{"id":2766,"date":"2023-06-03T16:11:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T16:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=2766"},"modified":"2023-06-03T16:11:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T16:11:22","slug":"new-kohls-stock-crashes-following-backlash-over-kids-pride-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2023\/06\/03\/new-kohls-stock-crashes-following-backlash-over-kids-pride-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW: Kohl\u2019s Stock Crashes Following Backlash Over Kids\u2019 Pride Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retail giant Kohl\u2019s is facing significant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trendingpoliticsnews.com\/kohls-now-facing-target-style-knab\/\">backlash<\/a>\u00a0after conservatives highlighted the company\u2019s Pride gear intended for children. The collection includes a onesie decorated with cartoon figures carrying a rainbow-colored flag and is aimed at celebrating Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p>Their stock crashed roughly five percent on Tuesday following the controversy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kohl\u2019s stock down 5% today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HC9jaCp9R5\">pic.twitter.com\/HC9jaCp9R5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ALX \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@alx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alx\/status\/1663578111911288832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The backlash primarily originated from many of those who took issue with the marketing of such products to babies and children. This resulted in a rising number of #BoycottKohls hashtags online and severe criticism aimed at Kohl\u2019s, with some customers calling for a boycott of the retailer.<\/p>\n<p>Some critics have compared this situation to recent controversies involving\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trendingpoliticsnews.com\/in-the-face-of-sales-slump-and-boycotts-bud-light-persists-in-sponsoring-lgbtq-community-mace\/\">Bud Light<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trendingpoliticsnews.com\/breaking-target-stock-falls-to-3-year-low-as-boycott-intensifies-mace\/\">Target<\/a>, which faced similar backlashes for their affiliations with LGBTQ+ causes.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at how their stocks are doing:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-189\" src=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-24-1024x460.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-24-1024x460.png 1024w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-24-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-24-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-24-860x386.png 860w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-24.png 1087w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"460\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-190\" src=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25-1024x458.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25-1024x458.png 1024w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25-860x384.png 860w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-25.png 1083w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-191\" src=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-26-1024x450.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-26-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-26-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-26-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-26-860x378.png 860w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-26.png 1105w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>REACTIONS:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is Kohl\u2019s selling PRIDE merchandise for THREE-MONTH OLD babies?!?!?<\/p>\n<p>When will these corporations learn\ud83d\ude44\ud83d\ude44 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jow2lhKlpM\">pic.twitter.com\/Jow2lhKlpM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrahamAllen_1\/status\/1663552212541509637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kohl\u2019s department store discontinued selling my pillow products because they felt Mike Lindell was too controversial. But this isn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G35YRmScz5\">pic.twitter.com\/G35YRmScz5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Johnny (@jrosejunior1975) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrosejunior1975\/status\/1663287000038875137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another Company needing Bud-lighting! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IiMNt4MRTd\">https:\/\/t.co\/IiMNt4MRTd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas Papa Bear Hayes \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u271d\ufe0f\u271d\ufe0f (@bear_hayes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bear_hayes\/status\/1663009750399827974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retail giant Kohl\u2019s is facing significant\u00a0backlash\u00a0after conservatives highlighted the company\u2019s Pride gear intended for children. The collection includes a onesie decorated with cartoon figures carrying a rainbow-colored flag and is aimed at celebrating Pride Month. Their stock crashed roughly five percent on Tuesday following the controversy. Kohl\u2019s stock down 5% today pic.twitter.com\/HC9jaCp9R5 &mdash; ALX \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2766","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-daily-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2766"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2768,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2766\/revisions\/2768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}