That backlash against WOKE Target? It's working

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  1. Gateman_Wen

    Gateman_Wen Well-Known Member

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    What the kentucky-fried crack-rock are you babbling about?

    "Tuck friendly crotches" and "For real satanists"?

    Are you telling me you really believe the **** in that deraigned rant?

    If so it's proof that you conservatives have lost contact with reality.
     
  2. Zorro

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    Fake News. We are wondrously in touch with reality and in synch with the very pulse of the American People. Allow me to demonstrate.

    WaPo Poll

    'Clear majorities of Americans support restrictions affecting transgender children, a Washington Post-KFF poll finds, [including] measures restricting curriculum, sports participation and medical care.'

    'Most adults say gender is based on sex determined at birth
    ' 57% agree with me, 43% agree with you, who's out of touch?

    When they started slicing up the children: “At first I was on the side of acceptance, like using the pronouns and stuff, because I want people to be kind to each other. I don’t want people fighting all the time,” she said. But she has come to see things differently. “My concern with transgender is mostly with the children.”

    'a majority of Americans oppose access to puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children and teenagers'

    'Most Americans say trans women and girls should not be allowed to compete in sports with other women and girls' 62% agree with me, 37% agree with you. Who is out of touch?

    Q: 'Do you support or oppose trans children between the ages of 10 and 14/trans teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 having access to _____ under medical supervision?'

    Puberty Blockers 10-14 yrs: 68% agree with me, 32% agree with you, who is out of touch?

    Hormones 15-17 yrs: 58% agree with me, 42% agree with you, who is out of touch?

    GROOMERS! LEAVE OUR KIDS ALONE!

    Most Americans say it is inappropriate for teachers to discuss trans identity in elementary schools
    Q: Do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for teachers to discuss trans identity in public schools with students in _____?

    K-3: 77% agree with me, 23% agree with you, who is out of touch?
    4th-5th: 70% agree with me, 30% agree with you, who is out of touch?

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/05/trans-poll-gop-politics-laws/
     
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    Someone may not want to tell flabby chest to get with the program…

    I’ll go with the… Or not. Because…I’m pretty sure flabby chest was paid money for posing in that Publicity Campaign.
     
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    Love ❤️ it!
    Lol
     
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  5. Zorro

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    It's worse than you think at Target

    'Target has repeatedly boasted about efforts to support the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, also known as GLSEN, an entity which helps teachers place LGBTQ books in school libraries and hide their students’ so-called gender transitions from parents. …'

    GROOM THE KIDS TO HIDE THE CHEST BINDERS FROM THEIR PARENTS

    'The retail behemoth boasted last year about donating more than $2.1 million to GLSEN over the past decade, lauding the group’s mission to create “affirming, accessible, and antiracist spaces for LGBTQIA+ students.” Target also actively promotes GLSEN on its online store.'

    '“We are grateful to Target for their funding of this retrospective and for their support of GLSEN’s work in student leadership and educator trainings, Together, we have been able to change school climates for LGBT youth.”

    SCHOOL GROOMING
    'GLSEN runs the Rainbow Library initiative, through which individuals can purchase books such that a portion of the proceeds will be used for free volumes in school libraries. GLSEN has sent more than 46,000 books with LGBTQ themes to several thousand schools across the nation, including “posters and supplemental resources” for educators.'

    'One of the volumes available for purchase is “Gender Queer,” a graphic novel which contains verbal descriptions of masturbation and oral sex along with explicit illustrations, including a scene where a teenage boy fantasizes about touching an older man’s genitalia. “Lawn Boy,” another sexually explicit book, is also available for purchase.'

    KEEP YOUR PARENTS IN THE DARK, THEY COUNSEL CHILDREN IN SCHOOL

    “Staff or educators shall not disclose any information that may reveal a student’s gender identity to others, including parents or guardians and other staff, unless the student has authorized such disclosure, the information is contained in school records requested by a parent or guardian, or there is another compelling need,” one model local education agency policy posted on the GLSEN website said.'

    SHALL

    WORK THE IN SCHOOL INDOCTRINATION INTO QUEER THEORY INTO EVERY SUBJECT

    'GLSEN assists teachers with incorporating the ideology into math lessons. “As teachers teach about data collection and relevance, they should include whether it is beneficial to include gender or biological sex, being sure to reinforce the difference between those two terms,” one article from the organization contended. “When students are creating their own surveys, if they want to include data for biological sex, teachers need to be sure they include both intersex and other as choices, and if the students want to include data for gender, a variety of choices need to be included.”

