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Former CMO Rambo Faces Death Threats After Converse Ad
Ex-Converse CMO Rodney Rambo gets death threats despite not creating controversial ad.
Adweek · 1m
Converse pulls racist sneaker ad after backlash
Converse removes ad criticized for KKK imagery after social media outrage.
ABC7 New York · 1m
Converse yanks ad after KKK imagery backlash
The sneaker brand apologized and removed a photo from its Chuck 70 campaign after social media users said it evoked white supremacist symbolism.
BBC News · 1m
Stop demanding apologies for accidents
Brands are apologizing for unintentional mistakes with such speed and intensity that the practice has become absurd.
Adweek · 1m
How Converse's global ads became a cultural crisis
Two offensive images in eleven days exposed the dangers of decentralized creative approval across borders and markets.
Adweek · 1m
Converse apologizes for ads seen as evoking lynching
Nike-owned Converse pulled ads after social media users compared imagery to Klan symbolism and lynching.
Adweek · 1m
Why brands keep making racist ad mistakes
From Converse to H&M, major companies repeatedly greenlight ads that offend. The problem isn't ignorance, it's who gets a seat at the table.
Adweek · 1m