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Target apologizes for children's clown Halloween costume after backlash - Reuters
Target apologizes for children's clown Halloween costume after backlash. Reuters
24 Aug, 19:31 — 24 Aug, 21:29
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Target apologizes for children's clown Halloween costume after backlash - Reuters
Target apologizes for children's clown Halloween costume after backlash Reuters
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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
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First report: Reuters · 24 Aug, 19:31|Full coverage: 3 · 2h|Window: 2h
