Target is hip, Target is classy, Target has an alternative French pronunciation.

But let’s keep it real. Even though the ads imply a certain consumer lifestyle, if you’ve ever actually been inside a Target, it’s not all that different from Wal-Mart. So isn’t it any surprise that for all their youth appeal, Target actually doesn’t care about youth culture?

The Internets are outraged over an offensive/intriguing ad in Times Square that featured a woman’s crotch in the center of a Target logo. Shaping Youth, a marketing blog, contacted Target. The company’s response? Whatev, got mainstream media:

Unfortunately we are unable to respond to your inquiry because Target does not participate with nontraditional media outlets.

Whatev, we don’t participate with pseudo-nontraditional retailers. And by the way, having your employees wear their own red shirts instead of having a standard-issued red shirt is lame.