I Miss Target!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently op has a teen girl but she never shops at h and m, gap, Aeropostale, or any of the stores with unisex fitting rooms where all other teens shop.

Seriously

NP. Target seems different to me. Those other stores you mention are geared to a specific demographic and shopper. Target is literally for everyone.

What deli defense does any of this make?

Difference*

I"m not even going to guess what you mean by "deli difference," but...

It's different because stores like Aeropostale and Old Navy are geared to a specific consumer -- younger, urban hip, kids, etc. They don't have grandma-type clothes or infant/ toddler wear (at least at most of them.) So, specific people with specific needs shop there. Target made its name by appealing to everyone -- the oversized, young/ old, men/ women, etc. Why are they singling out a specific group to be made to feel more "comfortable," at the same time dismissing a much larger portion of their shoppers?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I agree with you. A few kids will be attacked and a few lawsuits will change things. Just wait.

They won't be attacked by trans people.

Far more likely trans people will be attacked.

All of the existing cases in the news of creeps filming women involved men who just walked in anyway and broke the law. Why? Because criminals don't care about laws.

Also, if you read the Target release, this isn't actually a new policy. It's been their policy for years, they're just making a statement.

And finally, if OP's kids are traipsing around Columbia Heights she has bigger things to worry about than a Target dressing room. It's not the worst neighborhood but there are way more crimes happening there than in any Target dressing room. OP is just scared and transphobic and wants to blame someone for a crime that has not happened. It is a shame she is raising her kids as such.

I don't want to be attacked by anyone. How's that? Dammit this is a system turned upside down.

But why would you be? Don't you realize that there are trans people all around you every single day in any store you shop in? It's not turning into a drag club, it's still just good ol' Target.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently op has a teen girl but she never shops at h and m, gap, Aeropostale, or any of the stores with unisex fitting rooms where all other teens shop.

Seriously

NP. Target seems different to me. Those other stores you mention are geared to a specific demographic and shopper. Target is literally for everyone.

What deli defense does any of this make?

Difference*

I"m not even going to guess what you mean by "deli difference," but...

It's different because stores like Aeropostale and Old Navy are geared to a specific consumer -- younger, urban hip, kids, etc. They don't have grandma-type clothes or infant/ toddler wear (at least at most of them.) So, specific people with specific needs shop there. Target made its name by appealing to everyone -- the oversized, young/ old, men/ women, etc. Why are they singling out a specific group to be made to feel more "comfortable," at the same time dismissing a much larger portion of their shoppers?

There position is that everyone is equal and that homophobes and the transphobic don't get to be more comfortable than anyone else.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The true creeps and criminals are not hiding in Target where there are cameras and good lighting. They are picking up your teens off the street, right of college campuses, after parties, and other areas where your teen is vulnerable.

He's not dumb enough to attack a group of loud girls in the middle of a store.

They're on the interwebs.

OP, I wasn't planing to go to Target today, but now you have talked me into it. I am glad there will be one less bigot there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Enjoy Walmart

I actually don't' mind Walmart, although I prefer Target, mostly because I'm used to it. But price-wise they are similar and the merchandise is basically the same.

Good issue solved.

/end thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I agree with you. A few kids will be attacked and a few lawsuits will change things. Just wait.

They won't be attacked by trans people.

Far more likely trans people will be attacked.

All of the existing cases in the news of creeps filming women involved men who just walked in anyway and broke the law. Why? Because criminals don't care about laws.

Also, if you read the Target release, this isn't actually a new policy. It's been their policy for years, they're just making a statement.

And finally, if OP's kids are traipsing around Columbia Heights she has bigger things to worry about than a Target dressing room. It's not the worst neighborhood but there are way more crimes happening there than in any Target dressing room. OP is just scared and transphobic and wants to blame someone for a crime that has not happened. It is a shame she is raising her kids as such.

I don't want to be attacked by anyone. How's that? Dammit this is a system turned upside down.

But why would you be? Don't you realize that there are trans people all around you every single day in any store you shop in? It's not turning into a drag club, it's still just good ol' Target.

If Target had a drag show I would be there every day. Now, let's learn that transgendered is not the same as transvestism, Please.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The true creeps and criminals are not hiding in Target where there are cameras and good lighting. They are picking up your teens off the street, right of college campuses, after parties, and other areas where your teen is vulnerable.

He's not dumb enough to attack a group of loud girls in the middle of a store.

They're on the interwebs.

OP, I wasn't planing to go to Target today, but now you have talked me into it. I am glad there will be one less bigot there. [/quote

It's kind of like Rebel battle flags. It sorts out the bigots.

[Anonymous]

I really don't understand. There are boys in the woman's room all the time, anyhow, before all of this due to fears of having them use the men's room alone.

There are stalls with doors on all the women's rooms I go to. Don't see the big deal. Heck, I've known grown hetero men that have been attacked in men's rooms. I'm not scared of a few trans guys who ID as women.

[Anonymous]

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But why would you be? Don't you realize that there are trans people all around you every single day in any store you shop in? It's not turning into a drag club, it's still just good ol' Target.

If Target had a drag show I would be there every day. Now, let's learn that transgendered is not the same as transvestism, Please.


Thanks, and I do know this. I was just making it extra ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Some great deals this week . . ..

http://weeklyad.target.com/

[Anonymous]

While I need to stop going to Target to save money, I also don't understand the big deal about bathrooms. Of course, I also a woman who will use the men's room if I desperately have to pee and the woman's room is occupied, so there is that.

There are many scarier things in this world than a trans person using the bathroom-- I fell more scared on metro, for example. Have seen more actual perverts on the trains than in any bathroom.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently op has a teen girl but she never shops at h and m, gap, Aeropostale, or any of the stores with unisex fitting rooms where all other teens shop.

Seriously

NP. Target seems different to me. Those other stores you mention are geared to a specific demographic and shopper. Target is literally for everyone.

What deli defense does any of this make?

Difference*

I"m not even going to guess what you mean by "deli difference," but...

It's different because stores like Aeropostale and Old Navy are geared to a specific consumer -- younger, urban hip, kids, etc. They don't have grandma-type clothes or infant/ toddler wear (at least at most of them.) So, specific people with specific needs shop there. Target made its name by appealing to everyone -- the oversized, young/ old, men/ women, etc. Why are they singling out a specific group to be made to feel more "comfortable," at the same time dismissing a much larger portion of their shoppers?

There position is that everyone is equal and that homophobes and the transphobic don't get to be more comfortable than anyone else.

That's right -- everyone is equal. Men have men's rooms and women have women's fitting rooms. They are separate and they are equal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some great deals this week . . ..

http://weeklyad.target.com/

Speaking of sales, last night I bought the Amope Pedi Perfect. I highly recommend it!

Love me some Target: socially progressive, clean store, 5% off...

Target will be just fine.

[Anonymous]

Stupid to think that one dip in the stock market is indicative of this hurting their brand. The market fluctuates all the time. Taylor Swift will fart near a Target next month and stocks will rise again.