Yesterday we told you about people complaining that Walmart and Amazon were selling an Israeli soldier Halloween costume. No bid deal, right?
Wrong.
Walmart bowed to the mob and has stopped selling the costume:
https://twitter.com/slone/status/659366960199835648
Walmart halts sale of Israeli soldier Halloween costume, 'Sheik Fagin' nose https://t.co/VPPtCyOci1
— ❌Ƭαвιтнα Ɓℓιѕѕ❌ ❤?????? (@BlissTabitha) October 28, 2015
.@Walmart has removed a kids Israeli soldier Halloween costume after social media pressure. https://t.co/GTK3NYYVjL pic.twitter.com/RUc6TsJf1O
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) October 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/ADPEfferson/status/659366513120403456
Exactly. There is no difference and Walmart should be ashamed of themselves.
Walmart also discontinued the sale of a fake “Sheik Fagin” nose after facing a similar backlash. But the costume which isn’t offensive and the nose which is are entirely different products:
Dear @Walmart:
You are idiots for selling the nose in the 1st place.
You are cowards for discontinuing the uniform.https://t.co/ZKy4xAHdw6— Jonathan Schanzer (@JSchanzer) October 28, 2015
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Amazon still has the costume for sale, however, as Commentary Editor John Podhortez helpfully points out:
I just ordered one for my son because everybody who is protesting can go fuck himself. https://t.co/CierDTvumv
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 28, 2015
Well done, Amazon.
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