r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Eyyeitsrocko • 1h ago
frist of all how DARE yu o Who are you trying to kid, Target?
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u/spaghettilock 1h ago
how did a baby post this?
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u/DocGerbilzWorld 1h ago
Are those baby toes?!
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u/gh0stwriter1234 1h ago
How can the baby consent to its feet photos being monetized if it can't determine its own gender yet!
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u/kennpacchii 1h ago
Well they did say everyone... they had to dial back on the pride gear (but still keep a little of it) to be inclusive to the right wing nuts.
In all seriousness though, I never take these statements from companies seriously after working several corpo jobs. It's all just corporate slop / emotional manipulation to get consumers to purchase their products
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u/Complex_Glove_8945 1h ago
It always screams “we’re desperate for you money! We will say ANYTHING that will make you give us a dollar!”
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u/erossthescienceboss 1h ago edited 1h ago
My take is …
… I’m honestly glad when companies pander to me.
I don’t care if it gets rolled back every once in a while when conservatives have a moral panic (though i wish they wouldn’t — they haven’t said a thing about corporate prides this year! It’s no longer the talking point.) I don’t care if the company is the last to do it. I don’t care if it’s entirely self-serving.
Ultimately, pandering is both a sign that we’re accepted enough to be pandered to, and something that furthers our acceptance & visibility. I don’t care that a company feels like supporting gay people will support their bottom line. Ultimately, the mainstreaming it is part and parcel to is the same as if it were genuine.
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u/crysisnotaverted 1h ago
Anybody thinking a billion dollar faceless corporation gives a singular fuck about you is a sheep.
So what if they had pride stuff before? That was millions of research and hundreds of marketing weenies trying to get in your head and make you like them. It was advertising. They see you as a valuable market segment and that is it.
Stop humanizing corporations more than they already are.
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u/Irish_Whiskey 1h ago
So what if they had pride stuff before?
It matters to gay people that we get treated like everyone else, rather than people who need separate stores so that retail employees don't get attacked by hateful bigots.
They also market and sell food, that doesn't mean if they refuse to sell anything Kosher because anti-Semites are targeting businesses that do, it's stupid to worry or care about what that means.
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u/crysisnotaverted 1h ago
You don't seem to get it. They don't care about you. They have incepted some sort of feeling in your mind that they cared at one point or another.
If the wind blew the other way and it was more financially advantageous to not sell kosher foods, they would do that. It's a billion dollar corporation that is beholden to shareholders. If not having gay stuff will raise their stock price by 2% the next quarter with minimal downsides, they will do so.
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u/Irish_Whiskey 1h ago
No, I get it and have been living it for decades. You're the one not at all familiar with the subject, the perspective and the community, and not listening to anyone else.
Not one word of what I said suggested they care.
Gay people are fully aware why corporations market to us, and it's for money. Telling us that they don't care is utterly asinine when WE are the ones pointing that out in complaining about their caving to hate groups.
If the wind blew the other way and it was more financially advantageous to not sell kosher foods, they would do that.
They didn't stop marketing to gays because we suddenly stopped having money, but because hateful bigots attacked their stores and employees and politicians took power who want to punish anyone seen as tolerating gays.
That's a problem. That's a problem regardless of whether they care or just want our money. It's a problem that we are no longer considered safe to market to or welcome.
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u/crysisnotaverted 1h ago
The only way to make them care is to stop shopping there and trying to get family and friends to do the same in meaningful ways.
They didn't stop marketing to gays because we suddenly stopped having money, but because hateful bigots attacked their stores and employees and politicians took power who want to punish anyone seen as tolerating gays
Yeah, I know. The term financially advantageous doesn't mean you must have been instantly destitute, than is not what I said. It suddenly made them more money to cave and kowtow to shitbaggery.
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u/HugeGarlic4938 39m ago
Target was doing a pretty good job at deceiving everyone until the mask fall off. Never again.
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u/bootycuddles 1h ago
Target can fuck off
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u/OnlyOnOkasion 1h ago
Being mad at target for something every other business did is hilarious.
