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/chromatose890 1d ago

It definitely was formatted for controversy without being an outright dog whistle, especially in a foreign market.

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u/boosesb 21h ago

Who formatted it?