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  • Converse apologizes for ad campaign image that resembled a Ku Klux Klan hood and a hanging body

    09/19/2026 5:54:35 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 44 replies
    The Grio ^ | 09 18 2026 | Kay Wicker
    After all the atrocities they have inflicted on this nation since their formation roughly 160 years ago, a white, unnervingly pointy hood evokes, without a doubt and without much room for interpretation, the Ku Klux Klan. So much so that even the slightest resemblance can make the hair on the back of one’s neck rise. A new ad campaign by Converse is proving that. In late August, the legacy shoe brand began rolling out images from its latest campaign for the Chuck 70 X, a modern spin on its classic high-top. Weeks later, they are apologizing after one of those...