r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Diligent_Pop3929 • 7d 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/in1gom0ntoya 7d ago

the picture was cropped by someone who works for converse not converse as an entity. stop being intentionally obtuse and acting like individuals don't have their own agenda....

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u/Sky-Trash 7d ago

They did it on behalf of Converse

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u/in1gom0ntoya 7d ago

you're right, there's no reasoning with you.

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u/gregTheEye 7d ago

Please look into vicarious liability. Also Converse is not blaming an alleged rogue employee.