It seems there's a vetting process for these third-party retailers, but somehow, Wal-Mart's trust and compliance team didn't catch this one. However, once Mashable inquired about the T-shirt, Wal-Mart said it would pull it.
Wal-Mart released a statement concerning the shirt, according to Mashable:
This obviously has no business being on our site. It wasn't sold by Wal-Mart directly, but by a third-party seller on our marketplace. It's in clear violation of our policy. We apologize to anyone who was offended by the item and we're removing it immediately.
Mashable found other Hollywood Threads shirts on Wal-Mart's website that may be offensive to customers, but Wal-Mart has not commented on those shirts yet.
Hannah Abrams is the senior content editor for Promo Marketing. In her free time, she enjoys coming up with excuses to avoid exercise, visiting her hometown in Los Angeles and rallying for Leonardo DiCaprio to win his first second Academy Award.