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Nice KKKicks? Converse’s Latest Ad Has Convinced The Internet That It’s Racist
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Converse apparently wanted everybody talking about its new sneakers, but probably did not expect the internet to start debating the Ku Klux Klan and the history of lynching instead. The footwear giant is facing backlash over an advertisement promoting its Chuck 70 X sneaker after social media users noticed that the image can be interpreted [...] The post Nice KKKicks? Converse’s Latest Ad Has Convinced The Internet That It’s Racist appeared first on Bossip .
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