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03-18-2010, 04:46 AM
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Shelia Ellington, of Williamstown, N.J., answers a question as she stands with Patricia Covington, of Williamstown, right, as they meet Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Washington Township, N.J., near a Wal-Mart store where they complained Sunday about comments that came over the store's public address system. Wal-Mart officials are reviewing security tapes after an announcement was made for 'all black people' to leave the southern New Jersey store. Shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, a male voice came over the public-address system at the Route 42 store in Washington Township and calmly announced: 'Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now.' Management later apologized.
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By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI, Associated Press Writer Bruce Shipkowski, Associated Press Writer – Thu Mar 18, 1:07 am ET
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities.
A male voice came over the public-address system Sunday evening at a store in Washington Township, in southern New Jersey, and calmly announced: "Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now."
Shoppers in the store at the time said a manager quickly got on the public-address system and apologized for the remark. And while it was unclear whether a rogue patron or an employee was responsible for the comment, many customers expressed their anger to store management.
"I want to know why such statements are being made, because it flies in the face of what we teach our children about tolerance for all," said Sheila Ellington, who was in the store at the time with a friend. "If this was meant to be a prank, there's only one person laughing, and it's not either one of us."
Ellington, of Monroe, and her friend Patricia Covington said they plan to boycott the retailer until they're assured the issue has been addressed so it doesn't happen again.
The pair said they were stunned when they heard the announcement and initially believed they had misheard it. But once the words sank in, they grew angry.
"I depended on Walmart for all my needs, because the store has pretty much everything you could want," Covington said. "But until this issue is addressed in a way I'm comfortable with, I can't walk through those doors again."
Officials with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., based in Bentonville, Ark., said that the announcement was "unacceptable" and that they're trying to determine who made it and how it happened.
"We are just as appalled by this incident as our customers," the company said in a statement. "Whoever did this is just wrong and acted in an inappropriate manner. Clearly, this is completely unacceptable to us and to our customers."
This is not the first time the retailer has faced such problems.
There have been several past instances of black customers claiming they were treated unfairly at Walmart stores, and the company faced lawsuits alleging that women were passed over in favor of men for pay raises and promotions.
In February 2009, the retailer paid $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in its hiring of truck drivers.
And the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the company in May 2009, claiming some Hispanic employees at a Sam's Club subsidiary in California were subjected to a hostile work environment. That suit alleges managers failed to stop repeated verbal harassment, including the use of derogatory words, against employees of Mexican descent.
However, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has said the company has worked hard in recent years to show it cares about diversity.
Bill Mitchell, a former Walmart employee who was shopping Wednesday at the store, said that he was saddened to hear about the announcement but that "as a black man, I've heard worse things."
As customer Sharon Osbourne, of Williamstown, left the store Wednesday, she called the announcement "appalling, stupid and sad."
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03-18-2010, 04:59 AM
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sounds like a prank
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03-18-2010, 06:09 AM
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you should be treated like shit if you do all your shopping at wal-mart, whatever your race
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03-18-2010, 07:27 AM
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maybe they were selling Fried chicken outside
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03-18-2010, 07:34 AM
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03-18-2010, 08:28 AM
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lol so apparently a prank man they blowing it out of proportions.
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03-18-2010, 09:24 AM
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"Attention all superstore shoppers, all Chinese people must leave the store immediately."
30% of them won't leave because they don't understand it anyways.
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03-18-2010, 09:29 AM
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^ LOL!!
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03-18-2010, 10:09 AM
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03-18-2010, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Shun Izaki  you should be treated like shit if you do all your shopping at wal-mart, whatever your race | You should be treated like shit.
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03-18-2010, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Shun Izaki you should be treated like shit if you do all your shopping at wal-mart, whatever your race | wtf how does that even make sense?
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Originally Posted by Qmx323 "Attention all superstore shoppers, all Chinese people must leave the store immediately."
30% of them won't leave because they don't understand it anyways. | haha so true
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03-18-2010, 11:20 AM
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I dont know what they expect wal-mart to do to prevent this from happening in the future. If someone wants to do it there going to do it there is no real way to control the P.A system everyone has access to it if there is a company phone there
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03-18-2010, 01:34 PM
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Well they sold out of Watermelons, Grape drink and fried chicken. Hence why they told all the "black people" to go out. Saves them time.
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03-18-2010, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Shun Izaki you should be treated like shit if you do all your shopping at wal-mart, whatever your race | Thats like saying fat chinese dudes shouldnt be allowed to eat
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03-18-2010, 02:09 PM
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i wonder if they said any other race would there be as much coverage ....
black people needs to lighten up .. they weren't the only people that has been slaved in human history
how about stop calling each others "niggah"
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03-18-2010, 02:19 PM
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(u'll have to have seen it to get it) but John C Reilys character gets in trouble with the black community as well "black apples" etc (movies based about them working in a supermarket trying to become the manager)
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Originally Posted by Coach Hines Thats like saying fat chinese dudes shouldnt be allowed to eat | AKA
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Originally Posted by Qmx323 "Attention all superstore shoppers, all Chinese people must leave the store immediately."
30% of them won't leave because they don't understand it anyways. | Might as well go say it at T&T  | |
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03-18-2010, 05:15 PM
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speaking about t&t superstore -_- i h8 how loblaws switched t&t to charge for bags -_-
t&t bags were bio-degradable anyway
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Originally Posted by StylinRed
(u'll have to have seen it to get it) but John C Reilys character gets in trouble with the black community as well "black apples" etc (movies based about them working in a supermarket trying to become the manager) |
Hahahaha, I saw that movie, that part was epic.
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03-18-2010, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Shun Izaki you should be treated like shit if you do all your shopping at wal-mart, whatever your race | hey, i like shopping at wal-mart
you should be treated like shit for being a douche, whatever your race
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03-18-2010, 10:33 PM
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yeah man, walmart stuff is so cheap,
and don't get me started on taco bell.
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