{"id":15372,"date":"2012-06-18T19:06:03","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T19:06:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-06-18T19:06:03","modified_gmt":"2012-06-18T19:06:03","slug":"new_adidas_sneakers_under_fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2012\/06\/18\/new_adidas_sneakers_under_fire\/","title":{"rendered":"New Adidas Sneakers Under Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RUSH: Folks, I\u2019m gonna turn the Dittocam off \u2019cause I gotta zoom in here on something that I want to show you.  I just became made aware of this.  It\u2019s two stories, USA Today and the UK Daily Mail.  Let me tighten up the zoom here on the Dittocam, pull this up.  Okay.  Cool, take a look at this.  I\u2019m sorry for those of you not watching on the Dittocam, it\u2019s a new pair of sneakers from Adidas.  They have shackles on them, ankle shackles that look like chain link.  They\u2019re not chains but they of course look like it.  They link their high-top sneakers and the orange shackles link to the top of the tennis shoes.  They are due out this August from Adidas. <\/p>\n<p>Turn the Dittocam on. (interruption) Is that your reaction?  Is that what you call \u2019em?  Is that really what you call \u2019em?  They are called the Adidas JS Roundhouse Mids.  Now, it\u2019s interesting.  Snerdley said that they are slave shoes.  USA Today: &#8220;New Adidas &#8216;Shackle\u2019 Sneakers Ripped as Symbolizing Slavery &#8212; Can sneakers really be controversial? Yes, when it come to new Adidas sneakers with plastic ankle shackles. The new Adidas JS Roundhouse Mids, debuting in August, are already drawing criticism online as being shoes with overtones of slavery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"eZObject_63724\" class=\"aligncenter\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdidasShackleSneakers.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And, lo and behold, the UK Daily Mail: &#8220;&#8216;How would a Jewish person feel if you put a swastika on a shoe?\u2019 Adidas under fire for unveiling new trainer with orange &#8216;shackles\u2019 like those worn by black slaves. Adidas has sparked outrage and been accused of &#8216;promoting slavery\u2019 by creating a new pair of trainers which have bright orange &#8216;shackles\u2019 that fit around the wearer\u2019s ankles.  The clothing giant is under fire for its August scheduled release of the JS Roundhouse Mids, which many have compared to the devices worn by black slaves in 19th Century America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The way Adidas is promoting these shoes is for people who have &#8220;a sneaker game so hot you lock your kicks to your ankles,&#8221; so that people can\u2019t steal them.  That\u2019s why they have the shackles on them.  Well, okay.  (interruption) If they\u2019re training for ankle bracelets?  Well, if they are, who are they working with?  If the purpose of these shoes is to train people for ankle shackles later in life, who are they working with?  It is kinda curious, I have to confess.  I didn\u2019t think slavery; I thought prison.  Orange prison colors.  I thought prisoners. <\/p>\n<p>But Snerdley, who is African-American, pure, 100% slave blood African-American, who is our Official Obama Criticizer, by the way, I\u2019m not gonna argue with you. If that\u2019s your first reaction, then I have to acquiesce.  I was gonna say, &#8220;Come on, give me a break. They\u2019re prison shackles.&#8221;  But if you show \u2019em to a black guy and they think slavery&#8230; And he had no idea it was coming, so I\u2019ll defer. I\u2019ll defer on this one to Mr. Snerdley with his 100% slave blood. <\/p>\n<p>What do you bet these shoes never see the light of day?  A couple or three pairs will end up on eBay. They\u2019ll be collectors items. They\u2019ll be sold. They\u2019ll show up on a Hitler video or something like that.  (laughing) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUSH: Folks, I\u2019m gonna turn the Dittocam off \u2019cause I gotta zoom in here on something that I want to show you. I just became made aware of this. It\u2019s two stories, USA Today and the UK Daily Mail. Let me tighten up the zoom here on the Dittocam, pull this up. Okay. 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