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Target Satanic Controversy: Designer Abprallen Wrote, ‘Satan Loves You’

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“Abprallen,” a designer whose works are being sold by the Target retail chain, has created Satanic influenced designs, writing of one, “Satan loves you,” and marketing a “trans witches for abortion” pin, according to the designer’s own Instagram page. “We’ll hang with Satan instead,” the designer wrote in another Instagram post.

That’s the latest controversy to hit the Internet over Target’s “Pride” line of clothing and other items. The Abprallen designs sold by Target are not the Satanic influenced ones. However, the designer’s Instagram page is filled with references to Satan, using the following hashtags on a post about a design called “Satan respects pronouns”: “lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #satanism #satanic #satanictemple #churchofsatan #pastelgoth #gothic #queer #transisbeautiful #nonbinary #enby #oneofthem #witchesofinstagram.”

Wisconsin education activist Scarlett Johnson sent the topic viral with a series of tweets. The Washington Examiner has also reported on the topic. According to the Examiner, Target has declined to comment, and the brand has been collaborating with Abprallen for about a year. WRN has also reached out to Target public relations seeking comment.

Target’s website currently lists three items for sale that were designed by “Abprallen.” They are a Pride “We Belong Everywhere” messenger bag; a Pride “Too Queer for Here” messenger bag; and a Pride “Cure Transphobia” sweatshirt.

Abprallen wrote on Instagram, “This has been so hard to keep quiet but I can now proudly announce that you can buy Abprallen in US Targets! Part one of the range includes a messenger bag, a tote, and a sweatshirt!”

As noted, the Target-marketed designs aren’t satanic, but other designs by Abprallen mention Satan or Lucifer.

For example, one design on Abprallen’s Instagram page says, “Satan respects pronouns.” (Another says “heteronormativity is a plague.”)

 

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On March 28, Abprallen shared the Satan respects pronouns design on Instagram and wrote:

“One of my favourite and most popular designs, and the one that gave Abprallen its proper footing and direction. Coming up with this phrase really helped make Abprallen what it is today. Satan loves you and respects who you are; you’re important and valuable in this world and you deserve to treat yourself with love and respect. LGBT+ people are so often referred to as being a product of Satan or going against God’s will, so fine. We’ll hang with Satan instead. 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.”

In another post sharing the same design, Anprallen wrote, “Satan loves you and respects who you are; you’re important and valuable in this world and you deserve to treat yourself with love and respect. LGBT+ people are so often referred to as being a product of Satan or going against God’s will, so fine. We’ll hang with Satan instead. 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.”

 

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On Instagram, Abprallen has written things like, “Biblically accurate angel, but make it trans. All angels are trans, I’ve made a pin so it’s now canonical and factual.” A pin Abprallen designed mentions “Lucifer” along with “ghosts, bats, transsexuals.” Another design reads, “Pup tarts. Frosted sweet creme.”

Another Abprallen design on Instagram advertises a “Satanic flea market” in London called an “anti Christmas fayre.”

“It’s almost time for London’s (the world’s!?) greatest Christmas market! Head to the gloriously huge @electrowerkz_ this Sunday for @satanicfleamarket’s incredible AntiChristmas Fayre. With over 60 stalls (mine included!) you’re bound to find something for everyone on your list – especially for yourself,” the post says.

 

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Who is Abprallen? The designer’s website says the designer is a “gay trans man” based in London. “I juxtapose it with imagery of skulls and spooky things – an interest of mine since I was a child. There’s something magical about the unknown, the frightening, and the mystical which is why I so frequently feature these themes in my art,” the designer wrote. “I share my home with three cats, am fond of country, folk, and hip hop music, love arthouse films, museums, galleries, forests, cemeteries, getting lost, and staying home.”

