Walmart ISIS Cake Prompts Apology After Chain Refused A Confederate Flag Design
"Walmart has issued an apology for a cake decorated with the ISIS
logo after a customer complained he couldn't have one with the
Confederate flag.
In a video posted to YouTube last Friday, Chuck Netzhammer said he
went to a Walmart in Slidell, La., and requested a cake that would be
decorated with the Confederate flag and the slogan, "Heritage Not Hate."
Walmart refused Netzhammer's request.
He later went back to the store and was able to obtain a cake printed
with the symbol for ISIS, "somebody who we're fighting against right
now, and are killing our men and boys overseas, and are beheading
Christians."
"Walmart, can you please explain why you are alienating southern
Americans with this trash you are allowing to be sold in your store,
while at the same point, Confederate flag memorabilia is not allowed?"
Netzhammer asked at the end of the video.
The company later apologized for the ISIS cake, saying in a statement
to NBC, "It's unfortunate that one customer sought to take advantage of
an associate who did not know the flag or its meaning. This cake should
not have been made and we apologize for the mistake."
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