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Walmart Removes ‘Offensive’ T-Shirt Featuring Hidden Swear Word

A woman was left fuming after spotting a Walmart top that spells out a crude word. 
Credit: Alamy & @wh0l3h3art3dly/TikTok

A woman was left fuming after spotting a supermarket top that spells out a crude word. 

Slogan T-shirts are a popular fashion choice.

Whether it is a motivational quote or your favourite song lyric, it can be a subtle way to show off your personality.

But one T-shirt is going viral for all the wrong reasons.

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Brianna has taken to TikTok – under the username @wh0l3h3art3dly – and called out one of the T-shirts in George’s Kids section in Walmart.

In her post, which has been viewed 5.6 million times, she writes in the caption: “Frickin Walmart… strikes again… Walmart Canada on a child’s shirt… really?!?!”

She then shows a green T-shirt that has a large ‘RE’ capitalised lined up with the words ‘Recycle’, ‘Reuse’, ‘Renew’ and ‘Rethink’ listed next to it.

“Where is the hidden word in this?” asks her viewers.

When you closely examine the top, the expletive is clear as the first letter of each word vertically, without ‘RE’, spells out ‘c***’.

The TikToker then answers her own question by boldly uttering: “See you next Tuesday.”

People are taking to the comments of the video and sharing their thoughts on the T-shirt.

One viewer comments: “Yeah someone needs to re-think the wording.”

In agreement, another adds: “Someone didn’t proof that well enough.”

The recycle T-shirt from Walmart.
The woman was left fuming after spotting this supermarket top that spells out a crude word. Credit: @wh0l3h3art3dly/TikTok

While a third person says: “It took me a second and then I audibly gasped lmao.”

Others are taking to the comments and defending the supermarket, saying it’s an honest mistake.

“In my opinion, I don’t think the people who made that shirt realise that they did it so really is no one’s fault,” one TikToker comments.

Another adds: “In my opinion, I don’t think the people who made that shirt realise that they did it, so really is no one’s fault it’s just funny that happened.”

“I think the design is flawed. However. I don’t think it was done with malicious intent,” comments another viewer.

@wh0l3h3art3dly Frickin Walmart… strikes again… @Walmart Canada ♬ This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan

Hilariously, some viewers are saying the blunder has made them want the T-shirt even more.

One person writes: “I want it just because of that.”

A second viewer comments: “Not me running to buy it RIGHT NOW.”

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Since the TikTok has gone viral, Walmart has announced that the T-shirt has been pulled from its stores.

In a statement shared with Fox Television Stations, the supermarket says: “The shirt was only sold at Walmart Canada locations and has been removed from stores.”

Despite being removed from Walmart’s shelves, the T-shirt is still available at other online retailers.

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Written by Rosario Monachino

Rosario is a content editor at IGV who specialises in film, TV and entertainment news. He has a degree in English and Film from the University of Salford and a masters in Journalism from Liverpool John Moores University.