Walmart Canada says third-party bathing suit ad ‘for fat girls’ was a translation error

Wal-Mart Canada apologizes for currently deleted advertisements promoting a project called "Fat Woman Swimsuit" in the title.

For third-party advertisements, we use unobtrusive large-format floral print swimwear to express this product as "the best choice for having a hot summer."

In an e-mail statement, Wal-Mart's spokesman Diane Medeiros said the explanation is due to a translation error by a third-party seller.

"The explanation of this bathing suit sold by a third party seller at Walmart.ca does not represent the values ​​of Wal-Mart," she wrote.

"We will remove the product from Walmart.ca and sincerely apologize for unintentional violations from customers."

Amanda Hanson, a stylist based in St. John's, New Jersey, saw advertisements on Friday morning.

Mr. Hansen said that she loves physical enthusiasm and acceptance and that the seller is concerned about using terms that are often used to insult a overweight woman.

"For many years, she has lots of emotions, negative emotions, and bullying, whether it comes from family, boyfriend, or other women," she said.

In recent years, some people accept the word "fat" and proudly use it to express their size.

But Hansen said that this is their choice, and others may still feel that the word is uncomfortable due to its negative meaning.

"When you think about it, it is an explanatory word just as you use 'thin' or 'blonde', or high or 'short'," she said.

"However, as women have been humiliated for a long time because women have not been adequately expressed in society, the definition of" fat "is considered negative. "

Although she understands that this is a problem of a third party seller, Hansen said that this error raises questions about how retail giants monitor third party sellers on the website It was.

"I apologize very much, it's a good thing to get rid of it, but I'd like to know what they are going to do in the future," she said.

This picture corresponds to the long slang that "every fat girl is a thin girl who is about to go out". This statement has the same function as a fat suit of a thin actress in a movie. Draws a boundary separating "fat" from "self" or physical characteristics of the body. By using the word "obesity epidemic" in the media, obesity is no longer the same as you, it becomes sick and ill. And all faithful "you" are not fat. You are very beautiful! "Elimination of obesity from identity.This boundary is maintained by capitalist diet culture system.Food culture is not only to sell products to consumers but also a process whereby food consumption becomes moral in changing systems It also sells "lifestyle" to consumers, "lifestyle" is another way of saying "social order", there are specific ethical principles and laws.

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