https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/targ...670935802.htmlA T-shirt being sold at Target’s stores and on its website has sparked abacklash online, as many customers are claiming the top is offensive to women.The black shirt, which has the word “trophy” in bold white letters across the front and costs $12.99, has many slamming the retailer for treating women and girls as objects. A number of customers have been posting photos of the T-shirt, which some say they spotted in the junior’s section, on social media, publicly criticizing what they say is a sexist move on Target’s part. While the shirt has reportedly been on sale since June, it’s only recently gained steam on social media.
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“Dear Target, why are you selling shirts that describe women as obtainable objects such as trophies?” wrote one user on Target’s Facebook page. “It’s honestly appalling. I’m nobody’s trophy, and I sincerely hope that in your eyes, women are more than something to be won.”
Plenty of women echoed those sentiments. “Losing outdated, ridiculous at udes toward women could be helped if everyone, Target included, chose to stop marketing to women as though they were objects. When was the last time you saw a men’s shirt that said ‘provider’ across the chest? Let’s all do what we can to lose the stereotypes,” wrote one Facebook user. And in a tweet accompanying a photo of the shirt on display, one user added “@Target under what cir stances should any human being wear a T-shirt that indicates that they are a ‘trophy’?”
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In a statement sent Tuesday to Yahoo Parenting, Target said the shirt is part of a collection for brides, despite the claim by many customers that it’s being marketed to teen girls. “It is never our intention to offend anyone, and we always appreciate receiving feedback from our guests,” wrote a spokesperson. “The [‘Trophy’ shirt] is part of a collection of engagement and wedding shirts that are available in our women’s and plus size departments. The collection also included shirts that say ‘Team Bride,’ ‘Mrs.,’ and ‘Bride.’ These shirts are intended as a fun wink and we have received an overwhelmingly positive response from our guests.”
One woman has even started a pe ion on Change.org demanding that Target stop selling the shirt. “The truth is that millions of women and young girls are taken as ‘trophies’ every year in war, sex trafficking, slavery, and rape,” writes Amanda R., the author of the pe ion. “The perpetrators see women as ‘things’ that are bought, sold, traded, and ‘won’ through force where they are then beaten, abused, tortured, raped, and murdered for the sole purpose of ‘victory.’ The word trophy should not refer to any person, man, or woman because we are not THINGS — we are human beings. Labeling any person as a ‘Trophy’ is demeaning their humanity and objectifying them as a tangible object that can be bought, used, and disposed of.” The pe ion, which was posted online in June, has received more than 700 signatures so far.
In response to the individual Facebook posts, Target expressed appreciation to users for sharing their opinions. “Thanks for reaching out to us! It’s never our intention to offend guests with our merchandise. This has been shared with the appropriate teams,” it wrote in response to one of the photos.
No surprise my Jacob hates them es so much, it ain't a personal issue tbh, it's part of their culture.
My dad calls my mom his trophy wife. It doesn't appear to bother her.
so sensitive..
My S.O. is a dream.
I'm pretty sure Kool has treated objects as women and dry humped the sock pantry.
Where is the outrage?
How about don't ing buy it?
That quote was from the link to the article about Annie being white on stuff sold at target.‘That’s not what Annie looks like. How come the new black Annie isn’t good enough? Does that mean I’m not good enough?’”
my response: How come the original white annie wasn't good enough? Does that mean white girls aren't good enough?
Please...
Why all this lib ed crybaby crapola?
God damn our society is a bunch of pussies these days and i think the majority of blame should be on facebook and other forms of social media but mainly facebook.
Does it matter?
The only women I picture complaining are not worthy of a trophy.
Ridiculous. I think it's pretty common knowledge that when a woman buys a shirt she buys it to her own liking and that no woman would ever wear something they think is not flattering to her. If no one is being forced to wear the shirts and chooses to designate themselves a Trophy or a Doormat that's their business. I wouldn't wear that shirt personally because I'm holding out for the one that says "Grand Prize"
Somehow I think if that shirt was available in sizes 2x and 3x there wouldn't be an issue.
boom
700 people signing an online pe ion is not a "backlash," and it does not equate to Target being "under fire."
her name is "Monday" I think
LOL yeah that's a rounding error.
But the lib s!
The lib s won't be happy until we live in a totalitarian society of their utopian ideals.
I know, just look at how they're ganging up on Target over this shirt!
Lib s!!!!
They simply do not want the people to have any choices that they don't approve of.
What an evil group of people.
#yesalllliberals
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