Converse removes ad campaign criticized over KKK-esque imagery, issues apology

Converse has removed a recent advertising campaign following public backlash regarding imagery that critics compared to the Ku Klux Klan. The company issued a formal apology in response to the controversy surrounding the visuals used in the promotional materials.

Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt publicly criticized the company's statement, arguing that an apology is insufficient to address the internal processes that allowed the campaign to be approved by legal, marketing, and management departments.