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Target’s Halloween Costume Backlash | Tulsa News
Target’s Halloween costume sparked outrage after resembling blackface, prompting a swift apology and removal from shelves. The “Kids’ Glows under Blacklight Circus Clown” outfit featured exaggerated features on a Black child, echoing racist Jim Crow imagery. Target acknowledged the error, apologized to Black customers, employees, and partners, and is reviewing internal processes to prevent future missteps. This incident follows backlash over Target’s scaled-back diversity efforts last year — underscoring how even well-intentioned brands must tread carefully around historically painful…
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