26 days ago
Converse apologises and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. CBC World, CBS News, Channel NewsAsia Latest, and ABC Australia are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 20 Sept 2026, 23:21 UTC. 5 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Converse apologises and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X sneakers.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC Australia
Converse pulls sneaker ad critics say includes racist imagery
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Converse apologises and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery
- Picked up by CBS News
Converse pulls sneaker ad after critics say it uses racist imagery
- Picked up by CBC World
Converse apologizes, pulls ad that critics say evokes KKK and lynching imagery
- Picked up by CBS News
Converse apologizes for sneaker ad after critics say it uses racist imagery
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- CBCConverse apologizes, pulls ad that critics say evokes KKK and lynching imagery
- CBS NewsConverse pulls sneaker ad after critics say it uses racist imagery
- Channel NewsAsia LatestConverse apologises and pulls sneaker ad that critics said included racist imagery
- ABCConverse pulls sneaker ad critics say includes racist imagery