Converse apologizes, scraps sneaker ad that critics say used racist imagery
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Converse apologizes, pulls ad that critics say evokes KKK and lynching imagery
After intense backlash that included a U.S. congressman, several celebrities, marketing experts and a wide swath of the internet, Converse has pulled the sneaker ad critics have accused of evoking Ku Klux Klan imagery, and apologized.
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