Walmart is under fire for selling "racist", "insensitive" t-shirts online in the wake of the global Black Lives Matter movement.
The shirts are emblazoned with the sayings 'Blue Lives Matter' and 'All Lives Matter' which are used to discredit the movement and have racist connotations.
There are over 50 versions of the t-shirts which come in a variety of colours and styles, including baby clothes. They cost approximately NZD$25 each.
Sharon Rochester, a teacher in Ontario, Canada told CBC News she found the shirts while online shopping for her family.
"I typed in... Black Lives Matter and the first thing that popped up on the list as you scrolled down was All Lives Matter from Walmart and I'm like, 'You gotta be kidding me. This can't be happening, maybe this is a mistake,'" Rochester said.
"I just immediately posted to all of my friends and I normally don't post publicly, but I decided that this one was important enough to post publicly and I just tagged all of Walmart's different company titles."
The shirts are available on the Canadian and US websites along with 'Black Lives Matter' tops, and have drawn criticism online.
"Hey, Walmart can you explain why you're selling 'All Lives Matter' and 'Blue Lives Matter' shirts on your website?" one person tweeted "Who approved this? Remove these now. You should be ashamed."
Another said: "Are you kidding me Walmart Canada??? Disgusting. Do better".
Walmart has defended the products saying the items identified were sold and shipped by third-party vendors.
"We've forwarded your comments to the appropriate department to look into further," they said in response to the tweet. "Thank you for bringing this to our attention."
In a statement to Daily Hive, Walmart Canada said they "stand against any form of racism or discrimination".
"We promote listening, seeking to understand and embracing individual differences. Today, our third-party marketplace has a number of items with variations on the phrase 'lives matter'. We will continue to review those items to ensure compliance with our terms and conditions."
At the time of publication, the shirts remained on the website.
