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Target shares drop after Halloween costume backlash
2+ week, 5+ day ago (506+ words) By Anuja Bharat Mistry, Nicholas P. Brown and Danielle Kaye Aug 25 (Reuters) – Target shares slid as much as 5% after the retailer apologized for and pulled a Halloween costume criticized for evoking Blackface, renewing concerns about brand missteps just as its financial…...
Target Apologised and Pulled a $25 Kids' Costume Over Racism Claims as Boycott Calls Continue
2+ week, 5+ day ago (422+ words) Target has apologised and withdrawn a $25 (£18) children's Halloween costume after critics said its design resembled racist imagery associated with blackface and minstrel performances. The 'Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume' showed a Black child wearing an orange-and-black outfit,…...
Target faces renewed backlash after stocking Halloween costume with ‘minstrel show features’
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Target apologizes for 'offensive' Halloween costume after backlash - AOL
2+ week, 5+ day ago (400+ words) Target apologized for a Halloween circus clown costume that critics said appeared to conjure Blackface and 19th-century minstrel shows. The costume, sold as the "Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume," prompted a social media backlash. "As a company,…...
Target apologizes for 'offensive' Halloween costume after backlash
2+ week, 5+ day ago (155+ words) Dispatch Argus Javascript is required to use this website. Retail stores are stocking Halloween merchandise early, featuring seasonal home decor, apparel, pet toys and festive accessories. Target apologized for a Halloween circus clown costume that critics said appeared to conjure…...
‘Offensive’: Target issues apology after Halloween costume backlash
2+ week, 5+ day ago (194+ words) (WJW) – Target has removed a Halloween costume from sale after customers and social media users pointed out that it appeared to evoke racist stereotypes. The retail giant also issued a statement apologizing for the incident. “As a company, we know…...
Target Pulls Offensive Clown Costume After Backlash
2+ week, 5+ day ago (608+ words) Halloween is supposed to be fun, but Target just learned how quickly seasonal retail can turn into a public relations nightmare. The company pulled a Halloween clown costume from its assortment after critics said it evoked blackface imagery. The image…...
Target's Offensive Costume Is a Stumble at Key Moment
2+ week, 5+ day ago (335+ words) Target is again facing a storm of criticism over an unforced error on diversity as it tries to navigate a challenging turnaround. The Minnesota-based retailer landed in the cultural crosshairs after it marketed a children's Halloween costume with imagery that…...
Target apologises for 'racist' Halloween costume as golf brand Good Good axes 'offensive' ad
2+ week, 5+ day ago (515+ words) Tuesday, 25 August 2026 12:02 US retail giant Target has been forced to apologise and pull a Halloween costume from sale after the outfit drew criticism for evoking blackface and minstrel shows. The costume, described as a "Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown…...
Target faces renewed backlash after stocking Halloween costume with 'minstrel show features"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (766+ words) Retailer Target pulled a children’s Halloween costume from its shelves Monday after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures. Critics say the costume, along with its promotional image of a Black child…...