For this year’s “pride month,” Target is proudly displaying the work of a gay and trans Satanist.
From The Daily Wire. Target is facing backlash over a designer featured in the company’s “Pride” collection who appears to have created products with Satanic imagery.
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Scarlett Johnson, an activist from Wisconsin, went viral on Twitter this weekend with a thread explaining why she is “done” with the retailer. In particular, Johnson took issue with Target listing three items on its online store from Abprallen. …
None of the three colorful apparel items for sale under the Abprallen label on Target’s website have Satanic imagery. …
But Johnson highlighted other products for sale that are shown on the Abprallen website … Among them is a skeleton draped in rainbow colors, a “Trans Witches For Abortion” badge, and a “Satan respects pronouns” T-shirt. …
Why did @target hire a Satanist to design pieces for their recent “Pride” clothing line?
WTF👉🏽”Satan loves you and respects who you are… LGBTQIA+ people are so often referred to as being a product of Satan or going against God’s will, so fine. We’ll hang with Satan instead.” pic.twitter.com/FLsNZNzHNa
— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) May 20, 2023
The product page for the “Satan respects pronouns” shirt talks about how LGBT+ people are “so often referred to as being a product of Satan or going against God’s will” while making the case that the Church of Satan and The Satanic Temple are more accepting of the gay community.
“Satanists don’t actually believe in Satan … for me, Satan is hope, compassion, equality, and love,” the page says. …
Abprallen, according to its “My Story” page, is run by gay trans man named Erik …
Even before Johnson’s thread went viral, Target was facing backlash over “tuck-friendly” swimwear for children, as reported by The New York Post. …
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(Excerpt from The Daily Wire. Photo Credit: Abhinav Bhardwaj on Unsplash)