Insult?

I don't know or care who is selling this shoe. My students, however, were fascinated. "Isn't it an insult?"

Me: "Umm, if Nike wanted to put my face on a shoe I wouldn't see it as an insult..."

To have your face, name, whatever on a shoe would be considered an insult here. A student explained that feet are dirty and disgusting. To be associated with the foot says the same about you, I guess.

I then learned of the real controversy concerning Nike... which I'll save for a later post.