Converse forced to pull shoe advert amid woke outrage over Ku Klux Klan illusion

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Converse forced to pull shoe advert amid woke outrage over Ku Klux Klan illusion

Converse has been forced to pull an advert for its shoes amid claims it looked like the Ku Klux Klan. The ad featured K-pop singer Karina holding a pair of trainers below a star-shaped spotlight while wearing a long white dress. Converse's logo is a star. But in a bizarre optical illusion, critics said the image, which cuts the K-pop singer off at the waist, looked like a KKK member next to the shoes of someone who…