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Gus6/19/2012 7:37:35 am PDT

Hmm. Classy.

Adidas cancels ‘shackle’ shoes after outcry
By Jesse Solomon, CNN
updated 9:02 AM EDT, Tue June 19, 2012

(CNN) — German sports apparel maker Adidas withdrew its plans to sell a controversial sneaker featuring affixed rubber shackles after the company generated significant criticism when advertising the shoe on its Facebook page.

The high-top sneakers, dubbed the JS Roundhouse Mids, were expected to release in August, according to the Adidas Originals Facebook page. “Got a sneaker game so hot you lock your kicks to your ankles?” a caption below a photo of the sneakers read.

The June 14 post prompted plenty of criticism from around the web, with many of those commenting saying they felt the shackle invoked the painful image of slavery…