Oregon store locks black hair-care products in a case for 'security' reasons (stats, racist)
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This is not the first time someone's complained about such things.
Anyways, I'm usually sensitive about these types of things, but retail stores have a right to protect their items as well despite political correctness. These types of decisions are made by data, and if a store's data shows that black hair care products are being stolen more than other types of hair care products, don't blame the store for protecting itself.
Shoplifting is a costly problem all retailers are constantly trying to combat with a combination of technology and vigilance. At least one supermarket in Portland, Ore., went about its loss prevention in a way that looks to many like a hurtful and sadly familiar form of discrimination. When shopper Sade Rivers visited her local Fred Meyer store recently, she noticed that a section of hair-care products labeled “multi-cultural” was locked in a case, while the rest of the cosmetic products were not.
LP is just protecting their assets. Store PR reps can try to spin this with a liberal friendly politically correct twist of words, but reality is what it is. If members of a certain minority feel they are being unjustly targeted, maybe they should focus their attention to civic groups within their own communities to effect the change needed. You couldn't pay me enough to work in the LP or LE field these days.
I go into Walmart near me and video game stuff is locked up, pillows aren't, bras aren't, some cell phone stuff is, etc. etc. etc.
This is a sad commentary when keeping an often stolen product locked up is racist. Logically speaking, complaining about it is more racist as it assumes they're locking it up because of a certain race and not all races.
Trust me, there were plenty of white shoplifters in my hometown.
I’ve been saying for years that African Americans need to shop for hair care and skin care products online because they’re being overcharged at the big box stores and smaller black hair care product shops that are usually owned by Asians. And Asians own most of them because they dominate the line into the wholesale distributors. I almost NEVER buy so much as a wave cap in those places unless it’s black owned.
Secondly, seeing as how blacks are no more likely to shoplift than any other race, and I’ve seen no stats proving otherwise, why deal with retailers who treat you in this way if you can get the products FAR CHEAPER online from the company itself. All my pomade, butters, wave caps and co-wash products come straight off eBay for a steal. If the big boxers or the Asians depend on me for a buck, they’re going outta business. I’m doing all I can to spread the word but too many black folks aren’t listening.
Lock up all that expensive crap if you want to...you won’t have to unlock it for me.
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