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Target will recover , just like Bud Light sales will . People tend to have short memories about things that they personally like .


Target may recover. Some people will remember, but they have a lot of products that people really want and will still shop for.

Bud Light may recover as well, but they're going to have a much harder time doing it. Light beer is light beer for the most part, and it's really, really easy to just buy another brand. I think their mistake is going to hurt them a lot more and for a lot longer.




"The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford, "it is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards."
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in."
 
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It just occurred to me....I wonder what the typical Target employee thinks of this shit? I would guess there are more "normal" employees than those who actually are okay with this nonsense.

Likely the rule of thirds:
- one third is in support of all the DEI motivated merchandise and promotions, management encourages them to embellish their uniforms & appearance while other parts of the company seek out their participation in company programs and feed-back.
- one third is opposed, they grumble privately and know who amongst the staff are of a similar mind-set, they know if they speak-up or, openly voice their opposition to the promotion, they will at the very least be recognized for their position and identified by management during annual reviews likely told they are welcome to find employment elsewhere if they are in a state which is a At-Will employer.
- the remaining third are likely indifferent, perhaps recognizing the heat that such promotions generate but, also not sophisticated or, concerned enough. IDGAF what the company does so long as a continue to receive my paycheck.
 
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Just one more reason not to shop at Tranget.


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Target partners with org pushing for kids' genders to be secretly changed in schools without parental consent

Target Corporation is partnering with a K-12 education group for which focuses on getting districts to adopt policies that will keep parents in the dark on their child's in-school gender transition, providing sexually explicit books to schools for free, and integrating gender ideology at all levels of curriculum in public schools, Fox News Digital uncovered.

"GLSEN leads the movement in creating affirming... and anti-racist spaces for LGBTQIA+ students. We are proud of 10+ years of collaboration with GLSEN and continue to support their mission," Target said. The retail giant provides annual donations to GLSEN.

GLSEN calls for gender ideology to be integrated into all classes, even math. It provides educators instructions on how they can make math "more inclusive of trans and non-binary identities" by including "they/them" pronouns in word problems.

In another example, GLSEN recommended that teachers intervene if students are making graphs about sex and gender to ensure it includes the ideology supported by GLSEN. "When students are creating their own surveys, if they want to include data for biological sex, teachers need to be sure they include both intersex and other as choices."

"[A]nd if the students want to include data for gender, a variety of choices need to be included, such as agender, genderfluid, female, male, nonbinary, transman, transwoman, and other," a lesson plan continued.

GLSEN also spotlighted recommendations from a teacher who discussed incorporating gender ideology into science.

"It took me three years of teaching middle-school science before feeling comfortable enough to come out to my students as a trans man. We were starting a unit focused on how identity impacts the practice of science, including the ways that specific groups are marginalized by normative ideas," the teacher said. "In the introduction to the unit, I shared my personal experience of… the ways that trans people are often erased by the language used by scientists and medical professionals to describe bodies, patients, and health practices."

To date, the retail giant has donated at least $2.1 million to GLSEN, which offers districts and students guidance on how to hide gender transitions from parents.

For example, its policy for districts said, "[The local education agency] shall ensure that all personally identifiable and medical information relating to transgender and nonbinary students is kept confidential… Staff or educators shall not disclose any information that may reveal a student’s gender identity to others, including parents or guardian… This disclosure must be discussed with the student, prior to any action."

Parents on the left and right have expressed outrage over school's policies and practices to keep their child's gender transition a secret. In some cases, schools will actively deceive parents.

In California, a Christian teacher lost her job after refusing to comply with a district's gender policies, which she said would have required her to lie to parents.

"I knew immediately, like in my gut, in my heart, in my soul, that there was a decision I had to make because, you know, these two things were totally butting heads," said Jessica Tapia, who worked at the Jurupa Unified School District.

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Jessica Tapia says she was discriminated against for her religious beliefs. (Fox News | iStock)

Other organizations in the U.S. similarly push for a social transitions to be concealed in public schools, which has been increasingly embraced by some Democrats.

For example, the defunct Biden Foundation – whose website is currently 404'd – partnered with Gender Spectrum which provides districts "gender support plans" to methodically develop a system of concealment, Fox News Digital previously reported.

A Colorado school district used the "support plan" to implement a methodical system in place to keep parents in the dark on their child's gender transition in schools, according to documents reviewed by Fox News Digital.

"When a student elects to transition during the school year, the school should schedule a meeting with the student and parents/guardians (provided they are involved in the process), to ascertain their desires and concerns," its instructions said.

Target has faced backlash for its LGBTQ Pride merchandise, compelling it to move their collection away from the front of some locations after customer "outrage" to avoid a "Bud Light situation." Many Target locations across the country feature "tuck friendly" bathing suits for transgender people to mugs that say "gender fluid." But the retail juggernaut has been criticized by some conservatives for the displays, with children’s items particularly irking many customers.

Targets Pride Month partner GLSEN also seeks to ensure districts allow biological males to compete in women's sports, which the majority of Americans overwhelmingly do not support.

"Students shall be permitted to participate in all physical education, athletics, and other extracurricular activities according to their gender identity. Participation shall not beconditioned by requiring legal or medical documentation," GLSEN said in its sample district policy.

