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Walmart pulls 'Fat Girl Costumes' section from website and issues public apology
UPI ^
| 10/27/2014
| Matt Bradwell
Posted on 10/27/2014 2:42:24 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Big-box superstore Walmart has publicly apologized for listing plus-sized women's Halloween costumes as "Fat Girl Costumes" on its official website, calling the decision to do so "unacceptable." The offensive listing was discovered and reported on by Gawker imprint Jezebel just prior to 10 a.m., about 90 minutes before Walmart began to change their web-copy.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: fatgirl; walmart
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To: Responsibility2nd
The average American obese woman does less than 5 minutes of cardiovascular exercise PER YEAR.
That statistic is about 1 year old.
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:43:48 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: Responsibility2nd
Not like there are ever any fat girls at Walmart.
Nooooo.
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:44:15 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Responsibility2nd
They forgot to label them “Zaftig Girl Costumes.”
Oh well.
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:46:37 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Responsibility2nd
No fat girls costumes? Its OK. Michelle Obama costumes are still availabe.
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:46:39 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Responsibility2nd
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:47:25 PM PDT
by
real saxophonist
(Youtube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
To: Responsibility2nd
Morbidly obese costumes is more acceptable?
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:48:08 PM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: Responsibility2nd
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:49:04 PM PDT
by
SkyPilot
("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
To: Responsibility2nd
AHHHH, WON’T YOU TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT?
AHH, DOWN BESIDE THAT RED FIRELIGHT?
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:49:15 PM PDT
by
DemforBush
(A Repo Man is always intense.)
To: Responsibility2nd
That’s what happens when you pay people so little. They can’t afford a thesaurus. “Plus size” people, “plus size”. Or “full figure” that one’s safe too.
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:49:38 PM PDT
by
discostu
(YAHTZEE!)
To: Slings and Arrows
Not a "No fat Girls" Ping
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:50:00 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: SkyPilot
Re Michelle pic: What is Bo laughing about?
To: Lazamataz
Well. While Walmart may discriminate against Fat Girls, we know that our very own Lazamataz WELCOMES them.
I understand Laz is throwing a Fat Girls Halloween Costume Contest.
The only way to get in the door is to be too fat to even get in the door.
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:52:51 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Responsibility2nd
Ok that does it
I now demand that all skeleton costumes be removed IMMEDIATELY since they are offensive to skinny people and Ethiopians
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:54:20 PM PDT
by
A_Former_Democrat
(STOP flights and immigration from HOT Zones . . .NOW)
To: Pearls Before Swine
I dunno but he looks the same in both pictures.
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:58:02 PM PDT
by
SkyPilot
("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
To: Responsibility2nd
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posted on
10/27/2014 2:58:03 PM PDT
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: SkyPilot
Will the real Michelle please stand up.
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To: Responsibility2nd
UPI is still in business?
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posted on
10/27/2014 3:01:27 PM PDT
by
iowamark
(I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
To: Responsibility2nd
So, can lard assed women not wear costumes? I’d think this would be a VERY profitable business model, doing “Plus Sized” Costumes. (given how MOST people are indeed fat)
They should make them for guys too.
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posted on
10/27/2014 3:11:33 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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