Hey, 'Slut': You've Got Mail!
A California writer received a highly unusual credit card offer from Bank of America this week: It was addressed to “Lisa is a Slut McIntire.”
While "Lisa" is her first name and "McIntire" is indeed her last, the "Is a Slut" part appeared to have been added by Bank of America, so she called out for help on Twitter:
Hi @BofA_Help. I just received a credit card offer from you that addressed me as “Lisa Is A Slut McIntire.” pic.twitter.com/7OeNZSlNhX
— Lisa McIntire (@LisaMcIntire) February 6, 2014
After a series of Tweets, Bank of America apologized:
@LisaMcIntire We’re incredibly sorry this happened and are researching now so we can take the appropriate action. ^bm
— Bank of America Help (@BofA_Help) February 6, 2014
Apparently, McIntire's name had been changed in the database of the Golden Key International Honour Society, of which she's a member. The Society partnered with the bank on the credit card offer, shared the names in its database with the bank, and McIntire received the unusual (not to mention offensive) mailing.
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McIntire wrote on Twitter that a Golden Key rep couldn't tell her how or why she was insulted -- at least in their database -- but said it appears to have happened between 2004 and 2008.
So it’s possible that I’ve been sluttin’ it up in a honor society’s database for almost 10 years.
— Lisa McIntire (@LisaMcIntire) February 7, 2014
McIntire seems to be keeping a sense of humor about it. Her Twitter profile now includes the line, "Ask me about my middle name."
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This article originally appeared on HuffPost.