{"id":1967784,"date":"2023-07-09T08:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T12:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-gets-bad-news-from-coalition-of-state-ags-pride-campaign-might-have-broken-child-protection-laws\/"},"modified":"2023-07-09T08:14:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T12:14:10","slug":"target-gets-bad-news-from-coalition-of-state-ags-pride-campaign-might-have-broken-child-protection-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-gets-bad-news-from-coalition-of-state-ags-pride-campaign-might-have-broken-child-protection-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Target receives troubling news from State AG coalition: &#8216;Pride&#8217; campaign potentially violated child protection laws."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftarget-gets-bad-news-from-coalition-of-state-ags-pride-campaign-might-have-broken-child-protection-laws%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967784&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>If You Were in Target During &#8220;Pride&#8221; Month, You Won&#8217;t Believe What You Saw in the Children&#8217;s Section<\/h2>\n<p>If you happened to be in Target during &#8220;pride&#8221; month, you may have wondered how the filth and blasphemy displayed in the children&#8217;s section could possibly be legal.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it turns out \u2014 it may not be.<\/p>\n<p>Seven U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-include-money-for-abortion-providers-in-1-9-trillion-covid-aid-package\/\" title=\"Dems Include Money for Abortion Providers in .9 Trillion COVID Aid Package\">state attorneys general<\/a> have sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/INAG\/2023\/07\/06\/file_attachments\/2546257\/Target%20Letter%20Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to Target, raising concerns that the clothing and merchandise sold as part of the company&#8217;s &#8220;pride&#8221; month campaigns may potentially violate their states&#8217; child protection laws.<\/p>\n<p>The letter was signed by attorneys general from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-family-indiana-basketball-legend-bob-knight-asks-prayers-privacy-amid-illness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana<\/a>, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and South Carolina. All are Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The letter <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/06\/republican-ags-warn-targets-pride-collection-may-violate-child-protection-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed<\/a> their commitment to enforcing their states&#8217; child-protection and parental-rights laws and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-attorneys-general-condemn-target-for-pride-campaign-transanity\/\" title=\"Conservative AGs criticize Target's 'Pride' campaign and 'transanity'.\">states&#8217; economic interests<\/a> in the face of Target&#8217;s &#8220;promotion and sale of potentially harmful products to minors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legal-consequences-could-soon-be-in-store-for-targets-pride-displays\/\" title=\"Target may face legal consequences for its 'Pride' displays.\">related potential interference<\/a> with parental authority in matters of sex and gender identity, and possible violation of fiduciary duties by the company&#8217;s directors and officers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The letter quoted Indiana&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/florida-gay-pride-parade-canceled-passage-child-protection-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">child-protection<\/a> law, which defines the word &#8220;obscene&#8221; as any material that &#8220;appeals to the prurient interest in sex&#8221; and includes material harmful to minors.<\/p>\n<p>The attorneys general argued that Target&#8217;s promotion and sale of such products to families and young children may have violated these laws.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GROOMER ALERT  TARGET SELLING LGBT CLOTHING\/BOOKS TO MINORS!<\/p>\n<p>SATANIC BOOKS SOLD TOO!!!<\/p>\n<p>A thread on disturbing items for sale at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Target?\">@Target<\/a> and association with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GLSEN?\">@GLSEN<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChiefTrumpster?\">@ChiefTrumpster<\/a> for more investigative threads.<\/p>\n<p>RT to hold Target responsible.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoWokeGoBroke?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoWokeGoBroke<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6TTdxfeaeM\">pic.twitter.com\/6TTdxfeaeM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chief Trumpster (@ChiefTrumpster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChiefTrumpster\/status\/1663528315691454464?\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-gets-bad-news-from-coalition-of-state-ags-pride-campaign-might-have-broken-child-protection-laws\/\" title=\"Target receives troubling news from State AG coalition: 'Pride' campaign potentially violated child protection laws.\">friend observed pride displays<\/a> in the front of their Target. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Target?