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Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Walmart Uses N-Word in Product Description, Is Really Sorry
Walmart says it’s really, REALLY sorry for using the most inflammatory word in the English language to describe the color of a wig cap being sold on its website.
The controversy blew up on Monday morning when Twitter user Kwani Lunis shared a screenshot of the product page in which the cap’s color is described in detail.
As you can see below, Walmart is advertising that this item is available in “N-gger Brown.”
For real. It really did say that.
“Hey @Walmart what are you doing?” Lunis asked as a simple and understandable question as a caption to the photo:
Many others quickly took notice of the Walmart.com page, with author Roxanne Gay writing, “Oh @Walmart, why is this on your website? So far past unacceptable.”
Perhaps, you may be thinking, this isn’t Walmart’s fault.
Perhaps this is merely the name of the color.
Nope.
Comedy writer Travon Free Tweeted that he found the same cap for sale on Amazon and, “for context,” he pointed out that the description is “minus a certain word.”
Following the social media outcry, the racial slur was taken off from the description for the wig cap, which the site explains is sold by Jagazi Naturals.
However, astute Twitter users noted that the epithet was still listed further down on the page, even after Walmart looked into the problem.
Shortly thereafter, the store took the listing down entirely and said that the information for each product is “provided by manufacturers, suppliers and others, and has not been verified by us.”
It further said the following in a mea culpa released to The Huffington Post:
“We are very sorry and appalled that this third-party seller listed their item with this description on our online marketplace.
“It is a clear violation of our policy, and has been removed, and we are investigating the seller to determine how this could have happened.”
This is not the first time Walmart has been at the center of a scandal, based on what it was selling or how it was advertising an item.
In December 2016, the retail giant got in trouble after third-party seller offered a mug reading “Got Retard?” on the website.
A mug saying “Got Hitler?” was also complained about and removed around that same time.
Then there was the way Walmart tried to cash in on 9/11 by hanging a banner that read “We Will Never Forget” above a display of soda cans on sale.
In this case, Ragan Dickens, Walmart’s national media relations director, says the wig cap was sold by a third party, NOT by Jagazi Naturals, the creator of the item.
Walmart is in the process of suspending their account and are further investigating the issue.
According to Walmart.com, the company explicitly prohibits third-party retailers from selling “offensive” products through its marketplace.
This includes products that display “vulgar language.
It also includes “products that either portray, glorify or promote in an insensitive way animal cruelty; any historical or news events; criminal or illegal activity; derogatory stereotyping based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or nationality; hatred; intolerance; natural or man-made disaster(s); tragedy; violence.”
Friday, February 24, 2017
Kim Kardashian Shills Another BS Weight Loss Product
Kim Kardashian is at least partially responsible for the popularity of waist training, the idiotic weight loss trend that has women all over the country smushing their organs into a more pleasing shape.
For years, Kardashian waist training photos have been popping up on social media at the rate of about one a month, and Kim and her sisters have cashed in big time as a result.
Never mind the fact that the Kard clan has access to the best in personal trainers, dieticians, and (judging from their reality shows) round-the-clock salads in plastic containers, many of their fans are still willing to buy any magic bullet weight loss solution to which they falsely credit their famous figures.
And the snake oil companies responsible for these products are more than happy to cut depressingly large checks for social media darlings like Kim and kompany to give their overpriced crap a public thumbs up.
So it’s in that spirit that Kim has moved on to some next level sh-t:
No longer content to encourage her followers to shell out a couple hundred bucks for a worse-than-useless piece of crap, Kim now wants people to shell out a grand (or more) to get all decked out in magic garbage bags:
Kim calls it a sweatsuit, because she’s never set foot in a Wal-Mart, but she’s actually wearing something called a “sauna suit.”
And as her Snapchat users have noticed – she’s been wearing it a lot lately.
The idea is that it makes you absoluetly pour sweat during your workouts, but as any personal trainer can tell you, the pounds you drop will be mostly water weight, and any progress will be undone as soon as you rehydrate post-workout.
Regardless, we’re sure sales are through the roof ever since Kim’s been sharing this hot tip with her millions of followers.
As with her first pregnancy, Kim dropped the baby weight surprisingly fast after giving birth to Saint West.
So it’s only natural that fans would look to her for advice and shedding their own excess poundage.
But if Kim really wanted to help them, she’d be honest that her secret is no secret:
Everything is easier when you have limitless time and money on your hands, including losing weight.
