CultureConverse pulls ‘deeply upsetting’ advert after backlash
Converse has withdrawn an advert after social media users said its lighting resembled a Ku Klux Klan hood and dangling shoes evoked a lynching victim. The brand apologised, saying it understood why the image was deeply upsetting and acknowledged that it had got it wrong.
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BBC News★★☆☆☆2026-09-19 14:05Original
Converse pulls ‘deeply upsetting’ advert after backlash
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