--- title: Krispy Kreme KKK Facebook Ad in UK description: Krispy Kreme UK sorry for Facebook post advertising Krispy Kreme Klub meeting at the Hull store as KKK Wednesdays canonical: https://time.com/3712061/krispy-kreme-kkk-facebook-ad/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-17T17:32:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:16:55.600Z og:title: Krispy Kreme UK Sorry for Advertising "KKK Wednesdays" on Facebook og:description: Krispy Kreme UK sorry for Facebook post advertising Krispy Kreme Klub meeting at the Hull store as KKK Wednesdays og:url: https://time.com/3712061/krispy-kreme-kkk-facebook-ad/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Krispy Kreme UK Sorry for Advertising "KKK Wednesdays" on Facebook twitter:description: Krispy Kreme UK sorry for Facebook post advertising Krispy Kreme Klub meeting at the Hull store as KKK Wednesdays twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Krispy Kreme UK Apologizes for Advertising 'KKK Wednesdays' on Facebook  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Feb 17, 2015 5:32 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Feb 17, 2015 5:32 PM UTC Krispy Kreme UK has apologized for a Facebook post this week that advertised a local store’s “Krispy Kreme Klub” meeting as “KKK Wednesdays,” a spokesperson for the donut company told [_The Guardian._](http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/17/hull-krispy-kreme-kkk-wednesdays-promotion) Because the name is reminiscent of the U.S. white supremacist group, a spokesperson also told the [_Hull Daily Mail_](http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Krispy-Kreme-Hull-drops-KKK-Wednesdays-Ku-Klux/story-26038167-detail/story.html) that it plans to change the name of these events — reportedly after-school activities for kids organized by the Hull branch. The offensive sign has been taken down, but comments are still streaming in on Krispy Kreme UK’s Facebook page. Krispy Kreme's KKK Wednesday is the most racist way to enjoy doughnuts this half term [pic.twitter.com/uvEYa1hZH9](http://t.co/uvEYa1hZH9) — The Independent (@Independent) [February 17, 2015](https://twitter.com/Independent/status/567641485005574144?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3712061/krispy-kreme-kkk-facebook-ad/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3712061/krispy-kreme-kkk-facebook-ad/"},"headline":"Krispy Kreme UK Apologizes for Advertising 'KKK Wednesdays' on Facebook","datePublished":"2015-02-17T17:32:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:16:55.600Z","description":"D'oh! Nuts!","url":"https://time.com/3712061/krispy-kreme-kkk-facebook-ad/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Business topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3712061/krispy-kreme-kkk-facebook-ad/","name":"Krispy Kreme UK Apologizes for Advertising 'KKK Wednesdays' on Facebook"}}]}] ```