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Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack from conservative activists and, as of this week, the White House.
Target shares slid as much as 5% after the retailer apologized for and pulled a Halloween costume criticized for evoking Blackface, renewing concerns about brand missteps just as its financial turnaround effort had begun to bear fruit. … The product, sold as the "Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume," prompted backlash on social media as some consumers said it resembled a racist caricature evocative of minstrel shows.
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