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

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

Target Apologizes and Drops Halloween Costume Criticized as Racist

Critics said the children’s costume evoked blackface imagery. Target said, “We know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry.”

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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’ costume | CNN Business - CNN

Target apologizes for ‘offensive’ costume | CNN Business  CNN

Target says it's sorry for selling an 'offensive' Halloween clown costume

Target has pulled an "offensive" kids' Halloween costume off the shelves. Kevin Carter/Getty Images Target has apologized for selling what it said was an "offensive Halloween costume." The company was responding to backlash on social media over a clown costume for kids. Target says the product has been pulled and is no longer for sale. Target has apologized to its customers for a Halloween clown costume that sparked backlash on social media — and says it won't be selling the item. "An apolo...

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