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| Walmart has banned Olympic medallist Ronda Rousey’s book because it is 'too violent' | |
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| Walmart has banned the sale of a memoir by an Olympic medallist in mixed martial arts for being too violent. | Walmart has banned the sale of a memoir by an Olympic medallist in mixed martial arts for being too violent. |
| ‘My Fight/Your Fight’ by Ronda Rousey is already a number one bestseller on Amazon and has pre-sold thousands of copies on the Barnes & Noble website ahead of its release on May 12. But Walmart won’t stock the book because it is 'too violent', according to reports. | |
| Rousey’s sister Maria Burns Ortiz, who co-authored the book, took to Twitter to make the point that Walmart sells guns – but won’t sell a book. | Rousey’s sister Maria Burns Ortiz, who co-authored the book, took to Twitter to make the point that Walmart sells guns – but won’t sell a book. |
| Wal-Mart will sell guns, but not a book. Taking that whole pen is mightier than the sword thing seriously. #myfightyourfight | Wal-Mart will sell guns, but not a book. Taking that whole pen is mightier than the sword thing seriously. #myfightyourfight |
| Walmart is regularly touted as the biggest seller of guns in the US. It offers a wide range of shotguns and rifles over the counter, alongside accessories and ammunition. | Walmart is regularly touted as the biggest seller of guns in the US. It offers a wide range of shotguns and rifles over the counter, alongside accessories and ammunition. |
| Rousey, meanwhile, is a mixed martial artist and the first US woman to earn an Olympic medals in Judo at the Beijing Olympics. She’s also acted in films including The Expendables 3, Furious 7 and the forthcoming Entourage. | Rousey, meanwhile, is a mixed martial artist and the first US woman to earn an Olympic medals in Judo at the Beijing Olympics. She’s also acted in films including The Expendables 3, Furious 7 and the forthcoming Entourage. |
| Rousey isn’t alone in finding herself shut out from the retail giant. Walmart has a history of banning products, including lad mags and single issues of magazines featuring nudity on the cover. | Rousey isn’t alone in finding herself shut out from the retail giant. Walmart has a history of banning products, including lad mags and single issues of magazines featuring nudity on the cover. |
| Back in 1988 Walmart banned the sale of Prince's album 'Lovesexy' because of 'offensive' cover art showing Prince nude. In 1999 it pulled an action figure of a WWE wrestler called Al Snow because the toy came with a model of a decapitated woman's head. | Back in 1988 Walmart banned the sale of Prince's album 'Lovesexy' because of 'offensive' cover art showing Prince nude. In 1999 it pulled an action figure of a WWE wrestler called Al Snow because the toy came with a model of a decapitated woman's head. |
| Walmart did not respond to requests for comment by press time. | Walmart did not respond to requests for comment by press time. |