Walmart Pulls Paper After Christian Complains (F-Word)

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Oh, the power of Wal-Mart.

Besides crushing small retailers across the nation, the gargantuan discount chain has flexed its economic muscle to force rockers to sanitize their compact discs of objectionable language and images. In a controversial example, Wal-Mart banned a Sheryl Crow CD because she used a lyric to question the store's wisdom in selling guns.

But you don't have to be a rock star to get the Arkansas-based behemoth's attention. Wal-Mart recently bared its iron fist in Utah to tame the would-be edgy and irreverent Salt Lake City Weekly.

Three weeks ago a self-proclaimed Christian came upon the "f-word" in the paper, which is distributed at Wal-Mart, along with hundreds of other locations. The man complained to the City Weekly, its advertisers and, more effectively, he took his case to Wal-Mart regional managers.

According to City Weekly publisher Jim Rizzi, the use of the word was an anomaly that cost the paper a week's distribution at Wal-Mart. "Frankly, the paper that week wasn't typical," he said.

"We were briefly kicked out and reinstated because we used the f-bomb in our paper," editor Ben Fulton said.

http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Mar/03132004/business/147269.asp

Our dainty little hearts!

:grr:

hmmm, guess I'll have to go somewhere other than Wal-Mart too. Ahhh, the satisfaction of a two-for-one...

Wal-Mart doesn't carry magazines, CDs or newspapers with the F-word in them. This is not a secret, you want your paper distributed at Wal-Mart, don't say "fuck" it is their company, they can sell what they will.

Certain expressions - "fuck," "hell" and "collective bargaining" are clearly obscene and should be kept away from WalMarts.

But you can get as many guns as you want.

Would using all of those words in 1 sentence get one burned at the stake?

indeed, i've never set foot in one, but if you want ot do business with them, you have to play by their rules.

Why not just let them decide?

they can shop at WalMart, where those products are not sold, or shop elsewhere, where they are...

Wal mart in their march towards monopoly has, in many small towns, completely eliminated any and all competition. No other grocery stores, general stores, pharmacies, it is all Wal Mart, all the time. Thus the decision for those customers' isn't whether or not to shop at Wal Mart, it is whether or not to shop period.

Wal-mart is the only place to shop. Used to have a Kmart, Alco, and Pamida... all are gone now, there is only Wal-mart.

I notice that you support DU, and yet nowhere on this site can you purchase anything that supports the Reublican Party, they're making that decision for you, and you still participate, I notice.

We know what product to expect at this website.

I notice Wal-Mart aren't called 'Prudish Morality Mart'

people know what to expect at WalMart...just as they know what to expect at Excalibur Adult Novelties....

The name does not suggest any sort of morality filter, or ulterior motive.

as you yourself obviously know...

have a good afternoon

...you can use the F-word as much as you like. Not so consistent after all.

and sacrifice some blood and tears for our sins.

edit: Fuck I hate people

Not the f-word!