Converse takes down ad after controversy over KKK imagery

Converse pulled a sneaker advertisement worldwide after social media users said its imagery resembled symbols associated with the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and racial lynchings. It featured aespa member Karina. Critics said the lighting created a pointed white silhouette resembling a KKK hood, while the black sneakers hanging beside her were interpreted as resembling a lynching victim's dangling feet.