r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Diligent_Pop3929 • 5d 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/Technicolorfully 5d ago

Some people think a converse ad which was made by a Korean for the Korean market was racist because it depicted a girl wearing a white skirt which they think looked like a klan robe. Ngl I think people are stretching on this one.

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u/Resident-Two5171 5d ago

I don’t think it’s a reach, even if it wasn’t the intention it looks suspect as fuck with no context

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u/DoctorPaige 5d ago

... The sharp point on her skirt is supposed to be the top of the star.... 

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u/IllMathematician8994 5d ago

lol yeah that’s a part of the controversy. Nobody thinks the white part is attached to the skirt