WHEN RACISM IS SYSTEMIC, EVERYTHING IS RACIST
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That hurts!
This being Seattle, when confronted by the Twitter crowd the woman immediately recanted and begged the Inquisition to forgive her:
As reported by The Daily Wire, Rachel Marshall — founder of Seattle-based Rachel’s Ginger Beer — Instagrammed a mea culpa for her cultural-appropriated dreadlocks.
“Hello everyone, its Rachel: I have come to understand — far too belatedly — that my hairstyle is harmful.”
“It is clear that I have been stubbornly resistant, and I sincerely apologize to those I hurt. I am deeply sorry for the pain I caused to members of the African-American community, who have been and still are discriminated against & mistreated for having dreadlocks, and I’m so sorry that it took so long to admit and address my mistake. I have an appointment to remove my dreadlocks, and more broadly, am committed to earnestly listening to and learn from the voices and lived-experiences different from my own. I never want to cause any harm.”
To get her life straight, she’s gonna consult with people:
“Going forward, I will work in consultation with diversity and equity representatives to ensure my companies’ policies, practices and actions align with our intention to maintain a fair, equitable and enjoyable workplace for everyone. I commit to doing better, as an individual and with my companies, and to being more responsive to feedback in the future. I thank the people who have taken the time to express their concerns and help me learn.”
Who are these people with nothing to do in their pathetic lives? Here’s one — IG handle CultivatePropagate:
“Seattle, we gotta talk. @rachelrgb owns @rgbsoda here in Seattle with multiple locations. She is a white woman with dreadlocks and allegedly gives her product to cops (the people brutalizing her customer base) for free. It has always confused me that we have seen this woman speak at @cherrybombe and cozy up regularly with @lindaderschang (owner of multiple restaurants here in Seattle) and no one has confronted her about how her choice to willfully appropriate Black hairstyling is highly problematic.”
And if you’re wondering about the history of dreadlocks, here’s TDWwith the goods:
“Dating as far back as 2500 B.C., The Vedas, Hinduism’s oldest scriptures, depict the Hindu God Shiva wearing locs or ‘jaTaa’ in the Sanskrit language, according to Dr. Bert Ashe’s book, Twisted: My Dreadlocks Chronicles,” Ebony.com noted, adding, “‘Dreadlocks can be traced to just about every civilization in history,’ says Chimere Faulk, an Atlanta-based natural hair stylist and owner of Dr. Locs. ‘No matter the race, you will find a connection to having dreadlocks for spiritual reasons.’”
(A lengthy history of dreadlocks can be found on Wikipedia.)
This false claim to ownership of a hairstyle has been around for decades and has been debunked for just as long, but it keeps recurring because (a) social justice warriors, white and black, are historical illiterates, and (b) bullying feels virtuous, superior, and fun.
No, You comb out your hair!
More white mean girls pile on
She’s not shown any support for BLM on her business account
