Walmart Sells Halloween Costumes For Bigger Babes In Section Labeled “Fat Girl Costumes”
11 years ago

For some time this morning, female shoppers resorting to Walmart’s website for their Halloween costume endeavors (because homemade craftsmanship and originality so isn’t 2014) were met with absolute shock when they discovered a special tab for the holiday: “Fat Girl Costumes.”

Not, like, a costume to dress up as a fat girl–rather, a section for, well, fat girls to find costumes.

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Immediately after complaints started flooding Walmart’s Twitter account this morning, I can virtually guarantee someone was fired:

Whoever Kinga is, he or she is really good at copying and pasting corporate “We’re sorry” language, as it appears Kinga did on quite a few occasions throughout the day. Now, it looks like Glen is handling the complaints as they roll in.

It’s still unclear how or why the section, now renamed “Plus Size Costumes,” was manipulated to read as less than politically correct. It’s also fucking incredible that the fourth largest corporation in the world can’t use any part of its $247 billion market cap to employ some kind of checks and balances oversight system to make sure that obese women getting made fun of doesn’t happen on its website, especially during the Halloween season. They know how easy candy is to come by right now, and what it does to Tracy’s waist!

The girls over at Jezebel originally uncovered this story, but thanks to the guys at Business Insider for reminding us that Target also had a big mishap recently when “Manatee Gray” was an exclusive color swatch…exclusive to women’s sizes XL and up.

“Because she looks like a manatee!!!! Get it??”

[via Jezebel]

Image via Business Insider

  2. BlackoutBrother

    Whether companies make outfits for skinny people or fat people, there’s always a liberal ready to complain

    11 years ago at 4:58 pm
      2. SlapperFromThePoint

        This whole article is sourced from Jezebel, and there’s a link just up a bit

        11 years ago at 7:28 pm
      3. trapnotskeet

        Where did you think the author got this? The link is right under the article, illiterate much?

        11 years ago at 7:57 pm
    1. Quartermaster_TFM

      That could be the most disgusting thing I’ve seen all day, and I’ve seen dorms mom naked

      11 years ago at 5:21 pm
    2. 2ChainzThreeFifths

      Damn you must be really smart bro. You would be the guy to correct people on whether its trap or skeet

      11 years ago at 9:58 pm
    1. God.BlessTexas

      Underrated comment, I had to be reminded I was in the library after reading this one.

      11 years ago at 6:19 pm
    2. Frat Papelbon

      i love chubby girls. nothing beats two moist meaty clasper flaps massaging your rod

      11 years ago at 5:55 am
  8. the state school pun guy

    Whale, I’ve heard enough. I’m just going to have to weigh in here. I find all of these fat jokes horrible, y’all. I mean, don’t you think these girls have enough on their plate…

    11 years ago at 5:16 pm
      2. trapnotskeet

        And neither do you…if there was enough on their plates they might not have gotten themselves in this situation.

        11 years ago at 7:56 pm