Walmart Kills Its 'Fat Girl Costumes' Category

Image via Jezebel

Well, that was fast. Just a few hours after Jezebel and Adweek successively posted on the existence of the headlining category on Walmart’s retail page, it has disappeared.

We would talk about the “why” behind this story, but the “how” is more relevant — and based on multiple recent tales of big-name retailers associated with undesirable products (remember Sears and the swastika rings?), we have to blame the third-party merchandisers and/or developers who are hired to help run these brands’ retail sites.

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