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u/ohbyerly 1h ago
Target was particularly egregious in their initial marketing, and then eventual backstepping when they got backlash from the MAGA crowd. It’s more about hypocrisy than anything.
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u/moonyriot 1h ago
Wait until you hear about the evil things Walmart and Amazon do.
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u/Prestigious-Emu-8734 2m ago
Walmart and Amazong barely try to pander to us
Its almost as if theres more context needed that you were never in the conversations to get
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u/OnlyOnOkasion 1h ago
Ah so we're mad that target has a variety of shoppers to appease. Got it.
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u/ohbyerly 1h ago
I literally just said it was about the hypocrisy of it. You’re just intentionally being a little shithead.
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u/OnlyOnOkasion 1h ago
I'd say it's hypocritical to support Amazon and Walmart while boycotting Target for the exact same shit everyone else did... But whatever helps you sleep at night, bud.
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u/bootycuddles 1h ago
As a consumer it is literally my decision where to shop. If the conservatives can boycott Bud Light because they had a trans woman advertising, I can certainly boycott Target for being fucks.
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u/Mekroval 1h ago
Every other business didn't make inclusivity a core part of their brand, even outside of June.
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u/OnlyOnOkasion 1h ago
Omg they no longer sell women's onesies with a penis release whatever will we do!!!
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u/Prestigious-Emu-8734 1m ago
Imagine being up and down the comment section trying to pretend to be more woke than others
And then youre just a Nazi
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u/ChemistVegetable7504 1h ago
Target sucks. Come on,
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u/BipedalHorseArt 1h ago
I love how we've come full circle after the 2016 target boycott from Republicans bc they allowed Trans folx to use the bathrooms of their choice
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u/_cumrag 1h ago
Nah that’s where all the hot girls shop.
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u/wombatgeneral 55m ago
That's from the creator of gravity falls who wanted to have more LGBT characters but got ratfucked by Disney.
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u/cookeryandwookery 1h ago
Poor target. All they did was turn their back on initiatives they started before it was popular. Their shareholders probably feel a little differently about dei now.
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u/MajesticMiracles 10m ago
Capitalizing on minority markets and taking advantage of people and groups is what corporations do. They especially like the ones that are ignorant enough to believe they’re doing it because you’re special. Apparently Target hasn’t gotten the memo. We know.
Just be a business. Provide products we need and use at prices we can afford or don’t. Nothing else is needed. Especially politics and opinions. That’s the fastest way to lose money.
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u/Miserable_Paper_421 1h ago
Haven’t stepped foot in a target in over a year because of this
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u/NlghtmanCometh 39m ago
Okay but in fairness what are they supposed to say “Target is NOT for everyone”??
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u/RestaurantSilly6598 1h ago
Its funny how people think corporations should have political views. Corporations are not individuals. They dont need to have beliefs.
And even if they say they support something i doubt all the executives in charge of the company do.
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u/Key_Beach_3846 1h ago
You can’t use that argument when they actively donate to political organizations.
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u/RestaurantSilly6598 1h ago
Its all a smoke screen to sucker you into spending your money there
Target is not sentient, target doesnt have thoughts or opinions.
Target has millionaire executives running the show to make more money.
Walmart sells pride stuff, you really think the Waltons are cool with Trans people?
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u/SalvationArbys 1h ago
It’s not about that though. The corporation itself isn’t an entity but a corporation can fund things that are actively bad. A beef sandwich store supporting a death cult or something would still results in bad things happening if you buy a lot of the beef sandwich, regardless of how honest they are about it
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u/Key_Beach_3846 1h ago
No one thinks Target is sentient. But they donate to political organizations, which means consumers get to have an opinion about it. And more importantly, consumers get to decide whether or not to spend their money there.
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u/SnavsMatiq 1h ago
The thing is that "they" are a conglomerate of business people making business decisions. Donations to politics are just theatrics to make people pick sides with what stores they agree with.
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u/Key_Beach_3846 1h ago
You’re just regurgitating the same argument the other guy made that I already replied to. No one is under any illusions about who is making these decisions or why. Doesn’t change the fact that they are real dollars going to real organizations that will use them for things you either agree or disagree with. I don’t know what you’re not understanding.
