The Starting Point team on the controversy over the Adidas JS Roundhouse Mids shoe which features an orange ankle cuff.
Adidas should have marketed these shoes as a competitor to Converse Chuck Taylors. Adidas should have manufactured them in Liberia and called them "Charles Taylors".
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Adidas should have marketed these shoes as a competitor to Converse Chuck Taylors. Adidas should have manufactured them in Liberia and called them "Charles Taylors".