Target Under Fire for Black History Book: "These must be removed from the shelves!"
A tiktker noticed the errors and reported them in a viral video.
Yesterday marked the start of The month of black history The start of the annual celebration of the achievements, history and culture of black Americans during the month of February. Aside from local events and virtual festivities, many large retailers have new goods or special displays to celebrate, but they do not always send the right message. In fact, Target is now under fire for a children's book in the month of black history with errors that horrified buyers.
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In a now viral video, Tiktoker @issatetete Called attention to the book, which she says is riddled with errors.
"So, I have gone to get my children this little loving learning activity since the history of blacks [the month is] to come," she said on January 30 TIC TAC . "I don't know who is in charge of Target, but they must be removed from the shelves, like immediately."
As a professor of American history, she says that she noticed "a few deviations" with the loving book Magnetic learning activity of civil rights .
"As soon as I opened this ... to start, it's not Carter G. Woodson , It is THE WEB. Wood —Pep The 'Stache. They were wrong on the name, "she said, pointing to one of the magnets, then showing a real photo of wood on her tablet.
She then goes to a drawing drawing of wood, when it is really Booker T. Washington , and a magnet labeled like Washington, which is actually Woodson. She saves her results with real photos of the hinged figures for civil rights.
"I understand, errors occur," says the Tiktker. "But it must be corrected as soon as possible."
In the commentary section, Tiktkers' colleagues shared the indignation of Issatete, calling "exasperating" and "reprehensible" errors. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"This level of incompetence is so scandalous that it looks like a joke," wrote one of them.
"It's really unacceptable," said another comment.
On X, a buyer marked the target and wrote: "As an author of children's books and major history, It's so disappointing . They are well -known historical figures. Do it well. "
In a declaration at Better life A Target spokesperson confirmed that the books had been drawn in the light of the errors.
"We will no longer sell this product in stores or online. We have also made sure that the product editor is aware of the errors," the statement said.
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The publisher of the book, Bendon, was called Tiktok, with many commentators declaring that the publisher is that in fault, not target. Some also went to the Bendon Instagram page, commenting on several articles asking the publisher to face the errors of the learning activity of the month of black history.
In response At one of Instagram's comments, the company wrote: "We are aware of printing errors and excuses. The files are corrected, and we appreciate that you are paying our attention."
Better life contacted Bendon for a formal declaration and will update history when we hear.
Yesterday, @issatete said that she had not been contacted by Target or Bendon concerning the problem.
"I suppose they try to understand who will take the blame for that - everything, that's what it is - someone will be responsible," she explains in a Follow -up video.
The Tiktker also notes that she did not "blame the target", but simply wanted them to remove the product from the shelves.
"I am a professor of American history, I was not going to leave this shift," she said. "I was not going to let him slide for my 200 students, and I will not let him slide for my two babies, who I am responsible for teaching."