LGBTQ+ community reacts to Target pulling pride merchandise
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- Target, which is usually decked out for Pride Month in June, will be scaling back on their LGBTQ+ themed products sold in stores.
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When does supporting any group become an obligation?
Unfortunately now
@@tetra3ne56scur3 nope.
It's because they are the alphabet mafia.
I mean it’s not an obligation but it does show its employees & customers who are a part of the group they are valued as people-which matters when said group has a history of being forced to be in the shadows. As the rep said, “visibility matters.”
As long as I still have my civil rights as a gay man, I don’t care what a clothing store does. I am capable of finding clothes with out a flag.
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Fuck yo civil rights. Aha ahaha.
Exactly respect is more important than the rainbow
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I’m asexual and demigirl (gender queer spectrum)
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@@MxCartney_Lou
Mutual respect 👍.
Exactly! I don't shop at Target for "Pride" clothing. Plenty of outlets for that already. Gay man here.
As an LGB member i seriously DO NOT CARE if they remove pride stuff. Its not the end of the fricken world
Considering you removed the T in LGBT, i'm not surprised you don't care.
Yep well said
@Fnafbro2345 Are they straight? If you fit any of those letters, you are not straight a.k.a. staus quo and there for are different, therefore, people might hate you and want to hurt you or take your rights away and want to hide you away. Sounds pretty same to me. Queer is queer. And we need to be there for each other. It's not about being the same. LGBTQ+ need to be there for each other.
@Fnafbro2345 If you're having your rights taken away, killed or treated differently than you would if you were straight, then yes. Yes, they are. And anyway, we need to be there for each other, not excluding people cuz they're not people like us. That's the whole reason for pride. The whole reason the LGBT+ are fit together. Cuz we're different from the so called status quo.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, for finally removing the T out of the LGB. I love people are doing this and realizing one is sexuality and one is gender identity, and the fact sane individuals part of the LGB get grouped with the others is absurd. One is straight forward and we all know what it means and the other group is all kinds of chaos.
Target is welcome to do whatever they want, I have not shopped at Target in about 9 years now.
as a gay person ik damn well ain’t nobody was shopping from that section anyway 😂
I am a rate exception and I even got pride merch at PetsCo which shocked me that they too had pride merch
I mean those sandals last year were fun 😂
I'm gay and feel the LGBTQ+ (sounds like a streaming channel) community pushed it too far.
All I wanted were equal rights to get married and not be criminalised. Mission accomplished.
But these actions of pushing the boundaries more and more for acceptance is exactly what the naysayers were concerned about that we would impose our lifestyle on everyone.
I'm not at all ashamed of being gay but I, along with many others, don't see the need to taut it in retail stores
Very true! I boycott stores pride rubbish! Yes they pushed it Too too far. When people refuse to accept what they are and expect others to accept what they aren't is going overboard!!! Just because I could have a desire to steal and take what doesn't belong to me doesn't give me the right to do that and demand society to accept me as normal or excuse my behavior!!!! Wrong is wrong and sin is sin. No one has the right to expect others to except evil as good, ok or normal! The judgement day is coming for everyone.
As a gay man I support this decision. its time to chill out on the pride and let live in peace without throwing it in everyones faces
Thank you 🙏😊 it's a money grab they found out they can name money in you
@@user-nf8ke1rf2u indeed, my sexuality is my private life not meant to be capitalized on.
@@andyincalimoto843 it’s your private life, yet here you are screeching about it on YT. 🙄🤮
@@frienjie7148 because it has to be said that not ever LGB person is invested in this
As a straight man. I love and respect you. The militant lgbtq agenda angers me. Ive known gay people since i was young and not one of them acts goofy. We just get along and act human.
