Converse withdraws ad after backlash over KKK imagery allegations
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Converse pulled its Chuck 70 X ad following public criticism that the imagery resembled Ku Klux Klan symbolism and a lynching scene; the company apologized, said it would remove the image from all channels, and noted the campaign was a collaboration with Karina of aespa.
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