Target apologizes for children's clown Halloween costume after backlash - Reuters

Target apologizes for children's clown Halloween costume after backlash  Reuters

Target apologizes for ‘offensive’ Halloween costume after backlash

Retailer removes kid’s clown costume after people said it resembled a racist caricature used in minstrel shows Target, the US retail corporation, said it pulled a controversial Halloween costume off its shelves after criticism across social media that it resembled a racist caricature. The ad image for the costume, sold as the “Kids’ Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume,” depicted a Black child in a bright orange and black top with solid black gloves and a mask with a wide, to...

By Adria R Walker

Target Apologizes for "Offensive" Halloween Costume for Kids

Target is issuing an apology.  The retailer spoke out to address backlash over a children's Halloween costume that it was allegedly selling under the name "Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus...

By Lindsay Weinberg