Converse pulls ad amid backlash over KKK-lynching imagery
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Converse apologized and pulled a Chuck 70 X sneaker ad after online critics said the imagery evoked a KKK hood and lynching; a separate campaign showing sneakers hanging from a tree also resurfaced amid the backlash, and Converse’s owner Nike said they will do better.
- Converse pulls ad after claims it appeared to show a KKK lynching The Independent
- Converse pulls 'deeply upsetting' advert after backlash BBC
- EXCLUSIVE: Converse Responds After Campaign Ad Draws KKK and Lynching Comparisons Online: ‘We’re Sorry’ WWD
- A Converse sneaker ad provokes horror and backlash The Washington Post
- A Dying Brand: Why Converse Is Playing in Black People’s Faces Emerald Book
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