Apparently the two items that Target is removing will be "tuck friendly" women's swimsuits and Satan-themed LGBTQ+ accessories.
And why are these items worthy of boycott?
A.All terrorists here need to be arrested and locked up with the key thrown away if they were violent or made such threats
B. Tuck friendly swimsuits are fine, its better than the Dylan Mulvaney option of everyone having to normalize dick bulges.
C. The Satan stuff wasn't merely some shirt with the devil but an actual partnership target entered into with an actual Satanist. Satanism is basically a peak own the con move as the concept of Satan comes from Judaism/Christainity/Islam so not sure why one has to say they support Satan. I'm fine with satanic imagery and I can't exactly oppose Satanism as a non Abrahamicist but its kinda weird and I get why Christians oppose it. Extremely dumb move for Target to promote this stuff in the front of their stores.
https://nypost.com/2023/05/23/target-partners-with-satanist-brand-for-pride-collection/amp/
To use your verbiage, some of us “flaunt” what we “flaunt” because we don’t want live our lives constantly concerned about being diligent soldiers in a political campaign to win respect from people who will only respect us if we present ourselves in a palatable conformist way. That’s not much of a victory at all. Frankly, it’s quite easy for non-LGBT people to make recommendations about “optics” when it’s not their behavior being policed in order to satisfy those optics goals.
Most people have no problem with others who are confident to be themselves and let society’s remarks be water off their backs, but the simultaneous rebellion/preaching act is what's off-putting for many. In a similar vein, the Satanist designer crying foul when it was his intention to upset Christians.
