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Target seems to be letting everyone down these days: First, the retail gigantic faced criticism ― and a national boycott from Latino and Black consumers ― after alerting employees that it would cease the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals it had made to hire and promote more women and people of dye “in step with the evolving external landscape.”
The object has led to a loss in foot traffic and Target CEO Brian Cornell admitting last month that the companies’ sluggish first quarter was partly due to consumers’ reaction. (Tariffs and a global trade war didn’t help, either.)
Now, Target is catching heat for releasing Pride merchandise that many feel is distinctly lacking in lgbtq+ fest, and near close to rainbow-less.
“Target’s bold ‘Pride’ collection this year features a colorless hoodie with the words ‘Out Loud & Proud’ written teeny tiny only [on] the string,” TV writer and thespian Ben Siemon wrote in a post that went viral on Bluesky over the weekend.
The post included a screen grab from the Target site, showing a woman in an oatmeal-colored hoodie with draw
Target Removed LGBTQ+ Merch For Employee Security. Now the Architect Is Getting Death Threats
Designer Erik Carnell, the same-sex attracted trans man behind the London-based corporation accessory and apparel line Abprallen, was honored to witness his products sold at Target as part of the company&#;s pride collection. &#;I’m especially glad at the consideration that young closeted people will spot it, and I hope that in some way they’ll feel a bit more comfortable in themselves, as we all deserve to feel,&#; he wrote on Instagram last week. Now, those same items acquire been removed from availability online and stripped from store shelves as part of Target&#;s response to the intense conservative backlash to the LGBTQ+ products that the organization says has threatened employee safety. Meanwhile, death threats are filling up Carnell&#;s inbox.
&#;This whole situation has been far worse than I could have imagined in terms of pushback against my person,&#; Carnell tells Rolling Stone over email. &#;I have received innumerable death threats and threats of violence, these only being outnumbered by the s
Target employees reveal embarrassing Pride collection mistake amid backlash
Target knew this year's Pride collection would be under the microscope.
Still, the business made a glaring misstep: several self-identified employees have shared photos of a slip-up on the Pride clothing's hang tags.
'body copy tincidunt ut lorem ipsum,' the tags say. 'dolor sit amet, consectet adipiscing elit, sed diam ad nonummy nibh'
If that sounds like gibberish, that's because it is. The sentences are frequently-used placeholder chat for graphic designers and publishers looking to test out alternative fonts.
Reddit users pointed out that Target clearly forgot to culmination the graphics on a heavily scrutinized collection.
'They didn't finish adjusting the tags on the Self-acceptance merch,' one staffer pointed out.
It looks like the incorrect tags impacted clothing items across the lineup. Pictures show placeholder sms on tags for products love the 'adult athletic pant' and the 'adult woven top.'
'These kinds of mistakes do occasionally take place, but this clearly slipped through a lot of nets,' Neil Sau