As though it weren’t enough to put out storefront displays of pro-trans gear and spangly rainbow attire complete with chest-binders for “trans” kids, Target has officially rolled out new swimsuits that feature “extra crotch coverage” with “tuck-friendly construction” for underage girls who might happen to have penisis.
Seriously.
Disgusted shoppers took to social media to post photos of the swim gear, rolled out as part of the store’s extensive “Pride” collection that sits front-and-center at all Target stores around the month of June. The collection includes clothing and swim attire sized for adults and kids as young as toddlers.
Thanks to @Target I found the perfect swimsuit for creeping out all the women and children at the pool this summer.
— Chrissie Mayr🇺🇸 (@ChrissieMayr) May 16, 2023
Can’t wait to tuck my cock into this little number while sipping a Bud Light! pic.twitter.com/sGD1fc74P9
Another (now-ex) customer filmed herself shuffling through the store's merchandise that included baby onesies and kid clothing for "multiple body types and gender expressions."
It’s worse than we even imagined. Target is a den of G🌈R🌈M🌈R🌈S pic.twitter.com/UdcJmnodtr
— 🌷LIZZIE🌷 (re/formed) (@farmingandJesus) May 21, 2023
Oh, but (nauseatingly), that’s not all.
The store also reportedly sells three “Pride” items – including two messenger bags sporting the phrases “We Belong Everywhere” and “Too Queer For Here," along with a "Cure Transphobia, Not Trans People" shirt – from a transgender designer whose other merchandise promote violence, drug use, and Satanism.
According to The Blaze, Erik Callen, the transman behind the brand “Abprallen” from which Target got the items, reportedly sells other stuff including a lighter with the phrase, “Burn down the cis-tem,” a reference to straight, gender-conforming people, and a pin with the image of a morning star weapon that reads, “We BASH Back.” He also sells “Heteronormativity is a plague,” “Trans Switches For Abortion,” “Times Up For Transphobes,” and “Satan Respects Pronouns” merch.
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"Satan loves you and respects who you are... LGBTQIA+ people are so often referred to as being a product of Satan or going against God's will, so fine. We'll hang with Satan instead," Callen wrote in the description of one piece he designed.
"Satan is hope, compassion, equality, and love. So, naturally, Satan respects pronouns. He loves all LGBTQIA+ people. I went with a variation of Baphomet for this design, a deity who themself is a mixture of genders, beings, ideas, and existences. They reject binary stereotypes and expectations. Perfect,” he added in a caption beside one piece that features the image of a satanic demon, a skull, and a goblet.
And customers weren't thrilled.
I’m not big on boycotts, but I’ve had enough of @Target. They’ve crossed the line so many times. I’ll never shop there again. Join me. https://t.co/ve75x4pXq3
— Omar L. Hamada, MD, MBA, MATS (@OmarHamada) May 22, 2023
I’m not big on boycotts, but I’ve had enough of @Target. They’ve crossed the line so many times. I’ll never shop there again. Join me. https://t.co/ve75x4pXq3
— Omar L. Hamada, MD, MBA, MATS (@OmarHamada) May 22, 2023
My husband is not a boycott guy. Can’t remember him ever participating in one & he kind of smiles indulgently at my often short-lived attempts. He saw this Satanic pride gear today & w/ no prompting from me said, “We’re done with Target. This family doesn’t shop there anymore.” https://t.co/3i4MZ8tuck
— Megan Basham (@megbasham) May 21, 2023
Have fun walking that path behind Bud Light, Target. From what we've heard, it's a downhill one.
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