Target has found itself in hot water again over its gay pride collection, this time because of its partnership with a controversial designer.
The major retailer partnered with U.K.-based brand Abprallen to sell merchandise with pro-LGBTQ messages to celebrate Pride month. A search on Target’s website finds some of the items.
While the company was already under a microscope over its “tuck-friendly” swimsuits, some social media users were angered to discover that Abprallen’s designer Eric Carnell is also an outspoken Satanist whose brand features occult imagery and messages like “Satan respects pronouns” on brand apparel.
Abprallen also sells merchandise with aggressive messages attacking critics. Pins with the phrases “heteronormativity is a plague,” and “burn down the cis-tem” are featured on the website along with one that says “homophobe headrest” with an image of a guillotine.
Erik Carnell, the transgender designer behind the brand, explained in an Instagram post that Satan represents “passion, pride and liberty” and “loves all LGBT+ people.”
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