Some diseases or disorders can make people very angry when things are said or done that seem to make fun of them. These thoughts might be real, but they might seem too strong at times.
A young woman who usually shops at Target was terrified by a sweater they were selling.
The day was going on for Reign Murphy when she chose to go shopping at Target. She noticed a red, green, and white sweater while she was shopping. She was shocked to see “insensitive” words written on the front of the sweater when she picked it up.
Target’s sweater was called “deeply offensive,” and the target told the sweater, “Get over it.”
A word that said “OCD Obsessive Christmas Disorder” was written on the sweater.
Reign, who had real OCD at the time, was so offended by the phrase that she took a picture and told the US store to stop making fun of people with the disease.
She later sent out a Tweet with the picture that got over a thousand retweets right away and went popular. In the tweet, the person said, “Please don’t use my mental illness as a fashion statement.”
Target’s sweater was called “deeply offensive,” and the target told the sweater, “Get over it.”
A lot of product designers have used that phrase to describe people who love all things Christmas and might go too far. However, the play on obsessive-compulsive disorder made some internet users very angry, while others, who have the disorder themselves, thought the message wasn’t offensive or hurtful.
People who felt the same way on social media criticized the big US store for “picking fun at mental health.”
A comment said, “I am annoyed that we still live in a world where making fun of mental health is okay.”
Another comment asked, “Why is making fun of a mental disorder so common?”
Someone called a sweater at Target “deliberately offensive,” and Target told them to “get over it.” But some people online who said they had OCD thought the store shouldn’t be criticized, and they supported selling the sweater in question.
A user wrote, “As someone with OCD, Target’s OCD sweater doesn’t bother me at all.”
I have OCD, but I don’t see any reason to be mad about Target’s “rude” sweater—it’s just right!” Someone else wrote.
Target’s spokesperson, Jessica Carlson, finally replied to the complaints and said she was sorry to those who were offended by the items, but they had no plans to take them off the shelves.
“Right now, we don’t have any plans to take this sweater off,” Carlson said.
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America says that about 1.2% of the U.S. population, or about 2.5 million people, have OCD.
Target got into trouble in 2015 when another woman said some of their women’s T-shirts with the word “Trophy” on the front were rude. She said these T-shirts made people think that a woman could be bought or sold.
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