Is Wal-Mart TOO Conservative?

Premier135Chick · Guest

I read this and found it quite interesting. They wont carry pregnant Barbie, cds containing warning labels and now Maxim, Stuff and FHM magazines. What's next?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030506/media_nm/media_magazines_walmart_dc_2

ohsix · Posted: May 06, 2003 9:30 pm Post subject:

whether i agree with their reasons for doing it or not, i think it's respectable that they stand by their opinions enough to lose money over it. it's their store so they can do what they want with it. personally if i was in charge of wal mart i would still sell the magazines because it's not like they're keeping people form buying them. they're just losing money to other stores who sell the stuff they don't.

Premier135Chick · Guest

I agree. It is respectable that they stand by their opinions even if it means they lose money.

The article said that many customers felt "uncomfortable" with those magazines being on the shelf. It makes me wonder about people who are uncomfortable with the magazine covers......too sensitive?

ohsix · Posted: May 06, 2003 9:41 pm Post subject:

i would think the only people that would make uncomfortable is a 8 year old kid with his grandma. how much money does that age group spend at wal mart anyway.

besides, not that i'm racist or anything, what about low rider magazine? they have to sell that at wal mart and it always has a half naked chick on the cover.

Premier135Chick · Guest

Yeah, I am just wondering why these three magazines are the only ones being targeted and taken off the shelves. Hmmmm

criminally_minded · Posted: May 06, 2003 9:45 pm Post subject:

I feel 'uncomfortable' when I see Razor Scooters, will they remove those for me?

BlindsideBrad · Posted: May 06, 2003 10:07 pm Post subject:

Perhaps they should be placed higher on the shelves, or in little black wrappers like those other 'naughty' mags. Laughing

What is the difference with putting it in a magazine, or having shop dummies standing around in lingerie?
It could be worse....maybe soon they will start targeting Wakeboarding magazies that have pics of you in them P-chick Shocked

Premier135Chick · Guest

NO worries. I have never been in Wakeboarding magazine or even near its cover..

BlindsideBrad · Posted: May 06, 2003 10:26 pm Post subject:

I am sure it won't be long if you keep hanging out at those parties. Razz

Premier135Chick · Guest

What parties?????

wakebored · Posted: May 07, 2003 4:07 am Post subject:

screw wal-mart, shop at target. i shopped at wal-mart and still do sometimes, but since they went to the "super" thing i can't find nothing. it's like they care one, brand name product when they used to have three different brand names for that one product. and the "uncomfortable" crap...if i was 8 years old seeing a FHM on the shelf, the only thing that would make me feel "uncomfortable"...holding my grandmothers hand while checking out the cover. most kids don't really care about that anyway. they rather be hiding in the clothes racks or run crazy in the store. i was in a wal-mart a month ago and they had all the employees in the middle of the store, doing a "prep rally" i guess, cheering and clapping, in the mean time i needed some help but they were to busy acting stupid in front of the whole store.

not a big fan

riverfreak · Posted: May 07, 2003 4:49 am Post subject:

have you seen the "barbie got her @SS knocked up doll?", its kinda freaky, I don't know a little too much for the imigination of most 3 and 4 year old girls.....I could care less if Walmart is too conservative, I agree shop Target, they have better stuff anyway.....

Swass · Guest

Jeez. We are such prudes (Americans, that is). It's a pregnant doll, for cryin' out loud!!!! What's the big deal?

RKG · Criminal Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 94 City: Nashville

Who is the pic of? Was that an entry to hometown hotties? If so, she's got my vote Very Happy

Rocko · Posted: May 07, 2003 6:40 am Post subject:

i personally don't like Walmart due to them coming into small towns and taking jobs away from mom and pop stores. also their corp. buildind in Arkansas only has windows on the top floor for the executives. it's like they don't want you to have contact with the outside world.

DaveBrowning · Posted: May 07, 2003 6:46 am Post subject:

Wal-Mart too CONSERVATIVE??! I thought only fag's and and fat arse lesbians worked there?! Oh well... maybe it's just that way in my town.

B-rad · Posted: May 07, 2003 7:38 am Post subject:

I think it's good they took those magazines and bowed to the pressure from the christian groups. I think the next step should be to install a church on Sundays, that way the employees and customers could go to church right in the store. Then they could go buy some shells for their guns and on the way out pick up a thong and teddy.......

Jester · Posted: May 07, 2003 7:42 am Post subject:

I think what you're all forgetting is that Wal-Mart has a sort of reputation as being a family store. All the mags you listed are basically soft porn. Who's not gonna be comfortable? Anybody with a kid. On any given day, how many people are running around that store with kids? Probably 90% of the customers. Maybe they're going a bit overboard, but I think it's respectable that they have an ethical code that they're willing to stand by so firmly.

