Walmart Is Sorry for Selling ‘Fat Girl Costumes’

As first reported by Jezebel this morning, Walmart really knows how to treat all its customers, irregardless of weight and size, with dignity and respect:

.@Walmart Not sure labeling these as "Fat Girl Costumes" is the best approach. #rude http://t.co/UbDq6BpArv pic.twitter.com/SE5BjOUPFs

— Kristyn Washburn (@ItsWithaY) October 21, 2014

If you can’t see it, here’s the category in question, which is selling plus-sized Halloween costumes for ladies:

Walmart quickly apologized and, after a few technical snafus, scrubbed its Halloween section of any references to “fat girls” in the plus-size section. A spokesman told Mashable that they were investigating the matter. “This never should have been on our site,” they added.

[h/t Mashable]
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