Target Pulls Guevara CD Case From Stores

  • December 26, 2006
Target pulled from stores a compact disc case that had a photo of Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara after some customers complained. Guevara photos are often seen on T-shirts and posters, but some critics thought Target went too far when it put a photo of the Cuban revolutionary on a Target-branded item it was selling in stores.

"What next? Hitler backpacks? Pol Pot cookware? Pinochet pantyhose? Target gives this monster a pass, while using common sense on almost everything else it sells," Investor's Business Daily editorialized earlier this month. Target said it was sorry.

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