Television personality and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel was dubbed a racist after making a comment on social media about a shopping experience she had at Kmart.

The 45-year-old who first made her name on “Real Housewives of New York” lashed out about the retail giant’s lack of English-speaking employees available to help her.

Wow @Kmart has 2 registers open w 5 other employees standing around & two speak no English whatsoever. Shoes are sapatos right?

— Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) January 23, 2016

Not even attempting kids’ snow boots in spanish.

— Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) January 23, 2016

While not being able to get help because of a language barrier in your own country would probably agitate anyone social media savants were quick to pull the race card.

@Bethenny Learn it some language.You reek off xenophobia!

— Deysa Torres (@DivineMsDee) January 23, 2016

@Bethenny @Kmart You should vote for @realDonaldTrump. He can help you out with that.

— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) January 23, 2016

@Bethenny @Kmart you know people are allowed to speak any language in this country, right? There is no official language. Racist as hell.

— Bubriski (@ElleHobbes) January 23, 2016

@Bethenny @Kmart wow bethenny never took you as a racist, guess your are voting trump

— Sydneysforehead (@boyplsforehead) January 23, 2016

Others rushed to her defense.

@boyplsforehead That’s not racist ? There are real issues in this world, pick one. You don’t need to make them up in your head.

— Robin Dyke (@robindyke) January 23, 2016

@brwneydgrl8 @Bethenny I defend Bethenny. An American store shouldn’t hire employees who can’t speak English. She should be P.O.ed.

— Samuel Ke (@BlackSilentMaj) January 23, 2016

@ErikaAlmironNiz @HaaaAva_ABQutee @Bethenny @Kmart As a customer, she was expecting reasonable service. That’s Y it’s called customer srvce

— LiAnn SH (@liannsh) January 23, 2016

@Bethenny @Kmart they were probably all talking about how they deserve $30/hour

— Kelly Dineen (@kellyjdineen) January 23, 2016

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