Bath and Body Works has stopped selling a candle that was emblazoned with a winter theme that many commenters online compared to a Ku Klux Klan hood.
The candle's label, called "Snowed In," was decorated with a stylized paper snowflake. But many people on social media compared it to the hoods and robes worn by Klansmembers. The KKK is the one of the "oldest and most infamous" hate groups in the United States, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Anti-Defamation League says that the imagery of the KKK hood itself has become a hate symbol.
The candle's label was compared to Ku Klux Klan hoods, prompting Bath and Body Works to pull it from shelves. Commenters on Reddit jumped on the design choice, calling it a "klandle" or a "Klan Krismas Kandle." Some people who tried ordering the candle after the controversy erupted late last week said on social media that their orders had been cancelled.
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