{"id":2249438,"date":"2024-05-21T12:22:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-will-only-learn-its-lesson-on-radical-lgbt-activism-if-we-keep-the-boycott-going\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T12:28:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:28:12","slug":"target-will-only-learn-its-lesson-on-radical-lgbt-activism-if-we-keep-the-boycott-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-will-only-learn-its-lesson-on-radical-lgbt-activism-if-we-keep-the-boycott-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Target will grasp the importance of radical LGBT activism only through continued boycotts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-will-only-learn-its-lesson-on-radical-lgbt-activism-if-we-keep-the-boycott-going%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=2249438&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>Target restocked its\u2064 LGBT-themed\u200b merchandise to support the LGBTQIA+ community, despite\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-reporter-taylor-lorenz-a-big-fan-of-chinas-authoritarian-covid-lockdowns\/\" title=\"WaPo Reporter Taylor Lorenz a Big Fan of China's Authoritarian COVID Lockdowns\">past controversies<\/a>. \u2062The collection includes apparel\u200d and home goods, with an emphasis on\u2062 inclusivity. Target&#8217;s commitment to \u200bPride Month and\u200d ongoing support remains strong, but some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-breaking-the-law-makes-manchin-angrier-than-ev-push\/\" title=\"Manchin angrier at Biden's 'law-breaking' than EV push\">customers express concerns<\/a> about\u200c the company&#8217;s alignment with\u200b politically and sexually charged issues. Target&#8217;s strategic marketing approach includes \u200dparticipation in Pride events and\u2063 sponsorship \u200dof LGBT initiatives. The company&#8217;s stance on such matters contrasts\u2063 with consumer preferences for\u200d businesses to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vets-battle-critical-race-theory-invasion-of-military\/\" title=\"Vets Battle Critical Race Theory Invasion of Military\">remain politically neutral<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>                         <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Target <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.target.com\/press\/fact-sheet\/2024\/05\/pride-month-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> this month that its specially curated LGBT-themed merchandise will once again appear on shelves across the country to showcase the corporation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/target-sell-pride-month-collection-stores-after-backlash\/story?id=110101112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commitment<\/a> \u201cto support[ing] and celebrat[ing] the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month and year-round.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The array of \u201cadult apparel and home and food and beverage\u201d products, Target claimed, will be readily available online but only \u201cin select stores, based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-to-scale-back-pride-collection-availability-to-select-stores\/\" title=\"Limit availability of Pride collection to 'select stores\">historical sales performance<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/10\/business\/target-pride-merchandise-june-2024\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corporate media<\/a> attributed the so-called \u201cpride\u201d pullback to conservatives (and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/24\/its-up-to-moms-to-crush-target\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">moms<\/a>), who led a boycott against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Extends Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">big box retailer<\/a> last summer after it partnered with a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/22\/target-partnered-with-satan-supporter-who-wants-to-eradicate-critics-of-transgenderism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Satan supporter<\/a> merchandise designer, sold <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scarlett4kids\/status\/1661124520093122565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201ctuck-friendly\u201d swimsuits<\/a>, and marketed LGBT-themed clothing and accessories to children.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Target may have lost <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/25\/target-loses-8b-in-week-since-boycott-calls-over-pride-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">billions of dollars<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/08\/16\/after-drawing-boycotts-over-pro-trans-and-pro-satan-merch-target-suffers-first-quarterly-miss-in-6-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suffered several stock plummets<\/a> after it shamelessly embraced and marketed radical gender ideology. Yet, the Minneapolis-headquartered company has repeatedly shown no indication that it learned its lesson on politically and sexually charged products.<\/p>\n<p>In November, the corporation made the deliberate decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/11\/21\/targets-latest-trans-mania-is-asking-for-more-boycotts-and-customers-should-deliver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stock LGBT-themed Christmas products<\/a>, including nutcrackers decked out in trans and gay flags. Around that same time, Target <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2437117\/targets-newest-pride-strategist-bringing-a-whole-new-lgbt-spirit-to-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partnered with<\/a> \u201cSenior LGBTQIA+ Segmentation Strategist and Pride Lead\u201d Erik Thompson to promote an increase in gay merchandise.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Target selling a Christmas trans-&#8220;nutcracker&#8221; is so 2023, I see they added the pink unicorn in also, David DePape would be pleased. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o1IuWCkKo5\">pic.twitter.com\/o1IuWCkKo5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Real Ben Garrison Cartoons (@GrrrGraphics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrrrGraphics\/status\/1725907689262457031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>By all measures, Target still has big plans to shove gay and trans propaganda down shoppers\u2019 throats the moment they walk through the red-and-white sliding doors this June. <\/p>\n<p>The company isn\u2019t simply selling new rainbow-themed products starting May 28. Target also <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.target.com\/press\/fact-sheet\/2024\/05\/pride-month-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plans<\/a> to join in <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/27\/pride-month-is-way-too-long\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sexually explicit parades<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/human-rights-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">will continue to throw money at leftist LGBT activism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/28\/data-shows-americans-want-businesses-to-shelve-the-virtue-signaling-and-remain-politically-neutral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overwhelmingly say<\/a> they would prefer to spend their money at a business that \u201cstays neutral on political and cultural issues.\u201d\u00a0Yet, big businesses like Target are <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/22\/big-businesses-are-still-woke-theyve-just-learned-to-be-quieter-about-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resistant<\/a> to fully abandoning their Corporate Equality Index scores, racist diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and \u201cLGBTQIA+\u201d alphabet soup agenda to appease their customers.  <\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s Target, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/25\/bud-lights-brand-is-so-trashed-it-cant-even-give-beer-away-for-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bud Light,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/21\/people-abandoned-disney-over-terrible-storytelling-not-primarily-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disney,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/23\/the-anti-christian-los-angeles-dodgers-deserve-the-bud-light-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dodgers<\/a> boycotts effectively showed brands (for at least a few months) that the Americans who believe marriage is between a man and a woman, you can\u2019t change your chromosomes, and mutilating children is wrong and punishable were not messing around.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/04\/18\/winning-political-boycotts-requires-strategic-organizing-not-just-a-loud-megaphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Megaphoning<\/a> every time Target pulls a \u201cpride\u201d stunt, as evidenced by the company\u2019s latest affirmation of the LGBT agenda, won\u2019t do anything. There must be a cultural shift and rejection of everything stores staffed by people with <a href=\"https:\/\/scoop.upworthy.com\/a-cis-man-was-asked-why-he-needed-pronouns-on-his-name-tag-i-dont-need-them-i-want-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pronoun nametags<\/a> offer.<\/p>\n<p>The temptation to drop by the big bullseye next month to check in on <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/25\/do-chip-and-joanna-gaines-support-targets-transgender-targeting-of-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joanna Gaines\u2019 <\/a>latest collection might be mounting, but don\u2019t give in. The only way to ensure Target does not get a free pass to keep advancing its gay and trans activism is to hit Target where it hurts \u2014 its profits and its image.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Target reintroduced its LGBT-themed merchandise nationwide this month, reaffirming its support for the LGBTQIA+ community. The collection includes adult apparel, home goods, and food and beverage items, available online and in stores. Target aims to celebrate and support the community not just during Pride Month but year-round<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2249439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-21-at-9.02.27-AM-e1716300987444-1024x576.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2249438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-21-at-9.02.27-AM-e1716300987444-1024x576.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249438","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\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2249438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2249439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2249438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2249438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2249438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}