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N-word used on Walmart website to describe product color
New York Post ^ | July 17, 2017 | Leah Bitsky and Joshua Rhett Miller

Posted on 07/17/2017 2:38:45 PM PDT by 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.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: nword; retail; slur; walmart
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To: BlueLancer

she is soooooo hot in that movie


41 posted on 07/17/2017 5:17:32 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: montag813

Chewie is missing.


42 posted on 07/17/2017 6:48:10 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
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.
43 posted on 07/17/2017 6:54:17 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Winter is coming)
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To: grundle
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".


44 posted on 07/17/2017 7:03:00 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Winter is coming)
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