Walmart Canada is removing t-shirts that say “All Lives Matter” after an online backlash:
MYFOX8 – Walmart is facing heat for selling T-shirts that feature variations of the “Black Lives Matter” slogan, including “All Lives Matter,” “Blue Lives Matter,” “Irish Lives Matter” and “Homeless Lives Matter.”
The backlash erupted on social media, where users criticized the world’s largest retailer for allegedly “mocking” the Black Lives Matter movement, which has come to symbolize a call to action against racism and police killings of Black people in America.
Since then, “Black Lives Matter” has become a rallying cry, most recently, by protestors nationwide and around the world in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing at the hands of law enforcement in Minneapolis in June.
The T-shirts are being sold online by Walmart.com and Walmart Canada online.
In a comment to CBC, Walmart Canada said it “stand[s] against any form of racism or discrimination.” “We promote listening, seeking to understand and embracing individual differences. Today, our third-party marketplace has a number of items with variations on the phrase ‘lives matter.’ We will continue to review those items to ensure compliance with our terms and conditions.”
As of Thursday afternoon, the “All Lives Matter” T-shirts were no longer visible on the Walmart Canada website.
So black lives are the only ones that matter? There’s no room for the slogan “All Lives Matter” on t-shirts in a Walmart store?
How ridiculous! And the fact that Walmart Canada is kowtowing to the mob is despicable.
I just checked Walmart.com and as of right now the shirts are still up for sale. But if Walmart Canada is refusing to sell them, you can bet Walmart.com will kowtow to the mob as well and stop selling them. I hope I’m wrong.