Does It Matter If Alex From Target Is Real?

#AlexfromTarget is another viral sensation. Does it matter if a marketing company was behind his Internet fame?

alex from targetIt’s been busy in the social media and gender politics sector this month. First, the viral video of a woman walking down the street being catcalled all day. Then, Lena Dunham’s Instagram Planned Parenthood T-shirt campaign. Then, the Funny or Die parody of the woman walking down the street. Comedian Elon James White started a mini-hashtag campaign, too, this weekend: #DudesGreetingDudes had some snarky steam through the better part of this week, which Digiday reports on here.

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