In the wake of the Charleston shootings and jumping on the bandwagon that the Confederate flag is in part responsible for continuing a culture of racial hate, Walmart has effectively scrubbed its retail empire of this symbol. That would be fine if only the retail giant would be consistent with its censorship.
Last week saw the celebration of the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of gay marriage in all 50 states. Walmart has been among the more liberally social, even advocating for gay rights. If this is truly the company's stance, why on earth would it sell a symbol of hatred? In Iran, there are no effective gay rights' issues because dead men don't speak nor can they marry. But you can buy an Iranian flag on Walmart.com for $54.88.
Perhaps the most ridiculous example of Walmart's political correctness gone amuck is starting to go viral. If you want a Confederate flag cake that promotes the message "Heritage not Hate," Walmart won't bake if for you, but they evidently don't have a problem making an ISIS flag cake, the epitome of hatred of anything not associated with ISIS ideology.
Chuck Netzhammer recently tested the boundaries and posted the results to his YouTube channel:
On 06/25/15 I attempted to get an Edible image cake printed with the confederate flag image on it at Walmart. It was denied. The next day I had them do the same for the ISIS battle flag image I brought to them. They cheerfully did it. and sold me my ISIS cake. WTF Walmart! ISIS is beheading Christians, selling little girls into slavery, and is currently a terrorist org at war with the United States........but you can't buy the General Lee toy car at Wallmart? It's a damn shame.
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