Posted on 08/11/2015 6:34:20 AM PDT by Enlightened1
Target to customers: Our toy aisle is now gender-neutral
Target is ditching boys' and girls' labels on toys after the store says customers were raising concerns about unnecessary gender-based signs.
In an statement posted to their website on Friday, Target announced they were moving away from gendered signs in stores.
"Over the past year, guests have raised important questions about a handful of signs in our stores that offer suggestions based on gender," the posting read.
Molly Snyder, a spokeswoman for Target, told NBC News the ways that people shop are continually evolving and changing.
"We tried to look at what makes sense and what doesn't," Snyder said.
For apparel, the signs will stay. But in departments including Toys, Home and Entertainment, Target says suggesting products by gender is "unnecessary."
"We heard you, and we agree," the statement said. "Right now, our teams are working across the store to identify areas where we can phase out gender-based signage to help strike a better balance."
The store said they will also remove references to gender by no longer including the use of pink, blue, yellow or green paper on the back walls of shelves.
Changes will start to be seen in stores over the next few months, the company announced.
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Why the heck do this?
Target floats off into lala land. New stores opening up nationwide in state mental institutions.
Target continues to flush itself down the toilet.
Oh thank God — This will save all the window licking liberals from having to actually be for something instead of against something.
I pray to God that this generation that we are making so tender, so weak, so easily offended will NEVER have to defend this nation in order to keep it free...I fear the outcome of that encounter if these are the children that we are raising now...*sigh*
Uh, did Target inform the toy makers? One toy isle is awash in a sea of pink boxes...
But not for apparel? Children are still being gendered in clothing? What’s wrong with this world?
I guess now they will just have the transgender signs for the toys.
Like we need more reasons not to shop there. Many months ago was in one during a Saturday afternoon and it was almost deserted. They are starting to look like a Sears store.
Clothing is next followed by unisex restrooms. (imagine stores are already doing this.)
As a result:
UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN!
Racial Strife OVER!
National Debt UNDER CONTROL!
ISIS and Radical Islam defeated!
Russia leaves Ukraine!
Uh. What? None of that happened? Never mind.
Will they also ditch the gender signs such as Men’s Clothing; Women’s Clothing? or how about just having a single underwear section with all genders and ages intermixed? I’m sure the whatever folks will be demanding that shortly.
Everything Obama's touch turns to s#!t.
Not really surprised. I’ve felt for years that Target is the liberal response to Walmart. Never really been sure why but it has long “felt” that way. It makes me uncomfortable to even be there.
This is not such a big deal. Who cares, one way or another, whether toys are labeled boys/girls or not?
“Help wanted, female”. A line from It’s a Wonderful Life.
Target tried to make a big splash when they came to Canada but threw up the white flag after 2 years and 2 billion in losses. Canada isn’t a hard market to crack. Walmart and Costco continue to flourish.
Next week headlines, “Customers ditch Target”.
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