' Jackson says civil rights groups contacted the chief , asking him to intercede . ` The attempt to commercialize and make popular more than 200 years of human degradation , where blacks were considered three-fifths human by our Constitution is offensive , appalling and insensitive , '' he said in a statement Monday , before Adidas ' decision to withdraw them from the marketplace . Adidas called shoes a ` ` unique take on fashion and has nothing to do with slavery '' But critics such as Jackson labeled them ` ` offensive , appalling and insensitive '' Adidas issued an apology and said it will not sell the shoes .
' Jackson says civil rights groups contacted the chief , asking him to intercede . Adidas called shoes a ` ` unique take on fashion and has nothing to do with slavery '' But critics such as Jackson labeled them ` ` offensive , appalling and insensitive '' Adidas issued an apology and said it will not sell the shoes .