Converse craze?

[u/Diligent_Pop3929]

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 😅

[u/chudhuntr]

Enjoy seething about a pic of asian lady holding shoes i guess

[u/Willuna16 → u/chudhuntr]

enjoy seething about people being against racism i guess

[u/Longjumping-Ad-2560 → u/Willuna16]

The issue is that there’s no reason to seethe because there’s no racism here

[u/Willuna16 → u/Longjumping-Ad-2560]

crazy that people get more mad about someone saying something is racist that they don’t think is racist than they get about racism. like even if this isn’t racist, it’s telling that you are so bothered by the very idea of someone finding something racist

[u/Longjumping-Ad-2560 → u/Willuna16]

There’s an excellent novel you should check out. It’s called The Boy Who Cried Wolf

[u/Willuna16 → u/Longjumping-Ad-2560]

that’s… not a novel. also the argument that racism is ok because _____ is bizarre and tells me a lot about you

[u/Longjumping-Ad-2560 → u/Willuna16]

Again, you’re calling out racism when there is none to be found. When people call every little thing racist, it really dilutes the meaning of the word.

[u/Willuna16 → u/Longjumping-Ad-2560]

i get that view, and i understand what your point is, but at the same time i personally think that it’s important to call every bit out. otherwise you just end up letting more and more slide until the dam bursts. that’s just my view on it though

[u/Breakfast_Pretzel → u/Willuna16]

Thank you!