Walmart is catching heat this week after online shoppers noticed a Halloween costume section that specifically targeted “fat girls.” That’s right, the retail giant actually used the term “fat girls.”
Though the website also features a page for “Adult Plus Halloween Costumes,” you can understand why the title of this selection was offending people like no other.
As pointed out by Jezebel, the “fat girl” section featured many of the same costumes as the plus-size page, leading many people to believe that the label was a joke that accidentally went live.
Walmart has since taken down the embarrassing page after a couple of customers took to social media to express their complaints, which prompted a painfully vague, auto response from Walmart.
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Here’s hoping that the not-so-funny Walmart team takes more caution when labeling its sections. God knows there are already plenty of offensive Halloween content/merchandise on its site, ranging from racist Indian costumes to ignorant Gypsy get-ups.
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[via Buzzfeed]
