In its ceaseless culture war campaign against all things trans and “woke,” the right-wing industrial grievance complex recently went after retail giant Target for supposedly selling “tuck-friendly” swimwear for kids, going so far as to call the company’s CEO a “pervert groomer.”
Despite their claims that the retailer is “destroying our kids” by selling bathing suits to toddlers with “extra crotch coverage,” the reality is that Target only offers the “tuck-friendly” items in adult sizes as part of its Pride month collection.
Despite this, the retailer announced on Tuesday that it will be making some significant changes since the backlash; telling The Daily Beast that it is removing some items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ-friendly merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month. Some tweets from conservatives show Pride displays that have already allegedly been removed from stores.
“For more than a decade, Target has offered an assortment of products aimed at celebrating Pride Month,” a spokesperson for Target told The Daily Beast.
“Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and wellbeing while at work. Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.”
Target said that despite the removal of Pride-positive merchandise, “our focus now is on moving forward...
Read Full Story:
https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiYWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWRhaWx5YmVhc3Qu...