Target is getting its merchandise ready for Pride Month in June. In addition to carrying bathing suits for males that allows them to tuck their penises in such a way that they avoid looking like males, the company is bringing on a line of clothing designed by a British designer, who says his company is inspired by Satan.
Abprallen is providing an apparel line to Target, but has other clothing and pins available at its website with images of pentagrams, horned skulls, and references to Satan.
“Perhaps the range I’m most pleased with at Apbrallen is my pastel goth pride collection. It started with the pin on the left – Satan Respects Pronouns. I love the juxtaposition of a pastel colour palette and spooky, gothic imagery. I’ve been drawn to creepy stuff since I was a child and there’s something so magical, pleasing, and fun about pastel colours,” the artist writes on his website. “Satan Respects Pronouns is a fun way to show your Price – a lot of LGBT people have found that Christianity hasn’t always been the most welcoming to them and find solace and humour in the idea that Satan would.”
“Satan respects pronouns,” proclaims one T-shirt from the company.
Target has been highlighting Pride Month for many years, and now targets children with its collections.
“Target donated $250,000 donation to GLSEN to advance its mission of creating affirming, accessible and antiracist spaces for LGBTQIA+ students. (This marks our 11th year of partnership, with a total of $2.1 million in support to date.) We’re also awarding a grant to PrideLive, a New York City nonprofit creating a Stonewall National Monument Education & Visitor’s Center at the NYC Stonewall Inn,” Target wrote on its website.
GLSEN is a political advocacy group that recently pushed against a new Florida law that bans the sexual chemical-hormonal “transition” of children and sexual surgical mutilation of children in Florida, and also opposes any laws preventing male athletes from competing as females.