Premier135Chick · Guest

That is a freind of mine, Michelle. She entered the hometown hottie contest but didn't win.... Sad

Swass · Guest

She didn't ?!?! Good god, show me the winner!

Jester · Posted: May 07, 2003 9:05 am Post subject:

buckthis · Posted: May 07, 2003 10:45 am Post subject:

yes, show us the winner!
ken is such a dog!
the christians are right!
its all about the money!

Premier135Chick · Guest

not sure who won but you can check out all their pictures here:
http://www.maximonline.com/

criminally_minded · Posted: May 07, 2003 5:03 pm Post subject:

Holy hell, ANOTHER Tasmanian? For a state with a population of 487,000 and about 4 real wakeboats in the whole state (seriously), there sure are a lot us on here! That makes 4 that I know of!

BlindsideBrad, Where abouts do you ride? Where do you teach? Hit me up on my email or visit http://skwake.tripod.com, Tassie wakeboarding site currently undergoing renovations, submit us some pics if you like! Welcome aboard!

BlindsideBrad · Posted: May 07, 2003 6:44 pm Post subject:

We are starting to breed, perhaps I am your half brother's, second wife's frist cousin.
I live in Launceston, ride up at the dam or at Longford and teach at Exeter. Mr. Green

criminally_minded · Posted: May 07, 2003 7:13 pm Post subject:

Probably my uncles stepchilds mothers cousin Wink

I used to ride at Longford quite a bit, Skwake (another poster on here) lives in Launie. He had a metallic blue Swiftcraft, and used to be at the river quite a bit.

Gearing up for some winter action on the Ben?

J_DOGG · Posted: May 08, 2003 9:04 am Post subject:

She didn't win? crazy... does the winner have chapped lips or something?

HOT looking girl, the question is she a nice girls or a snob?

Wal-mart sux, dog shmack, I want my Barbie impregnated, I mean I want to impregnate my Barbie, I mean who the hell would want to sell an impregnated Barbie anyway? lol....

what's next homo KEN with a kung-fu grip?

Liprider · Posted: May 08, 2003 9:28 pm Post subject:

I think they've already done kung-fu grip

colorider · Newbie Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 42 City: denver

I don't know how conservative they are being that they are the largest retail seller of rifles in the usa.

Premier135Chick · Guest

Michelle is a very nice girl Smile

Raider Lefty · Soul Rider Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Posts: 470 City: The 713

I'll back Premier up on her comment about Michelle. JT09 & I met her out one night and she's a super nice person.

Also trust me when I say that picture doesn't do her justice.

Concerning the topic at hand I can see both sides of the coin here. Are Maxim & FHM "soft" porn? Not in my opinion but then I'm a 26yr old male so my judegement may be off. WalMart is a family oriented type store and lets face it that some of the covers on the 2 mags aren't exactly wholesome pics to some people. I definitely agree with the comment about the lowrider mags and I'll also throw in the muscle/workout type mags.

Just my $.02

wakedork · Posted: May 09, 2003 10:09 am Post subject:

Funny story about conservative Wal-Mart. I grew up in the middle of nowhere alabama and the only place to shop in the nearest town was Wal-mart well any way I went in one day to buy The Ministry cd with Jesus built my hotrod on it ( now these is when Wal-mart still sold explicit lyris cds with the warning). Well any way I couldn't find it, and someone told me they had just gotten it there the day before. Well I asked someone and they pointed it out to me in the relegious section, talk about a mix up. Could you imagine the Bible thumper that bought that for there little church dance. Oh yea baby. a ding a dang adang dong dingdong a dinag adang a do

franknbeans · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 272 City: Ft. Worth

so is walmart planning on pulling Cosmo from the shelves too? or how about romance novels that picture naked ripped dudes on the cover? how thorough do you think they'll be?

my guess is not very, since i feel that somehow it's got to do with some bored soccer mom leading the pack on her rant to rid the world of un-wholesome reading material.

J_DOGG · Posted: May 09, 2003 12:21 pm Post subject:

premier135chick--- good to know some hot chick's have the complete package.
Now only if I wasn't getting married...lol...

liprider-I thought the kung-fu grip was for GI Joe, YO.....

I like soft porn, I can't control myself with the hardcore stuff.....lol.....

Liprider · Posted: May 09, 2003 12:44 pm Post subject:

yea but if GI Joe had kung-fu grip and ken didnt barbie would be all over Joe instead