Reign Murphy, a customer at Target who has dealt with obsessive-compulsive disorder, was shocked by the way the sweater was designed. She thought it was rude to use the word “OCD” in a lighthearted way because it made a serious mental illness seem less important. Murphy tweeted about her worries, and her post quickly got a lot of attention.As the debate grew, people started to give their thoughts. Some people agreed with Murphy that the sweater was rude, but others thought it was just a joke. Target wouldn’t take the sweater off the shelves, even after people complained. In a statement, a Target representative said they were sorry to anyone who was upset and stressed that the company would still sell the item.Target has been criticized for its goods before, and this is not the first time. The company has been accused of using its products to spread bad stereotypes in the past. The debate over the OCD sweater is a good lesson of how important it is to find a balance between being sensitive and being funny and creative.As the world gets more complicated, these kinds of conversations will eventually come up. They make us think about the words we use and the messages we send and raise questions. We can better understand and care about each other if we talk to each other in an open and polite way.