Amazon has confirmed that it will remove merchandise with an offensive meme that makes references to vice presidential candidate sen. Kamala Harris.
The mother, who refers to the Democratic presidential card for 2020 as “Joe and the Hoe,” began circulating online after Harris was announced as former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate. Shirts with the expression could soon be on Amazon, being peddled by third-party sellers.
The mother, who is referring to Senator Harris through an offensive term, began circulating online after she was announced as former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate.
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On Tuesday, the online giant officially removed the brand.
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“All sellers must follow our sales guidelines and those who do not will be subject to action including potential termination of their account,” Amazon confirmed in a statement to Fox News. “The products in question have been removed.”
Shame over the items began to erupt earlier this week on social media, with users urging each other to petition Amazon to remove the items, and in some cases their Harris to apologize. Others claimed they would no longer protect the site.
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By Wednesday morning, it appeared that merchandise with the meaning was no longer available on Amazon.
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Meanwhile, the offensive “Joe and the Hoe” meme has already caused controversy in recent days. Bill Baptist, a photographer who works as an independent contractor for the NBA, was fired from his position after posting the meme on his Facebook account last week. He later apologized, saying he “copied” it from somewhere else on Facebook and that the meme “did not reflect his personal views”. ‘
“I should not have been so indecent to post the statements of others,” he added. “I remain sincere to all those who have been rightly offended and I have taken down the post from my FB page. It was a terrible mistake on my part. “
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Fox News’ Caitlin McFall contributed to this article.
