World & BusinessConverse CEO pledges review over ad criticized as evoking the KKK
Bloomberg reports that CEO Aaron Cain told employees the images should not have been used and that Converse began removing them from all channels as soon as concerns were raised.
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Converse CEO Aaron Cain promised to review internal processes and make any necessary changes after an advertisement was widely criticized as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching, Bloomberg reports. In a memo to employees, Cain said: “The images should not have been used, and we began removing them from all channels as soon as the concern was raised.”
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Converse CEO pledges review over ad criticized as evoking the KKK
Bloomberg reports that CEO Aaron Cain told employees the images should not have been used and that Converse began removing them from all channels as soon as concerns were raised.