Social media ers were shocked to fd out that one of Target's gay pri llectn signers also sells gothic Satanic apparel on his webse.
Contents:
- GAYS AGAST GROOMERS SAYS TARGET IS GROOMG CHILDREN WH PRI CLOTHG
- GAYS AGAST GROOMERS SAYS TARGET IS GROOMG CHILDREN WH PRI CLOTHG
- A T-SHIRT OM TARGET WON’T TURN YOUR CHILD GAY, BUT THE 37 OTHER THGS WILL
- TARGET PARTNERS WH SATANIST DIGNER ABPRALLEN FOR GAY PRI COLLECTN
GAYS AGAST GROOMERS SAYS TARGET IS GROOMG CHILDREN WH PRI CLOTHG
“I was like ‘oh target pri isn’t that bad this year’ and then I saw this lol, ” someone tweeted about a shirt the llectn that purports homophobia and transphobia “n be cured wh tn. “It’s fally that time of the year when the target pri llectn mak me (a gay person) slightly homophobic, ” someone said above a llage of shirts they seemed to be mockg. ‘Gay’ green jumpsuThen there’s the green jumpsu that jt says the one word — “gay” — on the back.
”But the “gay” green jumpsu still had s crics.
One simply says “better out than ” — and another has ught attentn for s choice of words: “not me livg my gayt life.
GAYS AGAST GROOMERS SAYS TARGET IS GROOMG CHILDREN WH PRI CLOTHG
— haley (@hairpntrigger) May 1, 2023“Babe wake up Target Pri Merch jt dropped, ” someone tweeted while sharg their hl, which clud both the “better out than ” shirt and one that says “not a phase” wh the phas of the wake up Target Pri Merch jt dropped (this is my hl, rporatns profg off pri month is obvi kd of sketch but the are fun)(special shout out to the gay in shrek gassy quote tshirt) — Tyle Christensen (@tylerrlchris) May 8, 2023Queer artists, trans solidaryEven as social media ers dragged some of the signs as “silly” or “crge, ” many also praised the retailer for hirg queer artists to subm signs and associatg s rporate name wh signs that support transgenr people. ” they was set to fly durg Pri month — then California town cried as ‘divisive’No, Spir Halloween don’t sell ‘Gay Guy’ stum.
Compani like Nike or Starbucks n more easily create products or mpaigns around gay and transgenr issu or Pri Month bee their nsumers tend to be younger and more progrsive, said David Johnson, the chief executive of Strategic Visn PR Group Atlanta. “When they embrace the gay or transgenr muny, ’s not out of le wh their re beliefs, ” he said.
Levi’s has a mpaign showg a half-dozen gay and transgenr people talkg about how they show up while wearg the pany’s nim and a number of other pani are beg much ls forthg about specific Pri Month plans. “Whe gay men are the one segment that are most likely reprented on our screens, whether ’s programg or ads, ” said Lisette Arsuaga, -founr of the Alliance for Inclive and Multicultural Marketg.
A T-SHIRT OM TARGET WON’T TURN YOUR CHILD GAY, BUT THE 37 OTHER THGS WILL
The pany ns advertisements to appeal to LGBTQ ctomers and employe, and sells t-shirts, ffee mugs and merchandise wh rabow flags and other symbols of gay rights.
But Target’s rponse has trated supporters of gay and transgenr rights, who argued the pany ved to bigoted prsure.
TARGET PARTNERS WH SATANIST DIGNER ABPRALLEN FOR GAY PRI COLLECTN
Ron DeSantis stemmg om legislatn he signed that prohibs teachers om discsg sexual orientatn and genr inty class, known by crics as “Don’t Say Gay. Although Target was actg to protect employe, some rporate marketg experts say the pany’s rponse uld emboln gay and transgenr rights opponents to target other brands. Conservative media outlet the Washgton Examer posted about Abprallen, which is “head by a self-proclaimed gay, transgenr man, ” offerg sweatshirts that read “cure transphobia not trans people” and a tote bag that says “too queer for here.
“Brands promotg gay pri and the LGBTQ muny may not always be nsistent actually supportg the LGBTQ muny, but they still palize on the help that people want to give that muny, ” Abad-Santos wr. Out anti-LGBTQ+ activist Jaimee Michell, who go by “Gays Agast Groomers” on social media, is tryg to stir up anger about Target’s Pri llectn. In the tweet acpanyg the vio, Gays Agast Gromers wrote, “This is what you will fd the kid’s sectn of @Target.
We hope there are enough parents out there that unrstand how… — Gays Agast Groomers (@agastgrmrs) May 10, 2023. Gays Agast Groomers is “agast the sexualizatn, doctratn, and medilizatn of children. Gays Agast Groomers, an anizatn of gays that scrib self as "agast the sexualizatn, doctratn, and medilizatn of children unr the guise of LGBTQIA+", tweeted a vio om si a Target store showg the new merchandise geared towards children.