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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 07:36 PM Jun 2020

Walmart is facing backlash for selling an 'All Lives Matter' T-shirt online

Walmart is being criticized for selling a T-shirt with the words "All Lives Matter."

Twitter users noticed earlier this week that the superstore was carrying the T-shirt, which they said was insensitive, racist, and dismissive of the Black Lives Matter movement.


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A selection of "Blue Lives Matter" T-shirts, referring to the police, also got a negative reaction online.


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In a statement to Global News, Walmart Canada said that a third-party seller was responsible for listing items that included variations on the "Lives Matter" phrase and that the company would review those items to ensure they complied with Walmart's terms and conditions.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/walmart-is-facing-backlash-for-selling-an-all-lives-matter-t-shirt-online/ar-BB15XPGK?li=BBnb7Kz
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Walmart is facing backlash for selling an 'All Lives Matter' T-shirt online (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 OP
I guarantee that in six months, LanternWaste Jun 2020 #1
 

LanternWaste

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1. I guarantee that in six months,
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 07:44 PM
Jun 2020

I guarantee that in six months, saying "Happy Holidays" (an implicit admission that all holidays matter) will offend the dull-witted and short-sighted.

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