Posted on 06/23/2015 2:49:02 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Target Corporation has removed a Confederate officer costume from sales on its website in the aftermath of the murders at a black Charleston, South Carolina church last week.
A Target spokesperson told WCCO that the Confederate soldier costume is the only item of its kind sold by the company.
“Our intention is never to offend,” a Target spokesperson said. “We did identify one historical costume on our website. As we all recognize the great sensitivity around this, we have removed that one item from our website.”
Amazon.com and Wal-Mart are other major retailers who are no longer selling items with the Confederate flag or other associated symbols.
The Charleston tragedy has opened up discussion on the appropriateness of symbols related to the Confederate side of the Civil War. There is a petition on Change.org to change the name of Minneapolis’ Lake Calhoun, which was named after Vice President John C. Calhoun — a passionate supporter of slavery.
Or, for it to bust all out. People are going way extreme trying to pretend there isn’t a real problem, or the problem is all on the old confederate side. I think there are a lot of people whistling past the graveyard.
Hilarious! So many silly jump the shark moments in just one day!
Chekov’s Russian Misconceptions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC6W8J0j8Co
But they will soon be offering 1930s styles with little yellow stars affixed to them.
“Our intention is never to offend,” a Target spokesperson said. Obviously a lie cause I am very offended at Targets actions. Another spineless/PC run business that I will no longer shop at.
Target: "We are!"
Amazon: "Us too!"
Walmart: "Don't forget us!"
Ebay: "Just say the word!"
US Liberal Media: "We'll get the matches!"
Did they pull Barack Obama costumes and masks as well?
Sadly, you’re dead on with that.
Rand Paul is the latest to jump the shark.
Shirley, you jest...
The assholes at Target just offended the entire South. They pulled a stooopid move with their pandering to gays and lost business. Now this. I hope they go bankrupt.
Years ago, I used to discuss Nazi Germany with various people, and the question would always came up.
How could such a thing have happened? How could Germans have let such monstrous things occur?
We are seeing the answer to that acted out before our very eyes.
All this wimpy PC BS is very, very offensive.
This is nuts. How did this go from a shooting to banning everything about the civil war?
They’re already doing that in liberal universities and colleges and even primary education.
They should,those things scare the horses.
Good chance the Confederate Soldier Costume was made in Communist China.
Looking sharp America.
The black race in this country has got to be the touchiest cry babies in history. Everything is done so as to not hurt the feelings of 13% of the population. And an argument could be made that affirmative action is tacit admission that they can’t compete without handicapping the competition.
You got that right. And a bunch of sheep.
Heaven forbid that there should be an honest discussion about the IQ of various races.
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