One social media user posted both ads side by side and wrote, “There is NO REASON why WE should see an advertisement & immediately think of Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday.”
To be sure, others on social media feel the outrage is overblown, with one Threads user comparing it to the backlash that led to Pepsi’s July apology for its Wild Cherry post: “everyone is insane.”
Converse isn’t the only brand that’s gone on a recent apology tour.
Besides Pepsi, Neutrogena apologized for old allegations from late actress Hayden Panettiere; Target over an offensive Halloween costume; and Good Good Golf and Callaway over an ad that evoked domestic violence.
