Among the controversial items is an 'tuck friendly' adult swimsuit.
But now Target’s attempt to offer a Pride line of clothing that helps queer, trans, and non-binary adults feel comfortable and confident is backfiring, largely due to misinformation and fear-mongering spread by far-right conservatives.
"For more than a decade, Target has offered an assortment of products aimed at celebrating Pride Month. 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.
This is, of course, not the case. But videos claiming that Target is encouraging kids to “be trans” are going viral for all the wrong reasons, and conservative Karens are having totally ridiculous freak-outs about “grooming.”A quick look at the Target website confirms that the gender-bending suits are for adults — but apparently that didn’t stop the threats and Target was forced to walk back their inclusive clothing.
At the same time, moms have gone to Target and confirmed that the bathing suits are only in the Pride section, not in the kids’ section at all.
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