Target stock sinks after retailer pulls Halloween costume linked to blackface imagery

The incident is the latest reputational setback for the retailer as it works to rebuild consumer trust after recent controversies

Target pulls ‘offensive’ Halloween costume  Chicago Tribune

Target Stock Drops After Halloween Costume Criticized As Racist  Forbes

Target pulled a Halloween costume from its online marketplace Monday after critics said it looked like a minstrel show character.  The image of “Kids’ Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume” was shared side-by-side with racist imagery popular in the 19th century, with social media users pointing out the

Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters Target has removed a racist Halloween “clown” costume that it was selling on Monday amid online backlash. The costume was titled “Kids’ Glows Under ‌Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume.“ Part of the seasonal “Hyde and EEK Boutique” brand, the costume drew blackface allegations as con

Target Apologizes For Children's Clown Halloween Costume Likened To Blackface  HuffPost

Target removed a controversial clown Halloween costume after backlash over imagery critics said evoked blackface and racist depictions of Black people.

The images were published on social media.

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

Target removed a Halloween costume from its shelves and issued an apology after some customers deemed it “racist.”  “An apology from us: We removed an offensive Halloween costume that should never have been part of our assortment,” Target wrote in a statement on Monday. “It is no longer for sale. As a company, we got .

The retailer pulled the kids' circus clown costume after social media users accused it of selling racist merchandise.

Bosses of one of the largest retail chains in the world have issued a grovelling apology following a Halloween outfit that went viral for all the wrong reasons

The Minneapolis-based retailer said it was “looking closely at how this happened” after a Halloween costume from one of its private-label brands evoked blackface minstrelsy.

Target has removed a children’s Halloween costume from its website after social media users pointed out that it closely resembled imagery from Jim Crow-era blackface minstrelsy. The $25 costume—listed as “Kids’ Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume Bodysuit”—featured a black-and-orange harlequin pattern