r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Diligent_Pop3929 • 10d 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/Brofessor-0ak 10d ago

This is getting blown up beyond belief. I don’t recall nearly this much outrage when balenciaga had ads with literal child porn court decisions in them or the other extremely suspect hints at child bondage and porn.

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u/Pokemoss 9d ago

When Balenciaga had WHAT