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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Crisnel Longino

Converse Users Burn and Cut up Their 'All Star' Shoes in Boycott Over Controversial Ad Likened to KKK Imagery

Converse faces an online boycott after a Karina campaign was accused of evoking KKK imagery and a hanging body (Credit: Valeriia Miller/Pexels)

Converse users are taking scissors, lighters and social media posts to their 'All Star' trainers after a controversial advert featuring aespa star Karina sparked a furious online boycott.

Some critics have filmed themselves cutting up or burning their Converse shoes, accusing the brand of using imagery that resembled a Ku Klux Klan hood and a hanging body. Converse has since removed the image and apologised, admitting it 'got this wrong', but the backlash has continued online.

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