the Speakeasy: Flipping Tables in Target | Episode 247

The Speakeasy

The Girl Named Blake

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

In recent weeks, there has been notable tension within the Christian conservative space following Target's 2023 Pride campaign, which many feel is unnecessarily aimed at children and has even partnered with a controversial Satanist graphic designer. The controversial campaign, which includes contentious items like tuck-friendly bathing suits for adolescents and questionable partnerships with organizations like GLSEN, has raised concerns and fueled debates about potential boycotts. Amidst this tension, some conservatives are resorting to disruptive behaviors in stores and berating low-level employees, which has been met with backlash from others within the same community who believe that this isn't the appropriate course of action. While there's a consensus that companies behaving against certain beliefs should face consequences, there's a growing conversation about the right way to respond - whether through boycotts, dialogues, or other means - without misusing biblical references or exploiting the situation for individual narratives.

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0:43.8	Crippy Christian, the Speakeasy edition.
0:46.8	Oh, all right.
0:50.8	So the last few weeks have been a little tense in the, especially in the Christian conservative
0:55.7	space ever since Target unveiled their 2023 Pride campaign and the apparel and all
1:02.0	of this stuff.
1:03.0	And just right out the gate, I want to go on the record and say that I really think the
1:07.3	new campaign is disgusting.
1:09.2	I think it's unnecessary.
1:10.8	I think a lot of the stuff is aimed at kids, which is absolutely inexcusable and unexplainable.
1:17.7	They've partnered with an open, like an openly, faintness graphic designer for a lot of
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