Yes, that Target, Walmart people take note . We are not making this up.
CNN reports on retail giant Target Corporation’s enthusiastic marketing and promotion of items related to the book and now movie Fifty Shades of Grey. The marketing includes in store and online presence.
It has a Fifty Shades “Massage Me” candle, “No Peeking” blindfolds, as well as bath and massage oils. On the more R-rated end of things, the store is also carrying lubricant and even a vibrating love ring. (No, that’s not for your finger.)
The liberal Democrat Governor of Minnesota Mark Dayton, grand scion of Target Corporation’s founder, as far as we know has absolutely nothing to do with this. However we needed a reason to get his name into the picture so that people know who profits from their purchases at Target. Anyway Target has been a mixed bag of late with regards to offenses against the culture, offending then pulling back. It has apparently never thoroughly learned its lessons.
Why any corporation desirous of maintaining a family friendly image would associate itself with a marketing effort behind a book and movie such as Fifty Shades of Grey is beyond us. Unless they are competing with Walmart for some of those delightful characters we see pictures of so often.
We initially heard of Target’s promotion of Fifty Shades of Grey books, the movie, and paraphernalia at LifeSite news.com, where we saw this picture of an end aisle display.
Exercising some due diligence we went to the Target Web site and found this precious grouping:
See for yourself here , We checked our local Super Target and saw their promotion of the book in the book section on an end-aisle, a desirous place to be in retail. It did not have the merchandise pictured but did insensitivize the book purchase with an offer for tickets to the movie.
Envision the Dos Equis “Most Interesting Man in the World” commenting . . . I don’t always shop at Target, but when I do, I buy c**k rings. Stay classy Target. Stay classy.
