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 has since been pulled from Bath and. The three-wick candle was called "Snowed In" and briefly appeared on the company's website for purchase.
It was quickly pulled off the website once the issue was brought to Bath & Body Works. 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. The candle has since been pulled from Bath and Body Works' website and retail locations, with the company telling CNN in a statement its design was "unintentional.".
The candle was supposed to be wrapped in a festive red covering with a picture of a snowflake, but it didn't look like the angelic, crystalline white flakes we normally associate with winter-inspired packaging. Instead, to some, the snowflakes looked like KKK hoods. The Bath & Body Works candle that went viral has now been pulled by the retailer.
Bath & Body Works has removed from its stores a holiday candle with a label design some criticized for looking like a Ku Klux Klan hood. Bath & Body Works pulls holiday-themed candle over complaints that designed resembled KKK hood. Here's what happened.
Bath & Body Works is apologizing for selling a candle with packaging that some people said looked like Ku Klux Klan hoods. The 3-wick candle was called "Snowed In" and briefly appeared on the company's website for purchase. It was quickly pulled off of the website once the issue was brought to Bath & Body Works attention.
Since fans online noticed the offensive design, Bath & Body works has pulled the candle from their website and issued a statement to apologize for the oversight.
