{"id":2092327,"date":"2023-11-06T20:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T01:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/targets-ceo-accused-of-lying-about-childrens-lgbtq-merchandise\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T20:14:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T01:14:09","slug":"targets-ceo-accused-of-lying-about-childrens-lgbtq-merchandise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/targets-ceo-accused-of-lying-about-childrens-lgbtq-merchandise\/","title":{"rendered":"Target&#8217;s CEO faces allegations of dishonesty regarding LGBTQ+ merchandise for children."},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftargets-ceo-accused-of-lying-about-childrens-lgbtq-merchandise%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=2092327&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L) Photo by ROBYN BECK\/AFP \u2063via Getty Images \/ (R) Brian\u200c Cornell, board chairman and\u200c CEO of\u2064 Target. (Photo by Monica Schipper\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke\u200b Mallory<\/a><br \/>5:01 PM \u2013 \u2063Monday, November 6, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Target \u2063CEO Brian Cornell\u2063 faced criticism from \u200cConsumers\u2019 Research\u200c executive director Will Hild \u2064for what \u2062Hild called &#8220;flat-out lies&#8221; in a recent interview about the \u2062retailer&#8217;s LGBTQ+\u2062 Pride \u200dmerchandise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>During his appearance on <em>CNBC<\/em> last week,\u200b Cornell discussed the company&#8217;s declining sales, particularly in \u2063response to criticism \u200dand protests regarding\u2064 Pride Month products.<\/p>\n<p>Host Becky Quick mentioned reports of &#8220;transgender bathing suits that are\u2063 being targeted and market[ed] to kids&#8221; and Target&#8217;s partnership\u200c with a\u200d self-proclaimed &#8220;devil worshiper&#8221; designer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;You and I both know those weren&#8217;t\u2064 true,&#8221; Cornell responded.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He just flat-out lies about what Target did,&#8221; Hild told journalists, referring to Cornell&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;He says that they didn&#8217;t target \u200bchildren with transgender ideology products, and \u2063he says that they didn&#8217;t work with the devil\u200d worshiper. Both of those things are verifiable facts,&#8221; \u2062Hild \u200csaid. &#8220;They&#8217;ve been reported by \u200ca \u200bnumber of different publications, and there&#8217;s \u200bjust no question that this was done. He&#8217;s\u200c flat out lying to his customers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For Pride Month, Target collaborated \u200bwith the progressive U.K.-based\u200c company Abprallen.<\/p>\n<p>Abprallen products bearing\u200b slogans like &#8220;Satan respects pronouns&#8221; have been \u200cdisplayed by the company, and Erik\u200c Carnell, the designer, has also\u200b publicly endorsed Satanism \u2062in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/targets-ceo-accused-of-lying-about-childrens-lgbtq-merchandise\/\" title=\"Target's CEO faces allegations of dishonesty regarding LGBTQ+ merchandise for children.\">past \u200csocial media \u2063posts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the girl&#8217;s swimsuits, which \u2063boast &#8220;tuck-friendly construction&#8221; to \u200cconceal male \u2063genitalia, \u200bwere \u2064positioned\u200c in the vibrant Pride sections beside other child-geared goods.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;One additional claim \u2064he\u200d made is that children were not targeted \u2063with these so-called \u2064&#8217;tuck&#8217; bathing suits that\u2064 were being \u2062sold. And that&#8217;s just not true. They were placed in\u200d and among products made for\u2062 children \u200bnext to them into the display. If that&#8217;s not targeting children \u2013 if\u2062 you&#8217;re putting literally the product next \u2064to child&#8217;s products \u2013 I\u2063 don&#8217;t know what targeting is,&#8221; Hild asserted. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the <em>CNBC<\/em> interview, Cornell immediately mentioned that some \u2062Target staff felt \u2064uneasy at work\u2064 due to angry customers&#8217;\u200c reactions to the Pride goods.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;What we saw coming out of Target CEO \u2064Cornell in this interview is a common tactic that\u200c companies \u200dthat get in trouble for going woke \u2062use, where they try to put their employees&#8217; safety or concerns about their employees&#8217; well-being in front\u200c of their mistake,&#8221; Hild maintained. &#8220;They\u200b focus \u200don that\u200c instead of what they&#8217;ve done to offend \u2062their consumer. And\u2062 consumers should\u200d really see this as another finger in their eye,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;This guy is trying to\u2063 pretend like the customer\u2062 is the real problem here and not the fact that they were trying to\u2064 push a far-left radical gender ideology on the children or in their store.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Every year, \u2063Target showcases large Pride Month displays. <\/p>\n<p>However, this year&#8217;s merchandise, including the &#8220;tuck&#8221; bathing suits, sparked controversy \u2063among parents. The Pride items also included\u200c party\u200d supplies,\u200d a &#8220;Gender Fluid&#8221; mug, a &#8220;Grow At Your\u2063 Own Pace&#8221; saucer\u200c planter, clothes with slogans like &#8220;Super Queer,&#8221; children&#8217;s\u2062 coloring books \u2063with \u2064pictures of adults kissing,\u2063 rainbow onesies and rompers for newborns, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox\u200d for \u2064free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Florida Congressman Brian Mast says he is using his power to raise \u2062new\u2062 questions\u200b about the Biden Administration&#8217;s handling of embattled special Iran envoy Robert Malley. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Voters in Kentucky and Mississippi are preparing to \u200chead to \u2064the polls \u2064to decide their governors for the next four years. