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Target Pulls Clown Halloween Costume After Backlash

Target apologizes for children’s clown Halloween costume after backlash

Target apologized on Monday and said it had pulled a Halloween costume from sale depicting a circus clown that critics said evoked Blackface and minstrel shows.

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Target Pulls Halloween Clown Costume After Backlash, Evokes Racist Imagery: 'We Got This Wrong'

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Why Target's now-pulled Halloween clown costume was so offensive

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Target faces renewed backlash after stocking Halloween costume with ‘minstrel show features’

Target has pulled a children’s Halloween costume after backlash over its resemblance to racist minstrel caricatures

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Target facing backlash over children's clown costume

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Target 'got it wrong,' apologizes for Halloween costume after backlash

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Target apologises for 'offensive' children Halloween costume after backlash

Describing the costume as "offensive", the store said in a statement that it was "hurtful for our Black guests, team members and partners", without providing further details.

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Target shares drop 5% after Halloween costume backlash

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Target Apologizes and Drops Halloween Costume Criticized as Racist

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The creepy clown emerged from the crass and bawdy circuses of the 19th century

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clowns in American circuses were once considered a form of adult entertainment. ArtMarie/E+ via Getty Images The scary clown has become a horror staple. It can be hard to imagine a time ...

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A life lesson from Onionhead the clown: Never give up on your dreams

About 20 years ago, Coconut Grove-born Robert Dunn read an Ebony magazine featuring Danise Payne, a former UniverSoul Circus clown, on the cover. That was enough of an inspiration for Dunn to head to Joe Robbie Stadium, now known as Hard Rock Stadium, to ...

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Clowns And Other Circus Performers Protest In Response To Circus Animal Ban

The city was the latest of several locations in Mexico to put a ban on circus acts with animals. The ban does not include acts with dolphins, bullfighting or traditional Mexican rodeos. Clowns and other circus performers carry signs that read in Spanish ...

Fresh controversy over Target Halloween costume revives scrutiny on company

Target shares slid as much as 5% after the retailer apologized for and pulled a Halloween costume criticized for evoking Blackface and minstrel shows.