Converse pulls ad and apologizes after alleged KKK imagery backlash
Nike-owned Converse pulled an advertisement following public backlash, with critics alleging it evoked Black lynchings imagery tied to the Ku Klux Klan, ABC News reported. The ad is no longer available on Converse’s social media.
Converse has removed an advertisement that drew public backlash last week, ABC News reported on Monday, after critics said it evoked imagery of Black lynchings by the Ku Klux Klan white supremacist group. The ad is no longer available on any of Converse's social media accounts. Converse, which is owned by Nike-owned NYSE:NKE, apologized for the ad.