Fox News Host Takes Aim at Target's LGBTQ+ Nutcracker, Questions if it Sexualizes Christmas for Children

A smirking Jesse Watters took issue LGBTQ+ merchandising on Thursday night, this time against Target and its holiday product line.

On his primetime show, Watters said, "We sent one of our producers to Target and they found this: gay nutcracker, complete with a rainbow hat, a trans flag. Full price, $12, but right now it's on sale for eight. Target also sells Santa ornaments, but Target Santa is in a wheelchair and is Black. And it's a good thing our chimney is wheelchair accessible so Jesse Jr.'s gonna get all the gifts he wants. Gay nutcracker and wheelchair Santa might be the only items in Target that don't get looted."

There are two versions of the so-called gay nutcracker available at Target. The one that Watters mentions ls the Pride Christmas Nutcracker Figure from Wondershop that is currently on sale for$8.40. The second is the Kurt Adler 12-Inch Wooden Gay Pride Nutcracker, which costs $47.50.

Watters' rant continued: "The gay nutcracker, I mean, this appeals to children. The Christmas spirit. You decorate the house, you put nutcracker up there. Is this sexualizing Christmas for children?"

He then went on to attack the Black, disabled Santa. "The retailer also sells white Santa ornaments, and a white version of the Santa in a wheelchair," reported Newsweek.

"The nutcracker ornament Watters was referring to is painted with a rainbow motif and is holding the 'progress' Pride flag, which merges the traditional LGBTQ+ flag with others representing transgender individuals and Black and brown people in the community. As of 4 a.m. ET, reviews of the product on Target's website were split between 53 percent giving five stars and 47 percent giving one star," Newsweek continued.

Among the five-star reviews, people said they bought one "because no one [is] stopping me from enjoying my Pride" and that it was "colorful, fun, and inclusive–as the holiday season should be."

Newsweek added that a one-star review of the more expensive, Kurt Adler nutcracker squarely placed the product in the culture wars: "Did they not learn from last time? Apparently not." Another, written a year ago, said, "Since when did nutcrackers have to be homosexual transvestites? Leave this garbage out of Christmas."

But a number of the five-star reviews of the same product "expressed 'love' for the product as it 'shows inclusivity and love for all during the holiday season,' and praised Target while saying: 'It's a shame so-called Christians forget that Jesus loved everyone.'"