Draven "Voodoo"

[cimorene]

This is somewhat offensive, but on the other hand, I think everything these people do is tongue-in-cheek (because combining such traditional goth imagery with the playful sneaker shapes is pretty much inherently funny). And I kind of can't get over how cute it is, too. What do you think?

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What do you think of these shoes?

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Offensive
3 (27.3%)

Cute
8 (72.7%)

It's done ironically
2 (18.2%)

It's probably done with no awareness of the potential offense
7 (63.6%)

Regardless of the creators, wearing it would seem ironic
2 (18.2%)

Wearing them would look like blithe unconscious offensiveness
6 (54.5%)

People might mean to wear them ironically but it's still offensive
4 (36.4%)

Comments

[zvi]

Things can be offensive and something else at the same time. Those shoes are totally cute, but they're still offensive.

[cimorene]

Yes, that's why the ticky boxes instead of radio buttons.