Groupon Apologizes For ‘N-Word’ Boots

Uh… How does this even happen?

What the HELL, Groupon?

I mean… that’s just awk.

According to TMZ:

Groupon‘s got a major mishap to deal with after a racial slur appeared on its site for a listing for women’s boots … and it started by issuing an apology.

Screenshots from outraged customers started making the rounds on social media Wednesday, showing a listing for Women’s Fringed Suede Moccasin Boots with the color described as “N***er Brown.” The color description also showed up on other boot listings on the site.

As in it wasn’t just ONE typo. That’s what the boots were called in multiple spots.

Shortly afterward, the VP of Global Communications for the company issued a statement, saying “We are appalled that this language was displayed on our site … this is completely unacceptable and violates our policies — to say nothing of our values.”

Groupon is totally not cool with calling brown boots the N-word. Noted.

He added that Groupon immediately removed the product and the third-party seller who listed it from its marketplace once it was made aware of the racial slur.

But of course… this isn’t over.

Despite the mea culpa … many people are pissed and are calling for a boycott online using the hashtag #ShutdownGroupon.

@GrouponHelpUS @Groupon you have some explaining to do new color choice selected by a racist employee? #ShutdownGroupon #groupon pic.twitter.com/DMQ13reTSY

— Dana Trimboli (@dnj1999) March 28, 2018

I can’t believe @Groupon has a woman’s boot called “Nigger-Brown”. What type of color exactly is “Nigger-Brown”? Groupon has some explaining to do. #ShutdownGroupon pic.twitter.com/X2viGvmtMJ

— CJ James (@MrCJamesJr) March 28, 2018

SUPER freaking awkward.

I have no idea how something like this even happens.

Could it be some bizarre translated-from-Chinese mishap? Or is there just some SUPER racist boot peddler or there?

We may never know.