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Ohioans will head to \u2062the polls Tuesday to determine \u2064the status of two hot button \u200dsocial issues in the \u2063Buckeye State.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments regarding how courts can treat Second Amendment rights in civil matters. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7000-illegal-caravan-making-its-way-to-u-s\/\" title=\"Over 7,000 illegal caravan heading to U.S.\">100 social media studies<\/a> on X (formerly Twitter) disrupted by Elon Musk&#8217;s platform access restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>NTT partners \u200bwith Toyota for driverless tech tests and U.S. \u200dself<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musks-x-restructuring-curtails-disinformation-research-spurs-legal-fears\/\" title=\"Elon Musk's X restructure hampers disinformation research, raises legal concerns.\">-driving startup investment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The British PM championed a series of landmark agreements after the first AI safety\u200d summit, \u2062but a global plan for overseeing the technology remains a long way off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk&#8217;s artificial intelligence startup xAI \u2063will release its first \u2063AI model to a select group \u2062on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How did Brian Cornell \u2064respond to criticism \u200dabout Target&#8217;s Pride \u2062Month products during his CNBC interview?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  &#8220;Target CEO Faces \u2064Criticism\u200b for Alleged Lies Regarding LGBTQ+ Pride \u200dMerchandise&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Target CEO, Brian\u2063 Cornell, has recently come\u200b under fire for his remarks regarding the retailer&#8217;s LGBTQ+\u200b Pride merchandise. The criticism came from Will Hild, executive director of Consumers&#8217; Research, \u200dwho accused Cornell of telling &#8220;flat-out lies&#8221; in a\u2064 recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>During \u200bhis appearance on CNBC,\u2063 Cornell addressed the company&#8217;s declining sales and \u2062specifically responded to criticism\u200d and protests about the Pride Month products. Host Becky Quick mentioned\u200c reports of &#8220;transgender bathing suits that are\u2064 being targeted and marketed\u200c to kids&#8221; as well as Target&#8217;s partnership with \u200ca self-proclaimed &#8220;devil worshiper&#8221; \u2064designer.<\/p>\n<p>Cornell responded, stating, &#8220;You and \u200cI both\u200d know those weren&#8217;t true.&#8221; However, Hild strongly disputed Cornell&#8217;s statement, calling it a &#8220;flat-out lie.&#8221; He argued that\u200c the claims about \u200cTarget \u2062targeting children \u200cwith transgender\u2063 ideology \u200bproducts and working with a devil worshiper were verifiable \u200bfacts reported\u200c by numerous publications. Hild \u2062accused Cornell \u200bof \u2062lying to his\u200c customers.<\/p>\n<p>For Pride Month, Target collaborated with\u2062 the progressive U.K.-based company Abprallen. The retailer displayed Abprallen products with slogans such as &#8220;Satan respects pronouns,&#8221; and \u2064the designer, Erik Carnell, publicly endorsed Satanism in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-sasse-uses-harvard-letter-as-example-of-dumb-choices-made-by-students\/\" title=\"Ben Sasse cites Harvard letter as an example of students' 'dumb choices'.\">past social \u200cmedia posts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One\u200d of the major controversies surrounding the Pride merchandise was the inclusion of girls&#8217; swimsuits with &#8220;tuck-friendly construction&#8221; to conceal male genitalia.\u200d These \u200bswimsuits were positioned in \u200cthe Pride sections alongside \u2064other child-oriented items. Hild\u2062 argued that by placing\u200c the bathing suits next \u200cto children&#8217;s products, \u200bTarget was undeniably targeting children.<\/p>\n<p>During the CNBC interview, Cornell\u200c acknowledged that some Target staff felt uneasy at work due to negative\u2062 customer\u2063 reactions to the Pride goods. Hild criticized Cornell for\u200c prioritizing employee safety and concerns \u200dover\u200d addressing the offense caused to consumers. He accused Cornell of \u2062deflecting blame onto customers and minimizing the \u200cimpact of Target&#8217;s attempt to push a far-left radical gender ideology on children.<\/p>\n<p>Every \u200dyear, Target promotes large Pride Month displays. However, this year&#8217;s\u200b merchandise,\u2062 including the controversial bathing suits, \u2064sparked controversy and \u200bbacklash among parents.\u2062 The Pride items \u200calso\u2063 included party\u2064 supplies, a &#8220;Gender Fluid&#8221; mug, a &#8220;Grow At Your\u200d Own Pace&#8221; \u2063saucer planter, and clothing with slogans \u2062like &#8220;Super Queer.&#8221; Additionally, children&#8217;s coloring books\u200c with pictures of adults kissing and rainbow onesies\u200d were available.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c criticism\u2062 faced by Target\u2062 and its CEO highlights the ongoing tensions between corporations and consumers regarding issues of social\u2063 progress and ideology. As debates\u2064 around LGBTQ+ rights and representation continue, companies must navigate these \u200bsensitive topics with transparency and respect for their \u2062customer \u200cbase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Target CEO Brian Cornell faced criticism from Consumers&#8217; Research director Will Hild for allegedly spreading falsehoods during a recent interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":2092328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2092327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2092327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2092327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2092328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2092327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2092327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2092327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}