by David E
Surely the facts are not in dispute. Or are they?
Wal-Mart apologized yesterday after its retail Web site directed potential buyers of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Planet of the Apes DVDs to also consider purchasing DVDs with African American themes.The world’s largest retailer said in a statement that it was "heartsick" over the racially offensive grouping and that the site was linking "seemingly random combinations of titles.""It’s just simply not working correctly," said Mona Williams, vice president of corporate communications for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Well isn’t that special? Imagine a corporation has a ‘heart" that is "sick." It’s also, like so much of this culture, racist to its very core. No question that Wal-Mart was sending a cyber "shout out" to the white supermacist customers whose business it values. The only problem, was it got found out. . Ah yes, a PR emergency, easily solved with crocodile tears and a "sincere" statement of "apology" filled with self-aggrandizing protestations of "disbelief."
He has much more pointed commentary about racism here. I tend to lend toward a non-conspiracy angle here, though agreeing with the world's largest company doesn't set easy on my mind.
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