This Funko Pop features the Target exclusive sticker and includes a Pop Collectibles custom Funko Pop protector. This powerful and inspiring character is perfect for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Funko is back with a new exclusive blacklight edition of Captain Marvel in the second wave of Target's blacklight Funko Pops - Along with other Marvel characters like Thanos, Ant-Man, and the Hulk. "For the past decade, the LGBTQ+ community has celebrated Pride with Target −it’s time that Target stands with us and doubles-down on their commitment to us.Before there was Captain America leading the Avengers, there was Captain Marvel. “Extremist groups and individuals work to divide us and ultimately don’t just want rainbow products to disappear, they want us to disappear," Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement. The legislation seeks to regulate what bathrooms they can use, what medical care they can receive and what sports teams they can play on. Hundreds of bills targeting LGBTQ people – particularly transgender people – have been introduced by Republican lawmakers in statehouses across the country. The backlash comes at a divisive moment for transgender rights. Several videos have falsely claimed that Target is selling “tuck friendly” swimsuits for kids or in kids’ sizes. The merchandise has been on sale since early May. Target has been celebrating Pride Month for a decade with an array of clothing, books and furnishings. "The fact that a small group of extremists are threatening disgusting and harsh violence in response to Target continuing its long-standing tradition of offering products for everyone should be a wake-up call for consumers and is a reminder that LGBTQ people, venues, and events are being attacked with threats and violence like never before." “Anti-LGBTQ violence and hate should not be winning in America, but it will continue to until corporate leaders step up as heroes for their LGBTQ employees and consumers and do not cave to fringe activists calling for censorship," Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, said in a statement. LGBTQ groups condemned Target for bowing to pressure from "fringe" groups. We will work to put the pressure on them." "Target deserves the Bud Light treatment. “The goal is to make ‘pride’ toxic for brands," tweeted one activist. The pullback comes as far-right social media accounts including Libs of TikTok and Gays Against Groomers whip up anti-LGBTQ sentiment against corporations celebrating Pride Month. Target candle recall: Nearly 5 million Threshold candles recalled 6 injuries reported The impact: Bud light sales, Dylan Mulvaney's beer ad and whether boycotts actually work Target did not say which items it was removing.įox News reported Tuesday that some Target stores, most of them in the rural South, were trying to avoid a “Bud Light situation” by relocating some Pride merchandise after conservatives complained, referring to the backlash against parent company Anheuser-Busch since it featured a transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in a promotional campaign. Items that have drawn negative attention include “tuck friendly” women’s swimsuits that allow trans women who have not had gender-affirming operations to conceal male genitals. ”Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.” “Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work,” Target said in a statement to USA TODAY. Target is pulling some LGBTQ merchandise from stores that it rolled out for Pride Month after confrontations with customers.
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