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Target boycott: Activists demand answers over offensive Halloween costume imagery
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul • • business
Key Points:
- Minnesota civil rights leaders protested outside Target headquarters in Minneapolis to demand explanations for how a racially offensive children's Halloween costume passed the retailer's internal review and approval processes.
- Target removed the costume from shelves and issued an apology after acknowledging the offensive nature of the product earlier this week.
- The protest follows Target's announcement last year to roll back its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) goals.
- Target has issued a statement responding to the controversy, though details of the statement were not provided.
