Target pulls kids' Halloween costume amid blackface backlash
Target has pulled a children's Halloween costume from sale after social media users said the design evoked blackface and 19th-century minstrel imagery, and the retailer apologized for the "Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume Bodysuit" following the online backlash.
TL;DR
- Target removed a children's Halloween costume.
- The costume was criticized on social media for evoking blackface and minstrel imagery.
- Target apologized for the "Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume Bodysuit."