• LostCarcosan@lemmy.today
      2·
      19 hours ago

      I can certainly see it, but I also really doubt Converse did it on purpose. Like, for what reason could a shoe company want to purposely show a KKK hood, and why would they go for so artful a depiction if they did? Sometimes an ad is just an unfortunate fuck up, and sometimes it’s Sidney Sweeney proudly proclaiming she’s racist. I think this ad is the former

    • Homosexual sapiens@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      11·
      20 hours ago

      This is like thinking the clouds are trying to communicate a message to you because you see a face in them. I can see how one could imagine it when primed to, but the idea that it is in any way meant to evoke that imagery is the big stretch. That’s definitely conspiratorial thinking imo.

      • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        1·
        20 hours ago

        I made no statements anywhere about the intent of the images, and went out of my way to say that I understood how a bunch of out of touch marketers might not see it. That doesn’t make it an appropriate ad that anyone wants associated with their brand.

        • Homosexual sapiens@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          11·
          19 hours ago

          That’s fine, I’m not here to defend advertisers. I’m just a little baffled by the idea that people (not you in particular) might be outraged by this ad any more than any other ad for a relatively benign consumer product.