Late chiming in...
Out of curiosity, I went on their Facebook page. Read their links, read their supportive words, and even looked around my own town the next day, for black business owners.
I found two (living in a small town makes it hard to find ANYTHING), and was warmly greeted in one like the lady behind the counter has known me all my life, and was looked at strangely in the other, with the women working never making eye contact until the change was returned with a sneer. I bought some eggs in the first farmer store, and some neat little hairpins the second weave store. Yeah, strange for a white girl to be in a weave store (or at least it is here), but the women made me feel like I didn't belong.
That night, I went back to the Facebook and asked to join with a message, which read:
I really like the two stores nearby, even if one's workers made me feel uncomfortable (they had fabulous hair accessories I've never seen!). I'd like to join you group and show support for the stores, and leave some local map instructions for anyone else who wants to visit them, thanks!
Denied membership! I really was expecting to get denied, but they obviously don't need my support =p
Is that racist of them? Because I'm white I can't join?
EDIT: I went back and posted the above after I rejoined, and mailed the admins asking if I can stay joined.
Out of curiosity, I went on their Facebook page. Read their links, read their supportive words, and even looked around my own town the next day, for black business owners.
I found two (living in a small town makes it hard to find ANYTHING), and was warmly greeted in one like the lady behind the counter has known me all my life, and was looked at strangely in the other, with the women working never making eye contact until the change was returned with a sneer. I bought some eggs in the first farmer store, and some neat little hairpins the second weave store. Yeah, strange for a white girl to be in a weave store (or at least it is here), but the women made me feel like I didn't belong.
That night, I went back to the Facebook and asked to join with a message, which read:
I really like the two stores nearby, even if one's workers made me feel uncomfortable (they had fabulous hair accessories I've never seen!). I'd like to join you group and show support for the stores, and leave some local map instructions for anyone else who wants to visit them, thanks!
Denied membership! I really was expecting to get denied, but they obviously don't need my support =p
Is that racist of them? Because I'm white I can't join?
EDIT: I went back and posted the above after I rejoined, and mailed the admins asking if I can stay joined.
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