Target is a business. They're gonna do whatever makes them money. That's just common-sense for any business
Not if Blackrock has anything to do with it
@@jillthinksimabreakfasttaco4904 Black Rock is a distributor tho. They're not going to kill the golden goose even if Target has a slave contract with them, it's bad for business
@@squillium3091 Blackrock is an investor, one of Target's biggest. Blackrock has a lot of power in the direction of Target because it has a big stake. The CEO of Blackrock has said how he intends to "change behaviors" through social justice investing.
no one wants to buy that garbage
The workers, and their families have suffered financially, and been put under great stress by Target's choices last year. The "community" doesn't care about that?
not just them i had a contract remodeling targets across the u.s for few years and after that disaster last year target stopped giving out new contracts after all that money they lost and i lost 80% of my business just about shut my company down
@@andrewva26 Wow! That's a horrible situation. People don't realize how far reaching it went, and the damage that it did. I hope it's better for you this year. Thanks for sharing your story because it matters, and people need to know!
They can heap piles of this garbage in the store for all I care, ill NEVER walk in the door again, same as Kohls after seeing "pride" shit for 2T..... Made by Carter, by the way.
No, because it isn't the LGBTs fault those pricks and loving Christians love spreading chaos in the name of love.
@@andrewva26you would still do business with a store targeting children? Smh😮
What sort of person wants everyone around them, individuals, governments and businesses, to “support” and celebrate their sexual proclivities? An entire monthlong glorification of personal, private sexual behaviors?
I believe it’s reasonable to push back against this.
Said by someone who enjoys the privileges of not being discriminated against.
If that is your position, you’re missing the point.
What sort of person doesn’t take the time to understand before forming conclusion?
@@missmaryjanegreen it got bad the moment your "community" went after children. Drag story hours, pumping kids with hormones to change their s3x. Yeah, your done. We're not going along with this anymore.
How weird to think that everyone's relationships are only about sex. Don't judge everyone by your own proclivities.
It's totally their fault. They should buy all the products to support the business. They made those products for THEM.
I don’t wear clothes stating that I am straight.
Nice try target but all the customers you lost due to your prior displays aren’t coming back
Good that makes Target store's 🚫Karen's/Paul's 🚫 free zones.
We don’t care honestly
@orangecat5036 Hence why stores are shutting down left and right.
Unlike certain folk, they actually PAY for their items.
Stay in your lane. 😂😂😂
Store's closings left & rigth are because they aren't paying back debt's from the pandemic era and sold part's off their debts to business they can't afford to pay taxes on. In short it's just another fancy bankruptcy, for rich companies.
Go Woke, Go Broke!!
Love how y’all co opted woke
@gregoryjeanbaptiste8055 yes, we turned it into a people, or did the woke waffen turn woke into a pejorative?
Anheuser-Busch seems to be doing just fine.
But that did reveal a correlation between bigotry and alcoholism.
@moonshoes11 that doesn't make sense.
@@gooser__43
There was a temporary drop in their sales during big*t boycotts, but they didn’t go broke.
But lots of alcoholics participated.
The Majority is not able to riot,march or throw bricks, Because We are at work and making a living. Our way is speaking with $$$$. That is much better, stock holders take notice.
I don't understand the purpose of pride merchandise. Do people of the LGBTQ where normal clothes like everyone else?
Occasionally
No.
Normal clothes are boring.
not really, I don't dress normal, I wear capri jeans even when it's 5 celcius out. But I don't buy pride clothes, they don't have v necks in my size, plus I dont wanna out myself because people will just scold me for being ace
...she needs to elaborate more on how it will be detrimental to the young people. Food ingrediants, cost of school, cost of apartments, medicine, violence and drug abuse policy, insurance, recess, bullying, peer pressure, nation lower test scores, free breakfast programs...whats detrimental ?
At least Target got the message, Budlight has not.
June is Not Pride Month. Supposed to be Father's Day Month! Father's Day Month!!
you didn't take your meds last night, did you ?
...let alone, the unofficial start of summer when June begins.
june is both pride month AND fathers day month. the so called gay agenda is not making themselves more important than fathers, because its BOTH fathers day and pride month. get a grip.
Father's Day is just for one day, that's literally in the name.
