Posted on 08/24/2026 6:10:12 PM PDT by dynachrome
Target has removed a children's Halloween costume after it was widely criticized online over the weekend for evoking racist minstrel imagery.
Target has since pulled the costume and told KARE 11, "As a company, we know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry. The costume is offensive and should never have been part of our assortment. It is no longer available for sale."
The costume was labeled as "Kids' Glows under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume Bodysuit - Hyde and EEK! Boutique."
(Excerpt) Read more at kare11.com ...
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In the real world there would be a white kid wearing that but you know advertisers ,LOL
Photo....
Ted Danson: So when they all get into the bar the guy admits he was trying to get them signed up for a cheaper cell phone plan.
Does Target still let those mentally ill pervert men into the ladies room?
Some Karen is ‘Karen-ing’.
Ted Danson, Whoopi Goldberg and a duck walk into a bar.....
Target forever put a black kid out of modeling work?
As usual, white liberals are the only one “offended”.
You are either playing a role,or the dumbest person ever.
Well it sure is creepy.
The other day I was working on a crossword puzzle: the clue was “Medieval musician,” and the answer was “minstrel.” Minstrels do go way back, and they often wore some sort of costume, as do singers and musicians today. I wonder if there would have been a controversy if a white kid was shown wearing the costume.
I don’t think there would have been a problem if the child in the picture had been white. But then, what would DEI proponents say to that?
Get off your high horse; live, love, and be happy!
It would be racist if he had a watermelon tucked under his arm.
Other than that, blacks and other minorities are way over-represented in advertising. You never see a white family, always mixed race or “ethinic.”
To me it looks like a product from China interpreting what they believe a Halloween costume would look like. A mishmash.
I can’t imagine my mother ever buying us a costume
We dug through closets and dressed up
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