Converse-Troversy! Washington Post Tries to 'Sneak' in Some Race Rage Over Shoe Ad

With the state of the legacy media, no one in America ever need worry about ending racism. Because no matter how low the demand for it, "journalists" are always happy to provide more supply, even if they have to make it up out of whole cloth.

Or, in this case, whole canvas.

Anyone who grew up in Gen X remembers that Converse's classic Chuck Taylor sneakers (black or white) were THE kicks that you had to own. We loved them even more than Michael Jordan's far more expensive Nikes.

But we're no longer allowed to enjoy nice things in the United States, so Converse has become the latest to be declared "RAYCISSSSS!!" by miserable scolds on the Left and in the legacy media.

Recently, Democrats have tried to push a false narrative about a slew of "lynchings" in this country. None of it is true, of course, and politicians like Ayanna Pressley and AOC, who have promoted it, have been fact-checked and Community Noted into oblivion.

But legacy media outlets don't care about facts. They will repeat AOC's claims while deliberately leaving out key details, such as the fact that most of the deaths were suicides.

Enter Converse (which, funny enough, is now owned by the failing Nike brand). Recently, the sneaker company tried to promote a new version of the classic Chuck Taylors called "Chuck 70s," only to be accused of supporting those fictitious hangings.

The Washington Post was only too eager to jump in with this metaphorical lynch mob to try to shame Converse into submission.

A photo promoting a Converse sneaker shows a figure in white carrying a pair of sneakers. But it looks an awful lot like a Ku Klux Klan member’s pointed hood foregrounded by the dangling feet of a lynching victim, according to social media users. https://t.co/VLtZB2hH8W
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 18, 2026

The photo showed a figure in white carrying a pair of sneakers. But it looked an awful lot like a Ku Klux Klan member’s pointed hood foregrounded by the dangling feet of a lynching victim, according to social media users.

“Shadow, light, and composition. Every photographer can tell you, whoever did this ad knew EXACTLY what they were doing,” the Chicago-based photographer Stephanie Schwartz wrote on Threads on Thursday.

Promoting a classic sneaker? Is that "exactly" what they were doing? Because it sure seems like that's exactly what they were doing.

After her parody post above, Briden weighed in again with a more honest reaction:

I’m begging you people to get a grip.
— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦🇮🇷🇨🇺Hollaria Briden, Esq. (@HollyBriden) September 18, 2026

They have a grip, alright. It's firmly around pushing insane race-baiting propaganda.

A day in the life of a WaPo “journalist” https://t.co/eWPuZuSAnf pic.twitter.com/l6ZchgpF8S
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) September 18, 2026

That's EVERY day in their life.

Racism is so absent in America, WaPo has to make it up for clicks. https://t.co/IhVqAyvhEV
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) September 19, 2026

Their sad existence would be hilarious if it weren't so dangerous and toxic.

Obviously, WaPo was far too busy with this false narrative to report on a recent case of ACTUAL violent racism.

0 stories from the Washington Post about a black mob beating a white college student

Meanwhile… https://t.co/qgvjWuO8mc
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 18, 2026

Washington Post published a story about a shoe and that sort of vaguely looks like something racist but won’t publish a story about the angry mob who beat a white college girl unconscious while they ripped her clothing off https://t.co/pySW4k4h99 pic.twitter.com/e0onVoxgmF
— Kenny Webster (@KennethRWebster) September 18, 2026

The absolute state of legacy media in America summed up right there.

I'm embarrassed for you.
— Sensurround (@ShamashAran) September 19, 2026

We have to be embarrassed for them. They've shown, time and again, that they don't know what that word means.

I used to think journos were evil, now I know they’re way too stupid for that.
— Bleu Cheque (@VERBAL_CHANCLA) September 19, 2026

As always, we say, "Embrace the power of 'AND.'"

I understand engagement bait is an economic model but let me try to help, if you ask yourself “is there any chance Converse put a Klansman and a lynching victim in an ad?”and the answer is “obviously no,” then there is no need to write the article.
— George MF Washington (@GMFWashington) September 19, 2026

Sadly, the story does not have a happy ending. Converse caved to the mob with a craven apology and pulled the image.

Because, as history shows, that always placates the clinically insane Left.

Here are the images @washingtonpost is afraid to show you. I have no idea why Converse chose this woman to promote sneakers, but does the second image make you think of a lynching?

Converse now groveling, of course. Pathetic. https://t.co/AXKnXdCLmG pic.twitter.com/xsc6KS8yJY
— Jared Taylor (@RealJarTaylor) September 19, 2026

And the race hustlers will STILL demand that Converse go through an endless cycle of struggle sessions, never to be forgiven.

I am not sure what is worse, people desperate to see racism in every aspect of life, or companies that apologize to and embolden people desperate to see racism in every aspect of life. https://t.co/GFKcEeW5vY pic.twitter.com/iWjbqdOqyL
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) September 18, 2026

That's a pretty good question.

We'll go ahead and conclude that both are equally awful.

Imagine making such a public admission of your own derangement.

Just....wow.
— CarolinaConservative3 (@1776Carolina3) September 18, 2026

It's almost as if the people who see racism in every image they encounter are the actual racists.

Yeah ... ahem ... almost.

It only looks like that to people who want something to be outraged about.

I'll will admit this particular display of outrage porn is pretty creative. https://t.co/dLGuxmGJEd
— Jeff Charles, Asker of Questions🏴 (@jeffcharlesjr) September 18, 2026

We're only surprised that The Washington Post didn't draw red lines around the parts of the photo that were supposed to be racist, offensive, and outrageous.

You know, just to make sure no one missed it.

You don't hate journalists enough. https://t.co/A3IVglgoku pic.twitter.com/FgGNPbuuUv
— The ᐰmazing Critter Man 🇺🇸🐍🔫 (@_CritterMan) September 19, 2026

And we never will.

But we'll keep trying, seeing as how they're dedicated to continue trying to gin up fake racial hatred in America.

It's the least we can do.

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