Target pulls greeting card poking fun at Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston speaks during the Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles.
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(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Target is pulling a greeting card that makes fun of Whitney Houston's taste in men.
The discount retailer said Wednesday the card was sold in its stores prior to Houston's death on Feb. 11, and as soon as it was brought to the retailer's attention, Target Corp. began "the process of removing the card."
The card reads: "Next time you think of dating the bad boy, consider Whitney Houston."
The text refers to Houston's rocky relationship with her ex-husband, singer Bobby Brown. Brown has been blamed by some for Houston's reported drug use.
"It is never our intent to offend guests with the products we offer, and we take feedback from guests very seriously," said Target in a statement emailed to The Associated Press.
Houston, 48, was found dead hours before she was to attend a pre-Grammy Awards party. No cause of death has been determined.
Just because you personally didn't like Whitney Houston, her music or the life she led doesn't mean that she wasn't an influential artist in her own right for over a decade. To those of you who are so quick to judge, I'd like to see how your reputation holds up and hear what people have to say about you after you die. I just don't see the need for the extreme negativity. She's already passed. Yes, she made some mistakes. We all do. Let it go.
If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.
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If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.