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Converse Apologizes After Ad Draws KKK & Lynching Comparisons

An image meant to sell sneakers instead left Converse answering accusations that its campaign evoked some of the most recognizable imagery of racist violence in American history. The Chuck 70 X advertisement went viral after viewers said its lighting and composition resembled a Ku Klux Klan robe and the silhouette of a hanging body. The image features Karina of K-pop group aespa standing in an oversized white skirt while holding a pair of Converse sneakers at her side.

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