Retailer Target pulled a children's Halloween costume from its shelves after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures.
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Target has pulled a children's Halloween costume after backlash over its resemblance to racist minstrel caricatures.
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Target is apologizing for selling an "offensive" Halloween costume for children that some say resembles a racist minstrel outfit.
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Customers are boycotting the retailer yet again over a children’s costume that resembles blackface and minstrel imagery.
