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Converse pulls advert and apologises after backlash over alleged KKK imagery

Retail Gazette 22 September 2026 22h ago
Converse pulls advert and apologises after backlash over alleged KKK imagery
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Converse has pulled an advertising campaign and issued an apology after it faced widespread criticism over imagery that some consumers said evoked the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The Nike-owned brand removed the image from its social media channels following a backlash over an advert promoting its Chuck 70 X trainers with K-pop star Karina,...
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