\">@Target<\/a> markets rainbow flags and transgender shirts to kids. Target has &#8220;Busy Thinking About Girls&#8221; shirts for females. Target STILL sells accessories from Satanic Designer Erik Carnell in store <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TargetBoycott?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TargetBoycott<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NmyO4QzqiG\">pic.twitter.com\/NmyO4QzqiG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chief Trumpster (@ChiefTrumpster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChiefTrumpster\/status\/1663528318535188482?\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The letter stated, &#8220;Target reportedly promoted and sold products that included &#8216;LGBT-themed onesies, bibs, and overalls, T-shirts labeled &#8216;Girls Gays Theys,&#8217; &#8216;Pride Adult Drag Queen Katya&#8217; (which depicts a male dressed in female &#8216;drag&#8217;), and girls&#8217; swimsuits with &#8216;tuck-friendly construction&#8217; and &#8216;extra crotch coverage&#8217; for male genitalia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It further stated that Target also included &#8220;merchandise by the self-declared &#8216;Satanist-Inspired&#8217; brand Abprallen,&#8221; which featured the phrases &#8220;We Bash Back,&#8221; &#8220;Transphobe Collector,&#8221; and &#8220;Homophobe Headrest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other products mentioned in the letter were items with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-christian-hate-crime-case-opened-disturbing-discovery-churchs-front-lawn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-Christian<\/a> designs, such as &#8220;pentagrams, horned skulls, and other Satanic products.&#8221; One design featured the phrase &#8220;&#8216;Satan Respects Pronouns&#8217; with a horned ram representing Baphomet \u2014 a half-human, half-animal, hermaphrodite worshiped by the occult.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The attorneys general also expressed concerns that Target&#8217;s &#8220;pride&#8221; campaign could harm their states&#8217; financial interests.<\/p>\n<p>They argued that Target&#8217;s leadership had a fiduciary duty to their states as shareholders and questioned whether the company&#8217;s promotion of the campaign might constitute negligence, given its negative impact on stock prices and customer backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Target&#8217;s stock prices dropped 16 percent because of the controversy, the letter stated.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Did Target break any laws with its &#8220;pride&#8221; campaign?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 100% (2 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name = cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca = decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\t\tvar c = ca[i];\n\t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn \"\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfunction ffp_setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {\n\t\t\tvar d = new Date();\n\t\t\td.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays*24*60*60*1000));\n\t\t\tvar expires = \"expires=\"+ d.toUTCString();\n\t\t\tdocument.cookie = cname + \"=\" + cvalue + \";\" + expires + \";path=\/\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = false;\n\n\t\tvar voted_cookie_name = 'firefly_voted_3405489';\n\n\t\tfunction ff_poll_submit( event ) {\n\t\t\tevent.preventDefault();\n\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPoll = jQuery( '#firefly-poll' );\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPollContainer = jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\n\t\t\tvar pollFormBox = jQuery('#pollFormBox');\n\n\t\t\tif( window.ff_poll_voted || ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ){ return; 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the letter stated.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s heartening to see the leadership of some states standing up for children and pointing out that the &#8220;woke&#8221; agenda is harmful all around, including to the stockholders of the companies promoting it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This nonstop transanity doesn&#8217;t sell, and it&#8217;s damaging our state&#8217;s efforts to safeguard young Hoosiers. My office will continue working daily to protect our children and uphold parental rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kzTNpgOdDv\">https:\/\/t.co\/kzTNpgOdDv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AG Todd Rokita (@AGToddRokita) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGToddRokita\/status\/1676981603803750403?\">July 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nBut the credit for the turning of this tide really lies with the customers, who finally discovered the power of their voices and their pocketbooks.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/target-gets-bad-news-coalition-state-ags-pride-campaign-might-broken-child-protection-laws\/\">Target Gets Bad News from Coalition of State AGs: &#8216;Pride&#8217; Campaign Might Have Broken Child Protection Laws<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>displayed in the children&#8217;s section during &#8220;pride&#8221; month may potentially violate the law. 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