In a statement, the footwear company said the image was "deeply unsettling." ...

A Converse ad released this week sparked social media backlash, with users saying the photo had a resemblance to a KKK member’s white pointed hood.

Marketing discipline and common sense both failed the cratering Nike brand. When does neglect turn into marketing malpractice ...

Critics say the sneaker ad invokes imagery of the KKK and a person being lynched.

The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku ...

A Converse ad starring aespa's Karina is facing backlash over alleged similarities to KKK and lynching imagery. Here’s why the ad sparked controversy, debate and boycott calls online.

The problem, according to social media users, was that the lighting and cropping created an outline that evoked a white pointed hood, with the shoes dangling against it.

This should not have happened and we will do better,” said Converse, which apologized for the ad. Critics said it depicted a Ku Klux Klan robe and a lynching.

Alyssa Milano said she is getting rid of her Converse after a Chuck 70 X ad was compared to a Klan hood and lynching.

Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting." ...

The threats started pouring into former Converse CMO Rodney Rambo’s phone on a Friday morning. He had departed the company in January, and had nothing to do with the widely-condemned ad that featured ...

The head of Converse promised to review internal processes and told employees he will make any necessary changes following a ...