CNN Wonders If KKK Can Rebrand

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Say what CNN?  Can the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) rebrand itself?  You are kidding right?  Perhaps you should go back to discussing missing flight “Breaking News” because clearly you don’t have a good idea of what’s happening in the rest of the world.

From The Week:

Allow me to answer this one for you CNN: No. No, no, no, no, no. The Ku Klux Klan cannot ‘rebrand’ itself because it is not only a criminal hate organization, but rather the most infamous criminal hate organization in America.

The overwhelming prima facie case against CNN’s inquisitive headline should have been enough for the network to put the kibosh on the article right there, before it got to the appalling lead, “Pointy hats, white robes, crosses burning, bodies hanging from trees.” And even CNN, after digging a bit to probe whether the KKK could reinvent itself as a peaceful group opposed to racial harmony, quickly reached the same verdict.

The idea [of rebranding] may sound absurd, but is it conceivable?

No, say top marketing experts, brand gurus and historians — and for many reasons.

The Klan could change its name, get a smooth-talking spokesperson, replace the robes with suits and take off those ridiculous hats, but underneath, people would recognize its message is the same. [CNN]

To recap what happened here: CNN wrote a rage-inducing headline about the KKK that posed a loaded question CNN itself brushed aside almost immediately within the story, thus rendering the whole infuriating mess moot. Journalism students in Clickbait 101, take note.

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9 years ago

I’ve never known – I know I should Google but I’m lazy – what the hell does Ku Klux mean anyway? I assume Klan is a misspelling of clan?

Reply to  Norman Rampart
9 years ago

Don’t be lazy. Google. You will be amazed and shocked by what you find, or you may want to join.

Reply to  Professor Mike
9 years ago

Just Googled it….it’s all Greek to me 😉

OI! What do you mean ‘you may want to join’???? Cheeky bugger 😉

They are real nutcases aren’t they!

Reply to  Norman Rampart
9 years ago

LOL Norman. It’s not Greek, it’s English, and do you think you might want to join? 🙂

Bill Formby
9 years ago

Actually, they have already tried that with a guy named David Duke from Louisiana. He really didn’t last very long. The real klansmen didn’t like him, most all nonklansmen didn’t like him, and their were not many wannabe klansmen around to support him. So they have beenthere, tried that, and probably still have a boatload of T Shirts left.

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