Sears has tons of BLM stuff....
Posted on 07/07/2021 12:19:45 PM PDT by RandFan
Sears and Kmart have pulled a t-shirt from their websites that referred to Ashli Babbitt, the woman who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, as an “American Patriot.”
The shirt, which also included a faded black and white American flag, prompted backlash from social media users Tuesday after Vox’s Aaron Rupar tweeted a screenshot of the item of clothing, as well as the links to the product on Sears' and Kmart's websites.
The 35-year-old Air Force veteran was captured in graphic footage being shot after attempting to climb through a broken glass door leading into the Speaker’s Lobby.
Her death has been politicized by some Republicans, including Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), who received condemnation for claiming that Babbitt, who stormed through the Capitol building along with other supporters of former President Trump, was “executed” by police.
Hours after Rupar’s initial tweet, the official Sears account responded, writing that the product was “no longer available for purchase” on the websites for Sears and Kmart, both of which are owned by parent company Transformco.
“Thank you for bringing this product to our attention,” the tweet added.
As of Wednesday, the URLs that previously led to the product on the Sears and Kmart websites now say “yikes,” with the websites explaining that the pages are “no longer available.”
It was not clear how long the shirts had been available on the websites, and several users noted that the product may have been available through a third-party company allowed to sell products on the platforms.
The Hill has reached out to Transformco for additional information.
Babbitt was one of several people who died amid the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, with dozens of others suffering injuries ranging from mild to severe, as rioters attempted to stop Congress from certifying President Biden’s election win based on Trump’s unsupported claims of widespread fraud.
Six months after the mob attack, federal authorities have arrested and charged more than 535 individuals with crimes related to their alleged participation in the riot.
Babbitt’s family and some Republicans, including Trump himself, have called on authorities to release the name of the officer who shot her.
Last month, Babbitt’s family filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., Superior Court seeking the officer's records, footage of the shooting, and documents and witness statements the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) obtained during its investigation.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in April that it would not be pursuing criminal charges against the officer involved in Babbitt’s death.
Are they still in business?
Anyway, turning down sales. What a great plan for failing retail chains.
And why did those Woke corporations even accept such business in the first place?
I’d boycott both SEARS and K-MART but THEIR STORES WENT OUT OF BUSINESS HERE!.........................
Aaron Rupar should be getting blowback from this.
Anywhere we can order these directly (and who’s making $ from it)?
there is no statute of limitations on murder.
“Sears and Kmart
Are they still in business?”
There is still a Kmart in the keys on Mararthon.
Hint: They're more liable to sell shirts praising the name of the great Saint Fentanyl Floyd.
Their stock price has gone from $121 in 2007, to 25 cents a share today.
No doubt due to brilliant management.
Sears has tons of BLM stuff....
They're not giving her the Byrd. (The name of the shooter, some think).
Wasn’t Babbitt a combat veteran? I guess that’s not patriotic to woke commies.
She wasn’t a convicted home intruding assailant, like the Left’s newest icon.
They barely had anything left. Now they pull out of that. Pretty much finished them off. They should have taken a conservative stand and could have pulled out of bankruptcy.
Trump mentioned it again today. I'll bet the corrupt media has spoken her name in months.
These are the types of decisions that show the way forward for dynamic, industry leaders in retail.
Sears and KMart had 3,500 stores open at their peak. Today there are 3 in all of CA, all set to close Aug.22, 2021.
Dozens of others are on probable closing lists this year elsewhere.
Will they sell the shirt with a map of the State of Idaho and the wording:
Idaho? No, you da ho.
And the great:
After This Covid Thing Ends
I Still Want People To Stay Away From Me
OOPS, hasn't
Now, the Right will boycott them for caving.
Toyota corporate handled the Lefties perfectly when they pulled their TwittSewer boycott cr@p last week.
Hey, forgot to state:
Approximately 700 stores open today for Sears and KMart.
Sorry.
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