On Target

rigger Warning : Transphobia

"Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. We have removed this book from our assortment", was the immediate response from the brave folks at Target. 

Well, it's now been restored:

On Friday, Target confirmed to PJ Media that it had restored Abigail Shrier’s important book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze That’s Seducing Our Daughters, following backlash after Target.com removed the book from its inventory. The company appears to have removed the book after one solitary Twitter user complained. PJ Media had sent a press inquiry on Friday morning asking Target to account for its actions. Instead, the company reversed course.

“Yesterday, we removed a book from Target.com based on feedback we received. We want to offer a broad assortment for our guests and are adding this book back to Target.com,” Konnor Schmaltz, a Target spokesman, told PJ Media. “We apologize for any confusion.”

Konnor Schmaltz??

Conservative commentator Bethany Mandel asked [on] Twitter, “Do you think it’s maybe a problem that you’re allowing a random twitter user to act as your manager?”

PJ Media pressed Target to explain the nature of Blue Iris’s complaint and explain the company’s actions.

“What did Blue Iris say in the complaint and why did Target respond by removing the book? What process does Target follow when it comes to banning books from its assortment? How would Target respond to complaints that the company is silencing views with which it does not agree?” PJ Media asked.

Rather than responding to these pointed questions, Target appears to have backed off.

A rare victory, then.