Target removed a Halloween costume from sale and apologized after social media outcry that the outfit and its promotional image recalled Jim Crow–era minstrel imagery. The company said it will review how the product reached shelves.
Target removed the “Kids’ Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween costume” and apologized after critics said the design and a marketing image recalled minstrel-era caricatures.
The costume — an orange-and-black clown outfit with gloves, a top hat and a grinning mask with large teeth — and a promotional photo showing a Black child drew particular criticism.
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It is no longer available for sale," Target said in a statement. It is a profoundly harmful symbol of racism that should never have been designed, approved, or sold by Target," said the Rev. Jamal Bryant, a Georgia pastor who led a 40-day " Target Fast" boycott last year.
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This incident comes as Target's sales are rebounding after previous controversies and a rollback of diversity efforts.
Retailer Target pulled a children’s Halloween costume from its shelves Monday after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist...
Retailer Target pulled a children's Halloween costume from its shelves after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures.
Target, girl, what are you doing?? Minstrelsy, with its demeaning songs and performers who don exaggerated bright red lips and
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