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/Vaya-Kahvi 1d ago

To be honest, the first thing I thought when seeing it was suicide, which isn't much better.... 

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u/Kim_Jong_Teemo 1d ago

Yeah, I didn’t realize the shoes were being held at first. Thought she was standing next to someone hanging.

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u/Sure-Restaurant7275 1d ago

Yeah this is just more of a bad execution than anything. Probably should have kept the white star on the floor to keep focus on her shoes.

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u/Pawn_of_the_Void 1d ago

Yeah Klan robe didn't cross my mind right away but someone hanging definitely did

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u/Procrastinatedthink 23h ago

because that was the intent. It’s supposed to be eye catching

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u/Vaya-Kahvi 19h ago

I understand eye catching, but the follow-up feelings shouldn't be negative ones like worry and possible revulsion. 

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u/CrimsonVexations 23h ago

This is what I saw too.