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TAKING AIM: Republican AGs Say Target Pride Displays May Have Violated Child-Protection Laws

posted by Hannity Staff - 7.06.23

Pride Month is over —but Target’s problems may be just beginning.

According to a report from Fox Business, seven Republican AGs warned the retail giant on Thursday that its Pride displays may have violated child-protection laws.

The group is led by Republican Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita.

“As Attorneys General committed to enforcing our States’ child-protection and parental-rights laws and our States’ economic interests as Target shareholders, we are concerned by recent events involving the company’s ‘Pride’ campaign,” they wrote. “Our concerns entail the company’s promotion and sale of potentially harmful products to minors, related potential interference with parental authority in matters of sex and gender identity, and possible violation of fiduciary duties by the company’s directors and officers.”

From Fox Business:

Specific Pride products at Target included a girls’ swimsuit that advertised its applicability to “tuck” male genitalia – a feature used by transgender women. Other products included Pride themed onesies and bibs for babies.

Target removed products it sold from clothing brand Abprallen, which was criticized for its association with British designer Erik Carnell, who sells openly Satanic clothing such as one with a slogan, “Satan Respects Pronouns.”

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Target’s stock has fallen nearly 20% since the news of its controversial Pride merchandise broke. The seven attorneys general argued that the corporation’s leadership acted negligently and must put business, not politics, first.

“Losses of this magnitude – caused by isolating Target’s core customers – raise concerns that Target’s board and management may have acted negligently,” they wrote in the letter. “Further evidence suggests Target’s leadership may have acted on collateral interests. Directors and officers must act solely in the best interest of the company.”

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