Walmart said some who used the phrase „intentionally minimized the focus on the painful reality of racial inequity.“<\/b>
\nWalmart will stop selling merchandise emblazoned with the \u201cAll Lives Matter\u201d slogan because some people are using the phrase to downplay the \u201cpainful reality of racial inequity\u201d that Black people face, representatives for the megaretailer said.
\u201cWe fundamentally believe all lives do matter and every individual deserves respect,“ Walmart told USA Today in a statement. „However, as we listened, we came to understand that the way some, but not all, people are using the phrase ‚All Lives Matter‘ in the current environment intentionally minimized the focus on the painful reality of racial inequity.“
Walmart is the latest company to shift its previous policies after George Floyd\u2019s death in Minneapolis kicked off a renewed vigor in American anti-racism protests. Brands like Uncle Ben\u2019s are undergoing a marketing rehaul after critics said their branding was based on racial stereotypes, and the Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup packaging will be replaced altogether, Quaker Oats said earlier this month. The Dixie Beer brand and the band The Dixie Chicks also announced last week they would drop the word \u201cDixie,\u201d a nostalgic term for the South dating from the Civil War that has connotations with slavery, from their names.<\/p>\n