Full-time school staff can also order sexually explicit books from GLSEN's "Rainbow Library" for their classrooms, which the organization provides free of charge.

One of the books listed for their 9th-12th grade library is a book titled, "Beyond Magenta." The book has been criticized as disturbing, described a 6-year-old child as "sexually mature" who "hated being a kid" and engaged in oral sex. It also mentioned "perverts" and "pedophiles."

The book said, "I was sexually mature. What I mean by sexually mature is that I knew about sex. From six and up, I used to kiss other guys in my neighborhood, make out with them, and perform oral sex on them. I liked it. I used to love oral. And I touched their you-know-whats. We were really young, but that's what we did... Guys used to hit on me – perverts – pedophiles. I'd see guys giving me a look, and it kinda creeped me out. They would touch themselves, saying, 'Come here, sweetie.' I ran away... By then I hated being a kid, I had a grown-up's mind and thought I was an adult."

GLSEN also provides elementary teachers with lesson plans on the subject of gender identity and pronouns.

"As an intentionally K-12 organization, we understand the importance of beginning conversations about LGBTQ people and families in elementary school," GLSEN said. "[I]t is critical for elementary schools to establish a foundation of respect and understanding for all people."

One lesson on identity for elementary school students discusses pansexuality, fatness and being non-binary.

"Begin the lesson by telling students, ‘Today we’ll be talking about ‘identity’ which is a big word that has to do with who we are, and all the things that make us unique and special. There are lots of different pieces that fit together to make up our identity,'" GLSEN said.

Target and GLSEN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.




https://www.foxnews.com/media/...out-parental-consent




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GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network)
Formerly called: Gay and Lesbian Independent School Teachers Network


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The corporate equivalent of "Hold my beer..."





Nice is overrated

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Internal Target memo leaked:

https://twitter.com/greg_price...37%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref

Da fuq does G. Floyd have to do with this?

 
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No mention at all of remembering the deaths of the brave men and women who died for our freedoms.

No, let’s mourn the death of a drug addict, multiple felon who pointed a gun at a pregnant women’s belly.

Of course the left loves murdering babies so that probably makes them love him even more.




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Internal Target memo leaked:

https://twitter.com/greg_price...37%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref

Da fuq does G. Floyd have to do with this?

By conflating every possible incident with their cause, they've generated a hard bubble existence where, every single bit of contention or, conflict is bent to fit their narrative. These are the word games, the actual warping of narratives, which fans the flames of the culture war. Anybody who's dismissive of or, unable to see how these statements are shaping this outlook, is either limited in their mental capacity or, in-support of.
 
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One day, Target may be as big as Kmart



Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity

DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer.
 
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One day, Target may be as big as Kmart



One day all we will have is Walmart. Then what?
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for these companies getting exactly what they're getting, but it's not helping us in the long run.

Chain stores put the locals out of business. Bigger chain stores put smaller chains out of business. Consumers put bigger chains out of business. What are we left with?


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What are we left with?




Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity

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That GLSEN stuff is absolutely disgusting.
So sick of this gender crap permeating everything!
 
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"One day all we will have is Walmart. Then what?"

and then one day you come home from wallieworld after evicting a camper from your new e-ride, after not being able to find a darn thing you were shopping for, after asking for help and being told that without disclosing your pronouns you aren't authorized to access the AI Help Desk, after being overcharged for an item you don't have in your basket and giving up in disgust and eating the overage, after stepping in poop as you exit and after starting that e-ride from which you recently evicted a squatter your phone blows up with demands that you must understand how important you are to wallieworld and therefore must fill out the form that expresses your level of satisfaction and choose between super-like-totally-awesome and mellow-but-like-still-kinda-cool you get home, go to your man cave and start a business plan for a two employee shop down the street that will blow Wallieworld off the face of the earth.

A reset I can believe in.


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What are we left with?



And Starbucks

But we don’t have time for a handjob


 
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Target, as usual with companies that go woke, is now getting some pushback; bomb threats at their stores from the same people they tried to market to. Their threatening email:

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Target is full of ******** cowards who turned their back on the LGBT community and decided to cater to homophobic right wing, redneck, bigots, who protested and vandalized their store,' the email to Cleveland 19 read. 'We won't stand idly by as the far right continues to hunt us down.

'We are sending you a message, we placed a bomb in the following Targets,' the email continued. 'We will continue to bomb your Targets until you stop cowering and bring back your LBGT merchandise.

'We will not be erased, we won't go quietly.'


I guess you can't win 'em all, Target Wink

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...-LGBT-community.html



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Well... Isnt that tolerant and accepting of them?


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Who is hunting them down? What's with these hyperbolic lies? They seem to be working themselves into a froth and doing what they claim others are doing. This is irrational.



You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier
 
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These rappers have a song "Boycott Target" that has reached #2 on iTunes Hip Hop charts.


https://twitter.com/ForgiatoBl...arel-for-children%2F




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Who is hunting them down? What's with these hyperbolic lies? They seem to be working themselves into a froth and doing what they claim others are doing. This is irrational.


They have convinced themselves that they are being hunted down and hurt or killed by conservatives when in reality, the majority of deaths amongst transgenders is suicide.

Don’t forget, you are dealing with deeply mentally ill people here. You cannot reason with nutjobs.


 
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