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Converse pulls ad, apologizes after backlash over alleged KKK imagery, ABC News reports
Source: reuters.com
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Nike-owned Converse pulled an advertisement after public backlash over criticism that it evoked imagery of Black lynchings by the Ku Klux Klan. The incident creates reputational risk for Converse and Nike, though no financial impact, sales effect, or change in corporate guidance was reported.
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