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Walmart withdraws hooked prosthetic “Sheik/Fagin Nose” from sale after outcry


Following an outcry, Walmart has withdrawn a Hallowe’en accessory from its website. The hooked prosthetic nose was supplied by Morris Costumes, which appears to have been responsible for the nose’s description. Fagin is the name of a character in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist and is based on an antisemitic stereotype.

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