stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoHobbycraft refused to sell paint to black man as ‘he may use it for graffiti’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1527arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1510arrow-down1external-linkHobbycraft refused to sell paint to black man as ‘he may use it for graffiti’www.theguardian.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square109fedilinkfile-text
Louis Gray says he was racially profiled after trying to buy spray paint to make over his son’s bicycle helmet
minus-squareKushan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·9 months agoThe store is saying he was challenged for not having ID, as a challenge 25 thing. So forgetting the colour of his skin, do you think he looks 25 or over?
minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·edit-29 months agoHe looks like he’s probably at least 25 but if I could get in trouble for being wrong, I think I would card him.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-29 months agoAnd would you additionally say that "We can’t serve you, you could be doing graffiti with this” as was claimed in the article?
minus-squareroguetrick@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·9 months agoI do, but making a big deal over his white grandad not getting carded is a bit much for me.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months ago“skinhead punk” lmao
minus-squareroguetrick@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoWhat, you wanna check the tag on my Fred Perry shirt?
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·9 months agoOk buddy, now go back to doing what they tell you.
The store is saying he was challenged for not having ID, as a challenge 25 thing.
So forgetting the colour of his skin, do you think he looks 25 or over?
He looks like he’s probably at least 25 but if I could get in trouble for being wrong, I think I would card him.
And would you additionally say that "We can’t serve you, you could be doing graffiti with this” as was claimed in the article?
I do, but making a big deal over his white grandad not getting carded is a bit much for me.
“skinhead punk” lmao
What, you wanna check the tag on my Fred Perry shirt?
Ok buddy, now go back to doing what they tell you.
Uh huh.