 

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Abprallen wrote on Instagram, “Being able to sell my stuff in Target stores is incredibly exciting, knowing that people are seeing it without (necessarily)explicitly seeking LGBT-related stuff is wonderful, and I’m especially happy at the thought that young closeted people will see it, and I hope that in some way they’ll feel a bit more comfortable in themselves, as we all deserve to feel. You can get the sweatshirt and the bags on the Target website or in stores.”

 

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Abprallen wrote, “Taking potions, lotions, pills, having your body altered under the knife or with injections, cutting or growing your hair, and choosing to adjust the very makeup of what makes your body is witchcraft and alchemy, and that’s an incredible achievement – people of old would have killed for that power (quite literally actually, but less on that).”

Editor’s note: The featured image design of Satan is from Wikimedia Commons and was not designed by Abprallen or marketed by Target.

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(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill on Friday that will make using artificial intelligence to create pornography of a person a misdemeanor and using an AI-generated nude or sexual image of a person to intimidate, coerce or harass them a felony.

Wisconsin Act 34 was authored by Rep. Brent Jacobson, R-Mosinee, and Sen. Andre Jacque, New Franken.

The law, which goes into effect on Saturday, came after D.C. Everest Junior High student Bradyn Bohn died by suicide after he was the victim of sextortion.

“Recent events like the tragic death of DC Everest student Bradyn Bohn demonstrate how vulnerable we can be to online coercion and intimidation,” Jacobson said in a statement. “I am proud that my colleagues in the Legislature and Governor Evers could come together to proactively update our laws and keep Wisconsinites safe!”

The law is an expansion of prior crimes related to the depiction of nudity.

Jacque cited a study from Deeptrace which showed that 96% of “deep fake” material is non-consensual pornography, and “exclusively targets and harms women.”

Jacque cited another case in Milwaukee where an artificial image was created by a former police officer who then used the image to harass an ex-girlfriend.

“As the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) become more and more advanced, bad actors are increasingly using artificially generated sexually explicit images to harass and intimidate innocent people online,” Jacque said in a statement. “Act 34 will protect citizens against a new and disturbing form of cyber-abuse and ensure that all Wisconsinites can feel comfortable sharing regular images of themselves online without fearing that those images will be manipulated or corrupted into pornography.”

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Consumers’ Research launched a seven-figure campaign against Chubb Insurance, stating in its Woke Alert that the company promotes DEI, gender ideology, and climate extremism.

Executive director of Consumers’ Research Will Hild told The Center Square: “Instead of providing a service that individuals need to protect themselves and their families, Chubb is weaponizing its outsized influence over the insurance industry to promote radical ideologies such as DEI, green climate initiatives, and transgender ideology, all above services people need."

Consumers’ Research is “the nation's oldest consumer protection organization,” according to Hild.

Chubb Insurance is “a world leader in insurance” with “operations in 54 countries and territories,” that provide “commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance,” according to the company’s website.

When contacted twice, Chubb Insurance media relations did not respond.

Hild told The Center Square that “Chubb Insurance has a responsibility to their customers first and foremost to provide exceptional services at competitive costs, but the company has chosen to prioritize a woke agenda and force their political beliefs onto consumers.”

“Chubb proudly claims DEI is the foundation of its culture and publicly touts its discriminatory policies,” Hild said.

Indeed, Consumers’ Research’s Woke Alert outlines the ways in which Chubb’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is evident, including the company’s General Counsel Joseph Wayland saying that “diversity, equity and inclusion are the foundation of our Chubb culture.”

In addition, Chubb launched a platform called “Race Matters” to “facilitate greater consciousness of racism and understanding of the Black experience,” as well as made a “Race Fluency Toolkit” to “ingrain anti-racism within Chubb’s culture,” as shown in the Woke Alert.

“As part of Chubb’s woke ‘racial justice’ activism, its Code of Conduct tells employees to ‘promote diversity, equity and inclusion’ and ‘help us maintain a culture that values’ DEI,” the Woke Alert said.