    'Target has suffered in recent days as a result of backlash over their support of the LGBTQ movement. The firm’s market capitalization, which refers to the total value of a publicly traded company’s outstanding shares, has indeed fallen from $70.4 billion to $64.3 billion over the past week as consumers react strongly against the company’s efforts.'

    Now $64.1B
     
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  6. Zorro

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    It's Memorial Day Weekend. Stay on target.



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    The Target Moment

    'The latest cluster from Target is just too ripe a fruit [sic] to pass up - and I do lub me some 'low-hangin' fruit'. The decision to bring this stuff into the stores for sale was the first fault link in the Decision Chain. Everything else just followed nat'chly. This one was just too ripe to not snipe.'

    'We have seen a lot of details about Target's marketing plans recently. Clothes suggesting that transgenderism for toddlers is a great thing was just the beginning.'

    'There was also the decision to hire a Satanist to design part of their 'Pride' line.'

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    Dude, I just shot beer outta my nose!
     
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    Consumers Fight Back Against Brands Gone Woke

    Jonathan Turley

    'At a recent baseball game, I watched a fellow Cubs fan facing a dilemma at Nationals Park in Washington. No, it wasn’t the dilemma of whether to cheer another meltdown by a Cubs pitcher — it was the beer vendor, who was handing him a Bud Light. The vendor had only Bud Lights left…for a good reason. The company is now literally giving away beer for free due to a consumer backlash.'

    Won't be seen with Tranny Fluid, in public.

    'With a pained look, the obviously thirsty fan declined and headed for the concourse looking for another brand. Bud Light was dead to him after the controversy over a promotion featuring transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney. The Cubs fan isn’t alone. Bud Light’s parent company, Anheuser-Busch, has reportedly lost nearly $19 billion since this controversy began.'

    Now $19.03B.

    'Recently, I was at a function where a guest asked a bartender if he had anything other than Miller Light. He told me that he dropped the brand after Miller Light ran an advertisement titled “Bad $#!T to Good $#!T,” denouncing past male-oriented beer ads as “sh*t” for objectifying women. '

    Screw 'em.

    'The response raises tough legal and business questions over companies launching campaigns viewed as political rather than commercial.'

    Yes, seems like foolishly destroying the value for the investors, for no legitimate business purpose, might be a problem.

    'The Los Angeles Dodgers are now being boycotted by Catholics after the company invited an anti-Catholic drag queen group to be honored at a Pride Night event. '

    'Target is being boycotted over its Pride line of merchandise, including selling “tuck-friendly” swimwear for children, among other items. The company is being slammed for hiring a transgender artist, Erik Carnell, who is famous for his Satan-loving products, to create the line. Target is now down $9 billion.'

    'As shown by Disney and its ongoing fight with Florida, corporations are now committed to political and social reform campaigns. While companies once eschewed political or social causes that would alienate consumers or damage their brands, executives are increasingly tying their brands to identity politics and controversial positions.'

    'Some, like Disney, North Face and Nike, have doubled down in the face of backlash. Nike publicly shamed its customers for objecting to its use of Mulvaney to sell sports bras, telling them that they needed to be “kind” and “inclusive” and to stop yielding to “hate speech, bullying, or other behaviors.” '

    'Bud Light has become the unenviable vehicle for consumers to show that they are tired of companies’ virtue-signaling and social agendas.'

    Executives don't stay long at a company, and they advance by changing jobs. Strangely enough, in their insular bubble, backing away from the Woke Agenda would hurt their reputation more than losing money, so, don't hold your breath thinking that refusing to buy these brands is going to change their behavior, it likely won't, but, it should create a market for other brands that wish to serve the customer rather than the egos of the privileged insular gentry of their social circle.
     
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    Is all of this just fascism in disguise:
     
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    Target's trans-the-kids agenda goes deeper than you think

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    'Target is taking it on the chin due to its transgender proselytizing to children in its stores. So far it has lost about 13% of its market capitalization over the controversy sparked by its partnership with a Satan-worshipping trans activist to design children’s clothing.'

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    Teaches kids how to shut down their site quickly if parents walk in

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    'Target, which presents itself as family-friendly, is actively doing its level best to drive a wedge between parents and children.'

    'Target’s Vice President of Brand Marketing is the Treasurer of GLSEN.'

    'it shouldn’t come as a surprise to Target that a lot of parents might not want their kids to be indoctrinated by a company that disdains parents’ involvement in their kids’ education and moral instruction.'

    'This is how the elites work in today’s America. They want your money, and they want your children.'
     