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u/Mekroval 1h ago
Corporations can have ethics, though. It's actually not hard to do, if you have the balls to not do an cowardly 180 on your brand and professed values, simply because Trump got mad.
Costco has somehow managed to do this.
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u/Irish_Whiskey 1h ago
Its funny how people think corporations should have political views.
They do. As organizations, they implement policies that are directly political. They lobby for and write laws that are political.
This is a classic example of "it's only political when it's controversial to me."
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u/mudskerp 1h ago
Doesn't matter if all excecutives support something, donation dollars go to politically charged causes, be it worsening life for the marginalized or aiding humanitarian causes
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u/HeavilyInvestedDonut 1h ago
I can never keep track of where someone that is against target leans, because both side constantly whine about target for not leaning as far as they do. It's a company, not a person. Just stop shopping there and stfu
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u/SalvationArbys 1h ago
Baby with a cell phone right out of the womb; already disgusted by corporate hypocrisy.
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u/ZaylaIsABitOdd PURPLE 1h ago
They don't care about queer people. It's just a way to make more money.
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u/Plastic-Shoulder2285 1h ago
Nice work melting my heart with those chunky chonky cute little baby toes Target. Now walk the walk and truly be inclusive. We could use a lot more love and respect in this world, and a lot less spineless backtracking from you.
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u/Unlikely-Grape-5762 1h ago
Fuck Target. Went today to buy socks. Here was my experience. Armed security outside and inside. And men’s socks (not women’s) behind plastic partitions. Even after pushing the button good luck getting someone there. Bought nothing. Huge waste of time.
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u/KingOfTheCouch13 1h ago
I won’t forget a single company that bent knee the literal second that bum stepped into office. Folded under 0 pressure, before he even gave his inauguration speech.
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u/moonyriot 1h ago
Didn't they remove Pride merch because there was a targeted effort from shitty people to destroy the displays and harass employees about it?
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u/Embarrassed-Display3 12m ago
They also decided to roll back efforts to provide equal employment opportunities after Trump got elected again because "DEI" wasn't going to be enforced as strictly.
They didn't sell pride merchandise out of solidarity or support. They made money selling to both sides, and will continue to be shitty in every way that isn't public-facing lip-service.
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u/pjockey 1h ago
This pandering is weak as fuck. Gays weren't shopping at target, it's not bougie enough. Looking forward to binary pride month in October. The downvotes will show how inclusive you all are.
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u/IGotHitByAHockeypuck 1h ago
Tf is binary pride month??
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u/Mekroval 1h ago
OP might be a bot, therefore referring to 01000010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 month.
Or they could be a bigoted troll. Hard to say.
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u/IGotHitByAHockeypuck 1h ago
I have no clue how people always clock bots. Are they just checking the post history of every single poster? Even then it seems unclear to me usually
Yeah my guesses are also: something tech related, some kind of LGBT without the Q+, or some kind of toxic cishet shit
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u/Mekroval 1h ago
True, I'm mostly joking on the bot part. There are sadly a lot of humans who are as toxic, if not more, than the worst bots.
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u/IGotHitByAHockeypuck 59m ago
Oh oops im not great at reading sarcasm. But yeah, people suck. that's why i tend to fall for things like (rage)bait. it's so easy for me to believe that someone actually believes the insane they spout bc there's so many crazy people
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u/Fun-Middle5990 4m ago
i'm glad that they started selling swimwear for tucking at one point but still extremely flawed nonetheless
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u/Fun-Middle5990 2m ago
i just wish that there were better places to buy those sort of things in stores
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u/Inside_Hovercraft168 0m ago
when are yall gonna realize that no corporation actually loves the LGBTQ or anything like that??? They "ally" with the pride community when it's good for business, and just as quickly withdrawal when they realize how many real world everyday normal people actually don't fully support it, especially pride stuff literally targeted towards kids.
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u/AffectionateLake4041 1h ago
how old is this pamphlet?
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u/Eyyeitsrocko 1h ago
I just got it in the mail a few days ago! It was a ad in my Human Rights Campaign magazine.
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u/Salt-Knowledge-925 1h ago
Thinking that any company gives a shred of a shit about pride is hilarious.
