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Target Drops Clown-Costume After Backlash, Apology Says 'We Got This Wrong'

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Target Drops Clown-Costume After Backlash, Apology Says 'We Got This Wrong'
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Target removed the Kids’ Glows under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween costume after social media backlash accusing it of racist blackface/minstrel imagery and a Jim Crow-era pose; the company apologized, saying the outfit is no longer for sale and that it will review how it was approved.

Topics:entertainment#apology#backlash#blackface#business#halloween#target
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  1. Target Pulls Clown Halloween Costume After Backlash, Says ‘We Got This Wrong’ in Apology Note  Yahoo
  2. Target Apologizes and Drops Halloween Costume Criticized as Racist  The New York Times
  3. Target apologizes for children's clown Halloween costume after backlash  CNBC
  4. Target apologizes for 'offensive' Halloween costume after backlash  USA Today
  5. Target ‘deeply sorry’ for children’s Halloween costume compared to blackface  The Washington Post

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