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    Is any criticism of the LGBTQ agenda 'hate':
     
  15. Zorro

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    Well yes. Describing disagreements as 'violence' and 'hate' justify a rights violating response if you disagree with them.

    Boycotts Wipe Off Billions From Target And Bud Light Valuations, More Brand Battles Upcoming
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    "We have a problem..."

    'Major brands such as Bud Light and Target, among others, are facing immense backlash' for mocking women and pushing the trans crap on children.

    'Stores of Target were boycotted after the retail giant rolled out its Pride collection at the beginning of May' with 'items targeted at children. Between May 1 and May 30, Target’s market capitalization fell from $72.52 billion to $61.78 billion—a decline of 14.80 percent. Bud Light became a target after partnering with transgender social media personality Dylan Mulvaney in a promotional campaign in April' that they explained by insulting their customers as less desireable than the new ones they wanted to attract. 'Between April 3 and May 30, the market cap of Anheuser-Busch, which owns Bud Light, fell from $132.06 billion to $108.19 billion—a decrease of over 18 percent.'

    'A major factor enticing brands to increasingly promote transgender ideologies is an attempt to score points on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards used by several high-profile investors.'

    Target - Target's Children:
    'For example, books for kids aged 2–8 had titles like “Pride 1,2,3,” “Bye Bye, Binary,” and “I’m Not a Girl.” Target also suggested “The Pronoun Book” to kids aged 0–3.'

    'Target has also donated $2.1 million to New York City-based Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), an activist group that puts LGBTQ-themed books in K–12 school libraries and encourages teachers to discuss sex and gender with kids' and hide it from their parents.
     
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    I don't think the Left will be convinced:
     
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    Some of the Left are invincibly ignorant and it's not my job to correct their thinking.
     
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    It's weird to hear the woke left say they're winning the Transgender war. Target lost nine billion due the boycotts. How is that winning?
     
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    The other day I went into a Target store (pronounced Tar-jay, it's French) and asked the clerk where the heterosexual section was at. She seemed very confused...
     
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    Hmm: Investor sues Target over woke-to-broke policies:

    23% down or $14B in market cap since May peak.

    'the board falsely said it monitored social and political risk while focusing only on the risks associated with not achieving its ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals.'

    The board “misrepresented its oversight because the board monitored only one side,” Craig said in the lawsuit.

    Good point.
     
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    WHO COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING, BESIDES EVERYONE? Target Sales Are Punished by Pride Month Backlash: Retailer lowers profit goal for full year; executives say they will modify Pride Month promotion.

    'Target said shopper backlash over its Pride Month collection, as well as cautious consumers, pushed sales sharply lower in the most recent quarter.'

    'The retailer said it expected sales to decline again in the current quarter and lowered its profit goal for the full year. Executives said they would still mark Pride Month next year but with a more focused assortment of merchandise. . . .'

    'Retail rival TJX, which owns T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, reported on Wednesday a 6% jump in comparable sales in the same quarter and raised its sales growth and profit targets for the year. TJX said it had strong foot traffic to its stores and demand for apparel and home goods. Shares gained 3% in premarket trading.'

    'Target shares have fallen 16% so far this year. Its experience with its Pride collection exemplifies the cultural environment companies face when it comes to issues that could be perceived as controversial.'

    “Tuck-friendly” swimsuits in the adult section and kids swimskirt that would “thoughtfully fit on multiple body types and gender expressions.”
     
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    Is it completely surprising conservatives are trying to own the libs:
     
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    What a total lie. Target never sold ‘tuck-friendly’ swimwear for children. The following is a video by a trans person who addresses this in a video:

    Is This Indoctrination? | Hypocritical Homophobes —

    I dare any of those complaining about Target actually watch this video and address some his points honestly — do you still believe Target was pushing inappropriate clothing for children? Do you condone how straight people condone stores selling inappropriate clothing that sexualizes babies and children just because it’s not aimed at gay people? Why do you hate Target selling a cute clothes that's literally only promoting being yourself and being loved and call that "indoctrination"? Do you have the urge to ban “Pride” merchandise because you are so bloody insecure that the mere sight of a rainbow might tempt you into to being — oh noes — GAY?

    It’s actually a good video with lots of sensible information. Jammiedodger’s YouTube channel has many good informative videos that debunk the horse dung produced by the transphobes and homophobes.
     
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    Actually they did. I remember seeing: "We can also clearly see that the bathing suits, though not in the kid's section, are available in kids' sizes. ...."
     
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    watch the video and you might get some clarity.
     

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