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Bath and Body Works apologizes for selling candles that looked like KKK hoods
Headline from The Sentinel (Carlisle), on the newest of 2 developments
The candle’s label was decorated with a stylized paper snowflake. But many people on social media compared it to the hoods and robes worn by Ku Klux Klan members.
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Bath & Body Works apologizes for candle that shoppers say resembles a KKK hood
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Bath and Body Works apologizes for selling candles that looked like KKK hoods
Bath & Body Works is rushing to pull a holiday-themed candle from its shelves after some online users said its label was reminiscent the white hoods synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan.
Retailer Bath & Body Works is apologizing and rushing to pull a holiday-themed candle from its shelves after online users highlighted its label being reminiscent of the white hoods synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan.
Following backlash over a candle's design that some people said resembles Ku Klux Klan hoods, Bath & Body Works issued an apology and pulled the product.
Retailer Bath & Body Works is apologizing and rushing to pull a holiday-themed candle from its shelves after online users highlighted its label being reminiscent of the white hoods synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan.
The candle’s label was decorated with a stylized paper snowflake. But many people on social media compared it to the hoods and robes worn by Ku Klux Klan members.
