American homosexual satanist designer says Target clothing company set 'dangerous precedent' by pulling products Designer 

Transgender Erik Carnell has said Satan ‘respects pronouns’

By Edward Era Barbacena 

The infamous and evil  homosexual "satanist" designer behind some of the Pride products that were removed from Target stores slammed the big-box retailer this week for setting a "dangerous precedent."

Target initially partnered with U.K.-based brand Abprallen to sell merchandise with pro-homosexual messages to celebrate Pride month. However, some consumers were enraged by Target’s over-the-top Pride displays, with particular animosity geared toward the products for children. Then it was revealed that Abprallen's designer Erik Carnell appeared to be an outspoken Satanist whose brand features occult imagery and messages like "Satan respects pronouns" on brand apparel.

Target responded to widespread backlash by moving some Pride products to less prominent sections of the store, and removing other merchandise altogether. Carnell, who has claimed the merchandise mentioning Satan is tongue-in-cheek, blasted Target. 

"It's a very dangerous precedent to set, that if people just get riled up enough about the products that you're selling, you can completely distance yourself from the homosexual community, when and if it's convenient," Carnell told Reuters. 

"If you're going to take a stance and say that you care about the LGBT community, you need to stand by that regardless," Carnell added.

Carnell had previously explained in an Instagram post that Satan represents "passion, pride and liberty" and "loves all LGBT+ people."

"Satanists don’t actually believe in Satan, he is merely used as a symbol of passion, pride, and liberty. He means to you what you need him to mean. So for me, Satan is hope, compassion, equality, and love. So, naturally, Satan respects pronouns. He loves all LGBT+ people. I went with a variation of Baphomet for this design, a deity who themself is a mixture of genders, beings, ideas, and existences. They reject binary stereotypes and expectations. Perfect," he said.

Abprallen previously had two products on Target's website, a messenger bag that says "Too queer for here" and a sweatshirt that says "Cure transphobia." Neither product features Satanic imagery. As of Friday, Abprallen products were no longer listed on the site. 

Carnell told Reuters that his "brand's products are the only ones so far that have been removed both in-store and online."