{
  "id": 9106150,
  "title": "Converse apologises and removes ad featuring K-pop singer Karina over image critics say evokes racist imagery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/converse-apologises-and-removes-ad-featuring-k-pop-singer-karina-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T06:46:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/09/22/converse-apologises-and-removes-ad-featuring-k-pop-singer-karina-over-image-critics-say-ev"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ad, posted on Instagram, showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of trainers. Critics claimed the lighting on Karina's skirt created a white triangular image which resembled a KKK hood.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Converse apologizes and pulls ad that critics said evoked racist imagery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/converse-apologizes-and-pulls-ad-that-critics-said-evoked-racist",
        "published": "2026-09-21T12:03:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}