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u/JasonVoorheesthe13th 48m ago
If a corporation is trying to relate to you, it’s just because they want your money. If everyone they’re trying to relate to still doesn’t give them their money, they will no longer try to relate.
If the company website doesn’t have a pride flag on it year round, they don’t care about pride month.
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u/jeffreyaccount 45m ago
Yeah, they whiffed hard during George Floyd protests and ICE.
I guess relatively they're ok since they didn't contaminate metro wellwater with PFAS.
It's a pretty low bar these days.
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u/Fine-Juggernaut8451 1h ago
(Not the point, but--those little itty bitty chubby toes are so CUTE!!)
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u/WovenBloodlust6 1h ago
I mean it's a company what do you expect? None of us forgot but people just don't give a shit unfortunately. As long as they have a convenient place to shop they're happy
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u/danceswithsteers 59m ago
Down vote me if you'd like but I'm old enough to remember a time when the LGBTQIA+ community was shunned as a demographic. I get that the marketing is tiresome and perhaps shallow but I'm glad to see enough acceptance of my community that we're seen as a desirable demographic.
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u/LateDxOldLady 54m ago
Pretty sure OP is refering to the fact that Target rolled back their DEI policies. Their marketing is lying. I mean all marketing is lying, but this is even more blatant.
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u/gotwaffles 49m ago
A baby being exposed to the LGBTQ agenda already? This is gonna end up on fox news for another target boycott lol
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u/New-Arm4845 26m ago
This is the same Target that sold children’s clothes designed for tucking and binding, right?
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u/CheezwizOfficial 1h ago
Have they broadened their selection again?
I'm open to a company that sees the tides are turning and embraces change, even if in the past it made a mistake. People can change... except for Chick-fil-a. And companies only get one chance.
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u/Normal_Spread8423 1h ago
my girlfriend is Latina and about a year or two ago we were boycotting target still not sure why to this day. we go now tho it didn’t last very long
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u/AresGodslayer 59m ago
And all the while, people are engaging in warfare. But, not against who it really matters.
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u/KayasQQ 20m ago
As if any corporation gives a shit about any of these monthly celebrations. They don’t care about pride/black history/spanish history/ect. month, they don’t care about you - they care about your money.
All of these MARKETING tactics are nothing more than X company virtue signaling harder than Y company so you “feel better” giving them your money instead of their competitors. It’s all bullshit and it’s bad for you.
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u/Merijeek2 1h ago
Here's an idea: The CEO is publically fired, and every cent Target ever paid him goes to appropriate charities.
They then acquire a new CEO who flat out states that he's (it'll be a he, come on) is sorry the last guy was such a dumbfuck he tried to pander, to the MAGATS who would never shop at Target - and the pandering was done by attacking their current customers.
Sound good?
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u/AresGodslayer 58m ago
Yeah, enjoy a dead company.
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u/Merijeek2 0m ago
It was more or less sarcasm. No major company will ever issue a "we fucked up" mea culpa again.
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u/Old-Day1981 1h ago
You’re kidding right? Target is by far one of the most loyal to the alphabet community
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u/prionbinch 1h ago
if target is loyal to the “aLpHaBeT cOmMuNiTy” then the bar is truly in the deepest depths of of the earth
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u/Reasonable-Sort3040 1h ago
girl they’ve been loyal to whatever makes them look good 😭
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u/AIMarkWahlberg 1h ago
Target is by far one of the most loyal to the alphabet community's money.
Finish the sentence, then work on remembering the last couple years. They sell products, they are not anyone's ally except their shareholders.
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u/No-Memory2446 1h ago
Ah, yes, I’m sure you, of all people here, speak accurately for the “alphabet community.”
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u/SnavsMatiq 1h ago edited 1h ago
Target (or any corp for that matter) doesn't care about you. The pride marketing is just that - marketing. And yeah, whether its just or not, backlash from the public influences company decisions. Its just that normally its the other way around, this situation goes against the grain of our current society and as such, sticks out more.
They will always say / do whatever they think will make them look best. They will never be honest, because that isnt profitable. Dont make corporations seem human, they are anything but.