Summary
Converse removed an online ad featuring K-pop singer Karina after people said the image reminded them of racist symbols like the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company apologized and promised to do better, while also working to take the ad down completely.Key Facts
- Converse shared an Instagram ad with Karina holding Chuck 70 sneakers while wearing a long white skirt.
- Critics said the skirt looked like a Ku Klux Klan hood, and the way she held the shoes suggested a lynching victim.
- Converse is owned by Nike and immediately apologized for the ad.
- The company said it is removing the ad from all platforms.
- Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt said Converse’s apology was not enough.
- Converse was founded in 1908 and is famous for Chuck Taylor sneakers introduced in 1917.
- Karina and her management did not comment on the controversy.
- Target also recently stopped selling a Halloween costume accused of racist imagery and apologized.
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