Walmart has removed an online listing for a pair of men's hiking boots with"KKK" emblazoned on the tongue.
The retailer dropped the shoes from its website after it was flagged by the Council on American-Islamic Relations , a grassroots civil rights and advocacy group. "We thank Walmart for dropping an online listing for oddly/poorly named 'KKK' boots after we brought this to their attention earlier today," CAIR said in aThe boots, listed as"Harsuny Men's Tactical Military Hikinh Ankle Boot Outdoor Trekking Shoes," were available in black and tan, both with"KKK" in red visible on the tongue of the shoes above the laces. that found Black hourly employees at Walmart were fired twice as often as white staffers.
"Walmart had some of the largest racial inequities of the surveyed companies when it came to employment outcomes," the report said.within its workforce, and donated $100 million to create a center for racial equity. "The global health crisis has tested all of us in recent months, and the racial violence in the U.S. — in particular, the murder of George Floyd — is tragic, painful and unacceptable," Walmart CEO Doug McMillon wrote in an email to employees announcing the pledge in June 2020. Subscribe to push notifications
Social pressure is good, hate is not. Therefore we need to start holding blacks accountable but with compassion for their unique characteristics.
Oh thank you walmart for stopping these racist boots from being racially purchased by racist racists in racist America. 🤡
What was the boots acronymn for? Did anyone find out? I thought the design of the shoe was sound.
Writes article about the boot & removal but doesn’t even ask the manufacturer about the boot, or the name. I guess that minor detail and the social commentary about their diversity program wouldn’t all fit in the word count. What does Walmarts diversity have to do with the boot
Pressure? They sent an email and Walmart went 'oh crap.'
Put my shoe back on the shelves YALL buggin
Cue the freedom police
elonmusk seriously needs to install a laugh button.
Don't look at the whole world through the US' own segregation-past lens.
WOKE. It's just a coincidence Walmart Like the KKK zippers.
OfficiallyIce
So it took pressure from outside the company