AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Converse yanks sneaker ad over alleged KKK imagery as Nike's brand troubles deepen
Nike subsidiary Converse pulled a shoe ad and apologized after critics said the image evoked Ku Klux Klan hoods and a lynching victim, the latest self-inflicted wound for a parent company that has shed more than $200 billion in value since 2021. The ad featured K-pop singer Karina, a member of the girl group aespa, […] The post Converse yanks sneaker ad over alleged KKK imagery as Nike's brand troubles deepen appeared first on American Almanac .
Nike subsidiary Converse pulled a shoe ad and apologized after critics said the image evoked Ku Klux Klan hoods and a lynching victim, the latest self-inflicted wound for a parent company that has shed more than $200 billion in value since 2021. The ad featured K-pop singer Karina, a member of the girl group aespa, promoting Converse's Chuck 70 X and Run Star Crush sneakers. In the image, Karina held a pair of black high-top shoes under a star-shaped spotlight while wearing a long white skirt. Social media users quickly pointed out that the lighting on the skirt created a silhouette resembling a Klan hood, and the dangling sneakers looked like the feet of a lynching victim. Fox News Digital reported that Converse removed the ad from its…Open