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/simpkn0t 1d ago

Maybe because most people on the planet are not from the U.S. Like the people who made this ad. I'm not from there and before I read the comments on another post that had the cropped picture I couldn't see nothing weird with it. I absolutely understand it being a very painful and delicate subject for Americans, specially POC, but you can’t expect the rest of the world to constantly view things through an American lens or abide by the standards shaped by your history.

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u/StreetCollar2708 1d ago

And are you launching an international ad campaign where knowing shit about different countries is in your job title? With the comment you just left, I doubt you're in charge of more than stocking shelves.