Wal-Mart Web Site Makes Racial Connections

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally posted by Tickled Pink 2
We have, however, noticed some bias on which children get offered the smiley stickers. But again - I don't make a to do about it because usually Mr. or Mrs. Ignoramus is Jenna or JimBob Trailerpark trash (and you think you can look down on me? Puhllleeeeease. Keep yo stank stickers - and I hope your $5.95/hr is well worth your actin' hateful to a kid) ...

[CrimsonTide4]

Wal-Mart Web Site Makes Racial Connections



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Wal-Mart Web Site Makes Racial Connections
DVD Shoppers Get Offensive Referrals

By Ylan Q. Mui
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 6, 2006; Page D01

Wal-Mart apologized yesterday after its retail Web site directed potential buyers of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Planet of the Apes" DVDs to also consider purchasing DVDs with African American themes.

The world's largest retailer said in a statement that it was "heartsick" over the racially offensive grouping and that the site was linking "seemingly random combinations of titles."

"It's just simply not working correctly," said Mona Williams, vice president of corporate communications for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

The company said it was alerted to the problem early yesterday afternoon after word began spreading among bloggers. When visitors to Walmart.com requested "Planet of the Apes: The Complete TV Series" on DVD, four other movies were recommended under the heading "Similar Items." Those films included "Martin Luther King: I Have A Dream/Assassination of MLK" and "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson."

[AKA_Monet]

Fortunately, where I live in Seattle, there is no Walmart within logical driving distance...

We have to "Target" or "Fred Meyer" it...

I prefer Target over Fred. But our Target doesn't have supermarket, yet.

But this past Christmas I was visiting my MIL Hayle out in Apopka, FL and Walmart shopping was just too psychotic for me. Unfortunately, I purchased my own brother and his "family" a Walmart gift card before I read all of this lunacy. But now I really don't feel too bad about it 'cuz my brother's "wife" (the woman he is legally married to, but now wants to get a divorce... Don't ask, 'cuz I don't know...) is caucasian, so she won't have too much harassment when she goes to the Walmart stores in SoCal... I mainly got the gift card for my little nephew--he needs diapers and stuh--and there was no "Babies 'R Us" stores within driving distance in Apopka--that I knew about and my MIL Hayle wouldn't have gone psycho about driving to it...

But, now, this poor guy in Tampa and the stupidity he suffered... Well good for GAF in support. And Walmart deserves losing a huge account like that for that much stupidity!!!

Besides every Walmart I "visited" while in Florida and Georgia, all the workers had bleeding gums and rotten teeth and they looked like they just got out of a crack house...

Also, Walmart would want to be careful having stoopid workers in SoCal... Let's just say that Walmart might want to build "flame retardant" buildings... We just have a nasty habit of wanting to warm ourselves by a fire after the store really got looted by some real Dorsey HS and Crenshaw HS "fools"...

[Jill1228]

Monet, I like Target too...don't tell anyone though--I work for Fred Meyer!

Wal-Mart in Bellingham has some tore up looking employees too

[zphi1920]

Girl, my daughters and I were at walmart once and went thought the self ck...why did an undercover loss prevention person meet us out side asking to see our reciept for some jeans my child had just bought. I was pissed off...this was even after the little old lady had checked my reciept at the door.

[cinammonkisses]

Originally posted by mulattogyrl
I'll be down.

After reading this entire thread..Hell I'm down too