Unfortunately, that’s been an expensive lesson to learn for many of Kim’s fans.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Kylie Jenner Launches Latest Makeup Product, "Kyliner"
Kylie Jenner is hoping that you’ll want to make your eyes as large as your lips, and she’s created an eyeliner kit to do just that.
Kyliner launches today at 3 p.m., and includes an eyeliner pencil and a pot of gel eyeliner.
The new product joins the growing list of Kylie Cosmetics’ empire, which includes the famous lip kit and eye shadow palette.
Three weeks ago, Jenner sold a special birthday edition of the eyeliner kit, which was gold-infused for an extra kick. The product sold out almost immediately.
Back in December, Jenner’s conversation sort of contradicts this huge business she’s trying to build.
“I would never wear makeup, because I honestly hate wearing makeup,” she said.
“Lately, I’ve just been so over it. I feel like I’m way too young to wear such heavy makeup all the time. It’s just bad for your skin, but I’m always doing photo shoots or red carpets and events, so I just obviously want to look good.”
Good thing she started a makeup line.
On the other hand, maybe Jenner is a chip off the old block and loves growing a business.
In the August issue of Allure, Jenner was interviewed by her older, sister Kim Kardashian, who asked the 19-year-old what she wanted to be when she grew up.
“My main focus is my cosmetics line,” Jenner said.
“I’m putting all my energy toward that and making it the best I can.”
Jenner’s success with Kylie Cosmetics has not been without a dash of controversy here and there.
Earlier this summer, the Better Business Bureau gave Kylie Cosmetics an F due to a large number of customer complaints relating to delivery and product issues.
“I’ve sold millions of lip kits and any complaint we’ve received to date has been addressed in a timely manner,” Jenner said in response to the grade, which was changed from an F to “No Rating” due to it only being in business for less than a year.
“I’m sick and tired of people coming for my business. I love everything about Kylie Cosmetics and I will do anything in my power to protect and improve it every day and make you guys happy.
“I don’t want to respond to the haters but you guys deserve an answer and to know the facts. I love you and apologize to anyone who felt the urge to complain and didn’t receive the service they deserve.”
So, carry on, and buy the Kyliner because it sells out faster than a hot cake.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Kylie Jenner Reveals New Beauty Product: WHAT IS IT?!?
As previously reported, Kylie Jenner Cosmetics is a complete failure.
But that isn’t stopping the teenager from expanding her beauty empire.
Following many weeks of hype and build-up, Jenner revealed via a video on her official app yesterday that she is no longer just in the lip kit business.
She is also coming out with her first eye shadow palette.
“Surprise, I’m launching a Kyshadow* palette!!!” Jenner wrote in an accompanying article, adding:
“I’ve been working on this for months and I’m so excited to finally reveal the big news to you guys.
“Check out this exclusive video of me introducing my new eyeshadow palette – and then watch Ariel Tejada do my glam with it!”
(*Yes, the product really is called Kyshadow.)
In the following footage, we see the beautifully illustrated palette in all its close-up glory.
The front depicts a pair of eyes that appears to be a lot like those of Kylie; except these are dripping glamorous, metallic tears.
Inside the case are nine bronze shades that many people may have seen before, most notably those who check out Kylie Jenner Instagram photos on a regular basis.
“I really want to tell people that I’ve been using this every single day,” she says. “I’ve been using this palette every day for the past five or six months.”
Early on in the video, Jenner says the product is “literally my baby.”
So we guess those Kylie Jenner pregnant rumors were right after all!
The 18-year old goes on to say that she believes releasing this set of hues first was “so important” because she favors bronze and brown shades. She really hopes her fans feel the same.
However, Kylie also revealed that there are two more palettes coming before the end of the year.
It’s easy to mock Kylie for this business endeavor, especially after the Better Business Bureau just gave her company an F for the Kylie Jenner lip kit.
However, the sad truth is that consumers continue to purchase items sponsored by the Kardashians-Jenner or promoted by the Kardashian-Jenners.
Heck, Kim Kardashian is on the cover of the latest Forbes magazine.
We don’t get it. And it makes us very sad to think about it.
But millions upon millions of young folks around the country think Kylie Jenner is some kind of beauty authority.
She definitely knows HOW to put on makeup (as depicted below), but it’s unclear why you should pad her bank account by purchasing anything from her poorly-run business.
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