Do you see it? Or is it all a bit far-fetched?
Something looks a little different about Santa Claus this year! A Christmas cookie set from Target has been making waves online after a customer claimed that Santa’s boots look a little bit like … a certain male body part.
The product in question is a wrapped set of three cookies, decorated to look like Santa that retail for $3.99. The top cookie looks like Santa’s head, the middle is his signature red coat, and the last cookie is his boots, complete with white fluffy tops. Sounds wholesome enough, right? Well, the problem comes from the boots ...
Here are those Christmas cookies from Target I was talking about on @100FMthePIKE Those are supposed to be Santa’s boots right? Look hard...BUT NOT TOO HARD! https://t.co/jJBXIzHX33
— Mike Hsu (@MikeHsuAAF) December 7, 2020
Need a morning laugh? Here's some Christmas Cookies on sale at Target. Look at the bottom left photo. Does that look like Santa's Boots, or something else? -- Shap
Posted by 95.3 JACK FM on Tuesday, December 8, 2020
I don’t see it! Does anyone else see it? If they see a penis in that (the boots apparently) I’ve got lots of questions!! Namely wth they being exposed to. Lol
— Momma Dukes Conley (@Bsconley) December 7, 2020
Some Facebook Moms Are Boycotting Target’s Santa Cookies After A Design Fail https://t.co/MI9AAgGxXa
Target has, of course, explained that the cookies were not meant to be X-rated, despite the growing realization that they may in fact have a very phallic resemblance to some folks. Target took note of the attention and released a statement to The New York Post, stating:
“We have not received any feedback directly on this item. The design is intended to represent Santa’s boots. We appreciate the feedback and will take it into consideration moving forward.”
While some parent groups have called for a boycott of Target and expressed their distaste for what they can now not unsee in the cookies, Target has no plans to remove the product. In fact, Target's reaping the benefits of all those dirty minds. The cookies have gotten quite a bot of attention online, and in some cases, Target stores are reporting a high demand for them. In Minnesota, for example, two dozen Target stores report selling out of the cookies after all the buzz online.
Either way, the whole thing is hilarious, and by all accounts, the cookies are actually delicious.
What do you think? Do you see the phallic image in these cookies others have? Or is this a totally innocent cookie? Would you buy these for someone after all this drama? Sound off in the comments.
