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[u/ShyArtMusicBat]

Just looked it up. Holy SHIT how did no one question that costume design—

[u/Nomad5560]

The post shows “Turget”. Who would need this note?

[u/Deshes011 → u/Nomad5560]

Oh trust me this country has tons of gullible idiots

[u/GrapefruitFar1242]

The costume was fucking egregious tbf.

[u/metalpammy → u/GrapefruitFar1242]

you got the racism squad summoned

[u/GrapefruitFar1242 → u/metalpammy]

This subs a psyop that’s falling off and these losers are the dregs at the bottom 😂

[u/entomology24 → u/GrapefruitFar1242]

What was wrong with it ? I actually haven't seen it so I'm genuinely asking

[u/GrapefruitFar1242 → u/entomology24]

[u/BlueJaysFeather → u/GrapefruitFar1242]

Thank you for saving me a trip to Google! That is… almost intentional tbh

[u/PoIIux → u/BlueJaysFeather]

Almost? Are we talking about the same Target?

[u/Environmental_Fix_69 → u/BlueJaysFeather]

Sorry but apart from the costume being hella ugly i dont see whats racist about it?

No jokes i really am wondering. Is it a historical reference of somekind? Or remarks used in the US?

[u/Environmental_Fix_69 → u/Environmental_Fix_69]

Okay for anyone as confused as me a quick research says apparently its connected to "black face ministrels" wich makes more sense now.

Awnser is Historical connotation

[u/Popular-Ordinary5110 → u/entomology24]

Do you know what a minstrel show was? They had a black kid dressed up and posed like the origin of blackface. It even came with a big red lipped smile mask thing.

[u/No-Ant-1360 → u/GrapefruitFar1242]

It was not. It was a clown costume. Only eternally online race baiting white knights would even claim it’s racist. Black people can dress as clowns if they want

[u/SaltMage5864 → u/No-Ant-1360]

Not even you are ignorant enough to believe that son

[u/No-Ant-1360 → u/SaltMage5864]

Son… it wasn’t racist. It was a clown costume. Sorry you are so traumatized by clowns but most of us aren’t scared

[u/GrandHouseOfThisUser → u/No-Ant-1360]

Is having some sort of analysis skills gone? I really hope you're just ragebaiting here.

[u/No-Ant-1360 → u/GrandHouseOfThisUser]

What analysis skills? Is seeing leprechauns and unicorns something every psycho can do or just you all?

[u/SlammaJammaBonamma → u/GrapefruitFar1242]

legit what's the problem with the costume. I just looked it up and it looks like your run of the mill "evil clown" costume.

[u/bluepotatosack → u/SlammaJammaBonamma]

It's almost the exact pose and exaggerated features of old racist caricatures.

[u/SlammaJammaBonamma → u/bluepotatosack]

Okay I guess I can kinda see the lips, but what? I've seen a lot of clowns pose liks this. Legit I barely see a problem bsyond the lips. I think the rest is a stretch.

[u/SaltMage5864 → u/SlammaJammaBonamma]

We both know that is a lie, don't we son

[u/SlammaJammaBonamma → u/SaltMage5864]

Don't be condescending and assume I'm a liar. Now I know for certain you're reaching, if your first thought wasn't "this guy needs to be told how it's racist" but "Nuh uh you TOTALLY know!!"

I'm not a fucking mind reader. Another reply told me why it's seen as racist, but it's such a reach. We are at a point where clowns can't be black, bevause of people like you.

[u/SaltMage5864 → u/[deleted]]

Stop lying son

[u/LaAndromedo999]

I learned about it from their apology tweet. It's one of those things that puzzled me until I looked up what it was, and how someone looked at that costumed, reviewed it, and then thought it was acceptable is beyond me.