The Chubb Rule of Law Fund also “awarded $1.1 million to projects that promote equity and advance racial justice and police reforms.”

Hild told The Center Square that because of Chubb’s “blatant disregard for President Trump's policies [against illegal discrimination], Consumers’ Research sent a letter to the Departments of Justice and Treasury calling for a federal investigation into Chubb for any violations of President Trump's executive orders and anti-discrimination laws.”

In addition to a DEI agenda, Chubb supports the transgender industry, as it “funds gender ideology for children and has made contributions to The Trevor Project through the Chubb Charitable Foundation.”

The Woke Alert said that “the Trevor Project operated “a private chat room which allowed adults to prey on vulnerable children and for supplying materials intended to advance trans ideology among kids.”

Chubb also boasts of its Human Rights Campaign score, and the company’s CEO Evan Greenberg said that “stopping men from using women’s bathrooms is a ‘threat to democracy,’” as stated in the Woke Alert.

As far as climate extremism goes, the Woke Alert states that “Chubb has pushed a radical climate agenda, equating the impact of climate change with that of global terrorism.”

Chubb has also “refused to reliably insure American energy companies, stating on its website that it will no longer underwrite new coal-fired plants and phase out coverage for existing coal plants that generate more than 30% of their revenue from coal,” the Woke Alert said.

Hild told The Center Square that consumers can “make their voices heard” about Chubb’s work efforts “by reaching out to Chubb and demanding the company focus on their consumers and not a political agenda.”

“Consumers' Research will continue to put companies on blast that are prioritizing a woke agenda over its consumers,” Hild said.

“If any consumers have first-hand experiences dealing with woke policies being pushed at Chubb, they can reach out to us at ConsumersResearch.org and visit our Report Woke page to share any information with us,” Hild said.

In addition to its Woke Alert, Consumers’ Research launched a national television ad, a website, and mobile billboards as a part of its seven-figure campaign, according to information obtained by The Center Square.

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(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Sen. Eric Wimberger, R-Oconto, sees an E-Verify bill that he has co-authored as a step toward requiring E-Verify for all employers in the state, like 10 other states require.

For now, however, Assembly Bill 281 would require state government employees and state contractors with contracts more than $50,000 to use E-Verify for employees.

“This is a commonsense measure that promotes transparency and accountability in public contracting and state employment,” said Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk, R-Hubertus.

Hubertus told the Assembly Committee on Commerce that, had Iowa used this requirement, it would have avoided the situation where Des Moines Public School Superintendent Ian Andre Roberts was arrested after it was found that he had weapons charges and was in the country illegally.

“This bill would make sure this does not happen here in Wisconsin,” Piwowarczyk said.

Wimberger said that he knows and has experienced how difficult it can be to find employees.

“The fact that we struggle to find labor does not justify doing something that is destructive to our society,” Wimberger said.

He compared it to before the Civil War when cotton farmers said that they wouldn’t have anyone to pick cotton if they could not have slaves.

“The answer is that we’re going to figure it out,” Wimberger said. “… Advance as a society and not be luddites.”

Christine Neumann-Ortiz of Voces de la Frontera registered against the bill, saying it would make some undocumented workers go the extra steps of buying a Social Security number from someone else in order to work and then it would raise the charges that could be brought against the worker if they are found to have used false information.

“We need to make sure that, here in Wisconsin, people are made to feel welcome and their contributions are welcomed,” Neumann-Ortiz said.”… In the absence of immigration reform, it is what people are coerced to do.”

David Ortiz Whittingham, of Worker Justice Wisconsin, said that the requirement will lead more contractors to heavily use subcontractors who do not have the E-Verify requirement to do the actual contracted work and shield “brazenly illegal practices.”

“The prime contractor on the project will only employ a small fraction of the workers on the project,” he explained.

Wimberger said that the use of illegal immigrant labor undercuts the value of an hour of labor for those in the country illegally, citing Cesar Chavez.

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