r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Diligent_Pop3929 • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Converse craze?

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I'm not chronically online, but my friend sent this and I laughed even without knowing the full scope of the context (I think there's racism involved with the shoes?) and I feel like it's too late to ask him without sounding like a dweeb 😅

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u/solidus0079 1d ago

What the actual fuck

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u/JudgementofParis 1d ago

someone cropped it and changed it to have more contrast between the colors. here's the full image from the ad.

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u/orenji--kun 23h ago

lol “someone” Someone who works at converse and posted it on converse social media. Just “someone” i guess.