Complaint on Hobby Lobby's Facebook page goes viral
A complaint posted on Hobby Lobby's Facebook page has gone viral – having been shared further than 15,000 times and commented on over 160,000 times since it was posted on Sept. 14. The complaint is over a cotton decoration obtainable at the store, that the poster told is a reminder of slavery and those who were forced to pick cotton. The poster tells Hobby Lobby ought stop selling the item in their stores, however several of those who commented told it was a step also far, because people of many races have picked cotton. Hobby Lobby's description of the item refers to it as a piece of natural decor reminiscent of the great outdoors, however has yet to comment formally on the controversy.
Woman calls Hobby Lobby decor 'racist' in Facebook post
in the same way The store hasn't yet replied to the woman's claimsA main crafts store is under fire over a store display that 1 lady called "racist' in a Facebook post. Last week, Daniell Rider posted a picture of a vase of cotton flowers on display in a Hobby Lobby in Texas, telling the decor was "wrong on extremely many levels." AdvertisementRider added, "There is nothing decorative about raw cotton...A commodity that was gained at the expense of African-American slaves." Rider's post, that she posted on Hobby Lobby's Facebook page has been shared over 16,000 times and commented on over 177,000 times. So far, Hobby Lobby has yet to respond to Rider's claims.
Complaint on Hobby Lobby's Facebook page goes viral
A complaint posted on Hobby Lobby's Facebook page has gone viral – having been shared further than 15,000 times and commented on over 160,000 times since it was posted on Sept. 14. The complaint is over a cotton decoration obtainable at the store, that the poster told is a reminder of slavery and those who were forced to pick cotton. The poster tells Hobby Lobby ought stop selling the item in their stores, however several of those who commented told it was a step also far, because people of many races have picked cotton. Hobby Lobby's description of the item refers to it as a piece of natural decor reminiscent of the great outdoors, however has yet to comment formally on the controversy.
As it stated in The store hasn't yet replied to the woman's claimsA main crafts store is under fire over a store display that 1 lady called "racist' in a Facebook post. Last week, Daniell Rider posted a picture of a vase of cotton flowers on display in a Hobby Lobby in Texas, telling the decor was "wrong on extremely many levels." AdvertisementRider added, "There is nothing decorative about raw cotton...A commodity that was gained at the expense of African-American slaves." Rider's post, that she posted on Hobby Lobby's Facebook page has been shared over 16,000 times and commented on over 177,000 times. So far, Hobby Lobby has yet to respond to Rider's claims.
Woman calls Hobby Lobby decor 'racist' in Facebook post
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