Target Drops Clown-Costume After Backlash, Apology Says 'We Got This Wrong'
TL;DR
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.
- Target Pulls Clown Halloween Costume After Backlash, Says ‘We Got This Wrong’ in Apology Note Yahoo
- Target Apologizes and Drops Halloween Costume Criticized as Racist The New York Times
- Target apologizes for children's clown Halloween costume after backlash CNBC
- Target apologizes for 'offensive' Halloween costume after backlash USA Today
- Target ‘deeply sorry’ for children’s Halloween costume compared to blackface The Washington Post
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