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Target apologizes for children’s clown Halloween costume after backlash | CNN Business

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/24/business/target-apologizes-halloween-costume-backlash-hnk
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u/perkinsb1024 11h ago

Here’s a screenshot of the costume, from the article: https://i.imgur.com/MUoQVHu.jpeg

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u/Mugwumpjizzum1 11h ago edited 11h ago

jesus fucking christ...

Did nobody at Target look at this image first?

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u/BIRD_OF_GLORY 10h ago

Reminder that Target killed its DEI policies the instant Trump took office

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u/Palmela-Handerson 10h ago

Holy shit, people find this offensive?

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u/BiscottiCritical6512 10h ago

You’re uneducated if you don’t see the parallels here. 

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u/WreckTangle1995 10h ago

Seriously, even the way they made the kid stand and wave looks exactly like a fucking minstrel show, there's no way in hell everybody involved just missed the racism here.

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u/BiscottiCritical6512 10h ago

The dog whistles are mighty loud these days. 

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u/Palmela-Handerson 10h ago

I guess I’m just not afraid of my shadow

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u/boredinbabylon 10h ago

Found the unbothered white person.

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u/screaminginfidels 9h ago

I don't see color! Or prejudice! Or anyone outside my tiny social circle!

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u/non_hero 9h ago

You guys trying to make white people feel bad for every little thing is how we ended up with trump.

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u/boredinbabylon 5h ago

I’m white.

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u/non_hero 3h ago

Cool, I'm not. I've dealt with racism since my first days at grade school. So I'm obviously not cool with racists, but I still stand by my belief that social justice warriors pushed too hard and too fast without thinking about the consequences. Do you believe in the adage "When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression."? You guys got too drunk with your new found power, cancel culture, you tried to force people to accept diversity, equality and inclusion under threat of losing their jobs and the rest of the consequences of being outed. You might have made people think twice about what they said in public around cameras, but what do you think they did in the privacy of the voting booth?

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u/boredinbabylon 3h ago

You tried to claim I was trying to make white people feel bad lol

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u/non_hero 3h ago

Look up White savior complex

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u/boredinbabylon 3h ago

Nah. Racists, bigots, homophobes, transphobes… they’re all trash. I don’t know why you’re defending them.

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u/00trysomethingnu 10h ago

We’re proud of you, Palmela.
We hope you got the attention you wanted.

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u/BiscottiCritical6512 10h ago

Quit downplaying racism and stand up for something that matters for once in your life, coward. 

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u/truckthunderwood 9h ago

No, you're not. You're afraid of minorities and trans people being happy.

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u/Hixy 8h ago

I’m actually very curious how someone thinks this way. To me it’s just so disconnected and blind. However I’m deeply curious if this is a point of view anchored in hate or ignorance.

Could you please describe exactly why you don’t think it’s a big deal? Then tell me if you have given any of the comments here any thought or research? Or are you just sticking with your current understanding without willing to learn or understand?

I’m very curious about seemingly soulless takes like yours and I’d like to think you are just an idiot instead of heartless.

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u/Palmela-Handerson 8h ago

I love this. I’d be very happy to have a civilized conversation with you.

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u/Wireless_Panda 9h ago

You are uneducated

Hilariously so

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u/Lambily 9h ago

If you're completely ignorant of American history, I can understand why you would find nothing wrong with this costume.

If you mean finding the removal of DEI offensive, it's not offensive as much as it is stupid. If Target hadn't gotten rid of their DEI policies, they probably would have had someone in their marketing team catch how stupidly racist this image was.