Many Are Disgusted by Racial Slur in Groupon Listings

While Groupon has apologized for a racial slur that was in its listings, many are still taken aback by it even being there in the first place.

Two listings for women’s boots featured color choices that included “n***** brown,” next to the colors brown and black. Third party sellers Kojwa and Margines featured the description on the platform but according to Cosmopolitan, other stores used the language also.

A Groupon spokesperson spoke to Fortune and said, “We are appalled that this language was displayed on our site. This product description was provided by a third-party seller via our self-service platform.

Regardless, this is completely unacceptable and violates our policies — to say nothing of our values.”
The spokesperson further stated, “When made aware of the issue, we immediately removed the deal — as well as the third-party seller — from our marketplace. Language like this has no place on Groupon, and we’re further strengthening our self-service controls to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”

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