Is May Mothers Day month?
The media is pumping this up! ..Even GAYS don't care about pride merchandise at Target! 🤣🤣🤣
Why are they making such a big deal everybody's equal on Earth Earth belongs to everybody Love is Love will you have the right to celebrate either they're gay or straight black or white let's celebrate each other respect each other we're here such a little time and everybody's making a big deal of it grow up
Go woke go broke😢
i know plenty including myself that want nothing to do with this mess that are LGBT
Exactly
You sound like a hot mess. 😂
Right. Because you don’t care about people in general.
@@moonshoes11 i should clarify, im gay. and the 'community; is a mess. i want nothing to do with it.
Says the guy whose name is Vatican city. Talk about a mess.
Probably not profitable. Go figure
Just like Budweiser and so many others, it's too late.
My money will go anywhere else forever.
Donate to me please
We don’t want bigots money anyway
SAME!
You can STILL GET THE ITEMS / MERCH ONLINE.
Target Store / Co. Corporation HAS TO PROTECT THEIR STORES FROM IDIOTS SETTING DISPLAYS ON FIRE.
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Why isn’t anyone exposing Walmart who’s full of pride!?
I noticed the other day they had their "pride" items out. It really put me off.
Life was easier back when we just had L&G.
Im gay and happy this is happening! Stop craming pride down everyones throat!
If anything we need to educate why we have pride!
Not about naked people and hypersexualize it!
Pride is about love equaloty and to remeber all the men and women who died to give us these rights to love and not be discriminated against!!!
Most of us don’t care. The alphabet mob does not represent us 😂
Wavy bias reporting. How come when conservative products are pulled like my pillow there’s no story about the people disagree with the decision. We the people are tired of having the pride stuff shoved down our throats and your news channel is part of the issue.
WAVY has been left leaning for a while. I’ve switched news channels.
I couldn't care less what someone does with other people. It's not shoved down mine or anyone else's throat. Now, religion is another thing. I've never once been told by a gay person that if I didn't believe in them or their lifestyle, I was going to hell. Can't really say the same about the Christian community.
@charlesmassie6775 No, they won't tell you you're going to hell they'll just cancel you, and it's because you don't have kids . Why don't you care?
Well let’s see what Mike did he pushed that the election so stolen in 2020 with no proof. If rainbows trigger y’all maybe you shouldn’t buy it.
My pillow guy was associated murder, being gay and killing ppl are two different things. Smh 🤦🏽♀️ conservatives are stupid asf.
As long as they’re still respectful to LGBTQ+ people that’s all that I care about, respect is more important than rainbow flags put onto a shirt
never spending money at target ever again problem solved.
Isaiah 5:20
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter”
Aren’t you guys missing like 24 letters and a plus sign
Perhaps the alphabet people should choose a more fitting venue for their merchandise....like the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Baley Circus....right next to the clown show 😂😅😂😅😂
So rainbow themed items being sold once a year is "detrimental to kids" because it makes them feel visible? How can a statement be so false and so true at the same time? Kids don't feel that way, they're being told to by women like her projecting it onto them. Instead of whining about allies and support, she should be focused on gaining respect and being taken seriously.
Isn't it odd how the biggest allies of this political agenda are almost always women. Specifically, undesirable women.
They have alot stuff at Disneyland
They’re doing that cuz the non community complained
Everyone in the world needs to REPENT and come back to Bible and be Holy like God Almighty Jesus Christ told us to be. None of us don't have a right to be anything else but Holy and live for God who created us all for his glory. God first
Surely there are entrepreneurs that identify with or as LGBT etc. Let them set up a store or online shop selling specialty items marketed just for their set. If one store in a community opened with success, then the entrepreneur could branch out into other cities. Why let the other main store get the money. Let the LGBT etc have their own line of stores just for them. Problem solved.
Because exceptionally few people actually buy pride merchandise, so it really isn't profitable. These huge corporations can sell these at a loss because it's essentially just paying for PR.
