BACKLASH! And then… backlash to the backlash!!!
Here’s a Target sweater that has a not-so-sensitive joke on it about obsessive compulsive disorder, except it says “Obsessive Christmas Disorder” in green and white script.
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Some people got annoyed at the retailer for making light of a serious mental illness, and then other people got mad at those people for getting annoyed in the first place.
Tale as old as time.
Here are some tweets about it!
Can’t wait for the rest of @Target disease themed fashion line. Next up: PTSD (People That Shop Disorder) pic.twitter.com/kf0ZBxnnOm
— Allison Raskin (@AllisonRaskin) November 9, 2015
hey @Target OCD is a serious condition not something to be mocked, stop selling this pic.twitter.com/5gJMz5eJRD
— ˗ˏˋ blige ˎˊ˗ (@THECAROLDANVERS) November 11, 2015
I’m calling on @Target to remove the #OCD sweater! Please RT if you stand for #mentalhealth @IOCDF pic.twitter.com/w9bqqsWtSC
— Kaila Sekula (@coca_kaila) November 11, 2015
Let’s not get super offended by the target #OCD sweater. I have actual OCD. OCD is not a joke, but it’s just a sweater. Calm down ppl.
— Maya McNeal (@mayamaya_papaya) November 11, 2015
As someone who has OCD I don’t see any reason to be angry about @Target‘s “offensive” sweater – it’s perfectly even! pic.twitter.com/wzUQ3WTGA8
— Weston David Pagano (@wpazzurri) November 11, 2015
Josh Thomas, a spokesman for the company, said in a statement:
“We never want to disappoint any of our guests and apologize for any discomfort.”
But there are also no plans to remove the sweater from stores.
What side are YOU on? Do you care? Do you wish retailers waited until after Thanksgiving to bring out their Christmas-related products?
Justice for Thanksgiving!!!
[Image via Target]
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