Respect OBVIOUS DL DUDES Though… They’re POISONING The Puzzy-Content IMO
oh i was all in the wrong post….
miami herald says “In her first interview about the legal battle that Bosh and former live-in galpal Allison Matthis have been waging in three states, Matthis’ lawyer says Orlando resident Matthis was laid off from her gig as a secretary in a construction company and this week applied for federal food assistance”
secretary in a construction company though? her maw is in politics; couldn’t she get her daughter a better gig? construction is dead.
@ ELove
I was thinking more on the lines of a prisoner rather than a slave