(OPINION) CBN – Target has a new sweater available for purchase. They’re calling it a “Gender Inclusive Gingerbread” Christmas sweater. Not Gingerbread Man sweater. Just Gingerbread whatever-you-think sweater. Ok. I looked at it and couldn’t see any difference. It still looked like the old Gingerbread Man to me. But I’m not known as the most “woke” person around.
I never really thought about the gender of my gingerbread cookie before. But now, Target is forcing me to consider it. Target is such a trendsetter, leading the way, breaking down barriers – even those that protect us. A couple of years ago, the store trumpeted its “wokeness” when it went with gender-neutral restrooms where a man who thought he was a girl might end up in the stall next to me and that was supposed to be okay. All that did for me was make me hold it till I could go somewhere else… and be extra vigilant when my granddaughters just couldn’t wait.
Actually, I don’t find this new sweater offensive. After thinking about this “new” specimen, I’ve determined – just like Mattel’s new gender-neutral Barbies that aren’t really Barbies – it’s all in how you talk about it. Paul Bois of The Daily Wire seems to have read my mind: “As the image shows, the new ‘Gender Inclusive Gingerbread’ (fill in the blank) has no unique features distinguishing itself from the average Gingerbread Man, and yet, the Target online store literally bills it as the ‘Gender Inclusive Gingerbread Long Sleeve Sweater’ with absolutely no accompanying description as to what classifies it as ‘gender-inclusive.’ READ MORE
