Walmart has discontinued selling a T-shirt in its stores after going viral for the “controversial” word written on the clothing. Last week, a woman who goes by the username whosurdaddienow gained a lot of attention on Twitter after doing some shopping at her local Walmart, only to come across a shirt with a “hidden word” on it.
“I need this shirt before Walmart realizes what they have done,” she wrote. “Find the hidden word.” While it’s probably not that noticeable at first glance, the slogan, which encourages people to recycle, inadvertently spell the word “c**t.”
Considering how quickly people are offended by things these days, a spokesperson for Walmart wasted no time to let it be known that the shirt would be pulled from the retail giant’s stores, adding that the explicit word added to the piece of apparel was not intentional.
“This was not intentional, and the T-shirt has been removed,” a Walmart rep told Newsweek. According to the outlet, the shirt had only been sold in Canadian-based stores, under the Walmart-owned George fashion brand for $5.
I need this shirt before Walmart realizes what they have done.
Find the hidden word. 😏😅 pic.twitter.com/OtiWsFlk3c— ƒℓαѕкѕ вєƒσяє тαѕкѕ (@whosurdaddienow) April 3, 2023
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The shirt is still available on sites such as Amazon, where it’s being sold for $20, though there’s a chance it will get pulled entirely in the coming weeks. Social media was obviously quick to leave their reactions on Twitter, and people had mixed opinions about the shirt, with some saying it was funny while others said there was no way this was not intentionally done. “What’s the over/under that whoever designed that shirt knew exactly what they were doing?” one person tweeted. Another wrote, “I didn’t get it until I saw the broad hints in the comments, I’m clearly too pure for this world.”
Others were rather amused by the shirt, adding, If you order it for delivery on the second weekday of next week, tracking will indicate, “see you next tuesday.”
A fourth commenter couldn’t understand the controversy behind the shirt at first, tweeting, “This took me way too long and I totally did not understand why everyone was talking about next Tuesday I feel old and out of touch (at all of 37).”
But you can only wear this shirt on Tuesday 😏😏😏 pic.twitter.com/lrEFb04MqL
— Bearded & Fluffy 🍺🤪🍺🤪 (@ChiTownTim27) April 4, 2023
Another Twitter user continued the conversation, writing, “Even aside from that unfortunate error, the irony of buying this as a cheap, new shirt is quite something.”
This, of course, isn’t the first time Walmart has had to pull some of its clothes from their stores for offensive language. Back in 2017, the retail giant apologized for its shirts threatening to kill journalists, sparking a nationwide outrage.