Amazon has confirmed that it will be removing merchandise featuring an offensive meme that makes reference to vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris. The meme, which refers to the 2020 Democratic presidential ticket as “Joe and the Hoe,” began to circulate online after Harris was announced as former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate. Shirts featuring the phrase soon cropped up on Amazon, being peddled by third-party sellers. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERBy Wednesday morning, merchandise featuring the phrase no longer appeared to be available on Amazon. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWSMeanwhile, the offensive “Joe and the Hoe” meme has already caused controversy elsewhere in recent days.

Source: Fox News August 19, 2020 14:26 UTC