N-word used on Walmart website to describe product color

New York Post ^ | July 17, 2017 | Leah Bitsky and Joshua Rhett Miller

[grundle]

Walmart was apologizing on Monday after an appalling description of a product by a third-party vendor made its way onto the retail giant’s website.

The retailer was slammed early Monday after the color of a netting weave cap — used as a protective layer between a person’s hair and sewn-in hair extensions — on its site was described as the color “N— Brown.”

“Hey @Walmart what are you doing,” Twitter user Kwani Lunis tweeted with a screenshot of the problematic product listing.

New York Times best-selling author Roxane Gay condemned the retail chain, tweeting that dropping the N-bomb on their site was “so far past unacceptable.”

Shortly after the controversy erupted, Walmart removed the racial slur and replaced the “Add To Cart” button with a message stating that the item was no longer available.

[Chode]

she is soooooo hot in that movie

[ifinnegan]

Chewie is missing.

[Oztrich Boy]

Not a translation error. It was a standard colour before triggerword became a thing. From wiki

Colors A shade of dark brown used to be known as "nigger brown" or simply "nigger";[59] other colors were also prefixed with the word. Usage as a color word continued for some time after it was no longer acceptable about people.[60]

Clothing, shoe polish, dye, thread, paint, and 0f course "Nigger Brown Ale" beer.

[Oztrich Boy]

New York Times best-selling author Roxane Gay condemned the retail chain, tweeting that dropping the N-bomb on their site was “so far past unacceptable.”

Double standards. Walmart is a acceptable target because deplorables shop there.

But ride a horse while hitting a ball and you can buy top label and NYTimes best selling author won't say "boo".