Bath and Body Works has apologized for selling a winter-themed candle that came under scrutiny for a label image that compared it to a Ku Klux Klan hood.According toto multiplereport.
The candle, called “Snowed In,” includes a label image of a paper snowflake, with a horizontal diamond shape, each pointed at the top and two holes cut out for the eyes. It is being
According to reports, Bath and Body Works has stopped selling the candles online and in retail stores and issued a statement saying the design was unintentional.
“At Bath and Body Works, we listen to our team and customers and are committed to correcting mistakes, even unintentional ones like this one,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement. is reported to have said in a statement.
“We apologize to anyone we offended, are working quickly to remove this item, and are evaluating our process going forward,” the statement continued.
CNN reports that the Anti-Defamation League considers images of KKK hoods to be hate symbols.
The Hill reached out to Bath and Body Works.