When Target gets rid of that stuff entirely and apologizes for targeting kids with the alphabet soup agenda, then they'll get my business back. Not a day before.
There are literally get kids, they don’t need to apologize to nobody just because your straight and entitled. Nobody owes straight ppl anything
Since Target allows men in the woman's bathroom, I will never shop there. As far as alphabet clothes, who cares.
I bet you don’t react to priests and their nasty habits.
90% of LGBT won't care, they were already buying pride merch online all year long. I was an exception and got pride merch at target but only because my ex can't get over me and hacks my phones. 🙃
Jesus Christ, stop huffing expired paint thinner.
I'm sure people can still find all the gay pride items they want online. Was the gay merchandise section a popular spot to find potential hookups or something?
Yeah Target. Finally realized the majority who disagree with this movement speak with their money.
Good. Im straight, but it was all incredibly overwhelming.😮💨The month of June just felt exhausting to have to go every damn where and be inundated with loud ass rainbows.🙄
____ fatigue is very real. Fill in the blank with whatever group of people are being artificially propped up in our society under the guise of social justice.
GO WOKE GO BROKE
Way to go Target that was one of the smartest moves you've made because I have boycott at Target and Disney and all the other ones why do you need lgbtq plus stuff do we go around saying we we demand straight attire no we don't you're not a special class you're not special you're not a protected class just because who you screwing the bedroom
It has become more of a joke/mockery. Merchandise, really? Target doesn't see a profit in it anymore, pride merch has reached its shelf life.
I have resolved to take at least one day of the year and celebrate the Birthday of a man who broke Barriers and made great Music. If you search a store intensely you can find his legacy. From Sledge, Mississippi: "Charley Pride Day!"😂😉🎤🎼🎵🎶🎸🎹🎻🥁B.W.
They need to chill out. Find someone else to buy merchandise from.
I'm Bi and less pride stuff at Target doesn't affect my life
I have more respect for someone who is gay and doesn't shove this in our face actually understand this is just too much.
Target is doing a brisk business.
Yeah, it is detrimental because there are no flags!😂
Man President Barack Obama is going to be upset
Big Mike makes 2
Crazy that people are being threatening over this...
Good to see Target realize their mistake. I will never shop there though.
Good riddance bigots aren’t welcomed
Oh noooo how tragic 😭😭😭😭😭😭😤😤😤😤😤🤬
I want to know who’s making the threats! I highly suspect that a little exposure will tell us a lot about the enemy…perhaps a lot more than they want. That will definitely take the sting out of these terrorist threats. I say shine some spotlight on them. In this day of high tech, it should be easy to find out who it is.
Woke Target learned the basic rule of economics last year. Consumers have the power.
As a gay person, I can tell you we do not care if target carries pride stuff. We do not care what you guys think about gay people. You think that it bothers us, but it really doesn’t . worry about bigger things that are going on in the country , stop these culture war issues in this woke crap that you don’t even know what woke means
What does woke mean?
It’s not the end of the world if Target doesn’t have pride merch. As a lesbian, all I want is to marry the woman of my dreams someday. And I don’t want slurs yelled at me. That’s literally it.
"I don't want slurs yelled at me." Sounds reasonable to me.
Target lost many customers ,including me by promoting this pride merchandise.Not all people want this lifestyle shoved in their faces.
Did Target force you to purchase the merchandise?? Ignore it and keep it moving and get what you came there for. I'm a hetero male and I'm very secure in my sexuality and it doesn't bother me one way or the other. Learn to live and let live.
Stupidest, most selfish thing I’ve ever read!
@@legionnaire2U Learn to accept not everyone's a groomer enabler like you
What do you think should and shouldn’t be in the store? Should they run everything by you? I don’t go for sports, but I’ve managed to live with sports tshirts, pants, caps, for years! Lol! 😅
@@legionnaire2U,awesome.When Straight Pride comes around,I’ll be wearing the “sperm with eggs” baseball cap and the “placentas are pleasing” t-shirt holding a big human embryo lava lamp…. (perhaps). …. 😆
They are only pulling it from locations where previous years didn't do so well in sales.
