Erik Carnell says he believes Target pulled his work after 'false accusations' that he was a Satanist
Trans designer Erik Carnell feels he was "dealt the worst hand" by Target after the retail giant pulled his products amid the anti-LGBTQ+ backlash against its Pride collection.
The U.K.-based designer was caught up in the Target (TGT) furor after the retailer began selling three products from his brand, Abprallen. Carnell, targeted amid right-wing backlash against Pride-related items, says that Target pulled his products from its website and stores.
"My Target collection has been impacted by this, and as far as I am aware my work is the only one to be removed entirely from online and in store," he wrote in an Instagram post Friday. "Links to my collection on Target's website are now dead, searches yield no results, and my collaboration with them has evidently been discontinued."
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"Whilst all brands who partnered with Target this Pride season have been impacted I feel as if I have been dealt the worst hand," Carnell added. "My work was likely pulled following false accusations of being a Satanist and of marketing my work to children, both claims have been debunked numerous times but members of the religious right refuse to back down."
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