WASHINGTON — With Halloween just a few days away, Wal-Mart is drawing criticism after online shoppers spotted a section labeled “Fat Girl Costumes.”
The section was made up of costumes that would typically be found in Wal-Mart’s plus-size women’s section.
The label remained on the company’s website for a large part of Monday morning, CNN reports. It was later removed, and Wal-Mart tweeted apologies to customers voicing their complaints.
@simplygianna This was unacceptable, and we apologize. -Lilla
— Walmart (@Walmart) October 28, 2014
@AlexisMPayne It was unacceptable, and we apologize. We quickly removed it & are taking more steps to ensure this never happens again. -Iris
— Walmart (@Walmart) October 28, 2014
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