I’m gay and I don’t care it’s not about buying crap
Sorry I shop at Ross
That's ok, we don't have to spend our loads of money there.
The employees don't have a choice as to what merchandise is stocked but they are the ones who will have to deal with hateful and possibly dangerous customers, it appears selfish for that LGBT representative to think only of herself and her community when employees are just trying to make a living
Target has gotten so bougie and boring anyways.
Quit,trying to shove this on STRAIGHT people . .
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And gay people you know? Many, and I mean MANY LGB only members are against this in the comments. It's the TQ+ that's the issue and certain crazy individuals.
I would have no feelings whatsoever about that, if it was purely a profit decision. If they scaled back at the locations where it doesn't sell, fair enough.
But this decision was made because Target wussed out. Kowtowing to extremists. Don't let threats of illegal action & violence win.
To be clear, I don't give two hoots if anyone sells this stuff or not. What I care about, is if you're going to invest effort in something, don't back out in a way that gives extremists credence.
It shouldn’t be an obligation to celebrate there woke bs, simple as that.
It's called good business.
They know the fickle gays will still shop at target regardless
W TARGET IN THE CHAT!
W
This is so detrimental
I'm not an LGBTQ ally (indeed, I am virulently opposed to many of their agendas), but I am appalled that violent threats have occured. If you don't like what a store is doing, you boycott it and shop elsewhere. And that's ALL you do. You don't vandalize the displays, you don't threaten the employees, you don't engage in terror tactics.
Lol shut up, Meg. You were absolutely silent when your party was burning down cities and literally murdering people over their perceived injustices.
Now that Target makes some baseless accusations, now you clutch your pearls.
You're so transparent, it's hilarious.
Go head Target.. excellent
👍 Good!
Sorry but pride month is dying Walmart is the same
I am a member of the gay community and I support targets choice. This is a free country if target does not want to carry pride merchandise they have that God-given, right
finally something good news 👏 👏 👏
Target is heading in the right direction 🎯 don’t get involved with metal stressed rainbow citizens
Exclusion + Isolation= Hate. It hurts my heart for another human being to feel they cannot see themselves represented in spaces because there are insecure and bigoted individuals who are grappling with an unloving existence. I am so happy my parents raised me to let people be who they are and to accept any differences we have. In other words, the people who discriminate against anyone that is different from them is fighting (and losing) an internal battle within themselves.
Imagine being so fragile and insecure that you need corporations to validate you.
"I'm so happy that I'm such a compassionate person"
I know intelligence is a prerequisite to having self-awareness, so I won't blame you for your shortcomings here. But FYI, sanctimonious, self-congratulatory humble-brags aren't cute.
@pearlsswine -You totally miss the point and probably support the ban
Target is trash 🗑
It's was never about selling merchandise - it's about pushing a message in the face of heterosexuals. No one cares to have unwanted items in their way of shopping.
Can anyone define for me exactly what is "the LGBTQIA+ community?"
Alphabet soup now, They keep adding letters. I think they should have day only not a month February 29 would have been best
June should be father's day month!
You know what it is...
Money talks.... you know the rest.
Go woke go broke
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Well I mean.... This is getting real old! 😂😂 I mean who really buys pride stuff at Target... anyways?! 😂😂 That's really kind of corny..🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🥱🥱🙄🙄
I’m so proud of target I’m going to shop there now I’m getting fed up i see this rainbow colors everywhere
They hd alot merchandise keft ivwr how much rainbow stuff coukd you buy
Good 👏🏽 👏🏽
N Disneyland is having a pride day after event just saying
Not wanted.
sold my stocks , went in gave the cameras the middle finger 😅
Good, let more stores stop selling the pride stuff
No, Homophobic Henry.
I got Disney Lilo and Stitch Pride bracelets at CVS the other day.
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