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| New Source of Racism: Equestrian Division | |
| 2023-03-05 | |
Chanel Robbins, the Times tells us solemnly, "has been riding horses most of her life, ever since her grandmother traded a cow from their family’s farm in Ontario for a pony when she was 7." Horse riding "offered an escape from thoughts that weighed on her," which included the fact that "she was the only Black girl in the neighborhood." But when she grew dreadlocks, her helmet didn’t fit anymore, and that, as you must know by now, is racist. Fighting back tears (really, the Times actually said she was), Robbins said: "I finally freaking feel like myself, and now society is asking me to change. I just want to be able to ride." How dare Whitey do this! Is there nothing to which he will not stoop? Poor Chanel Robbins can only find relief on the back of a horse from the systemic racism that confronts her every hour in Amerikkka, but now Whitey has taken even that away! | |
| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #13 Hmmm, any problems with baseball caps and helmets? National Felons League helmets? Even ice hockey helmets? I didn't think so. No further questions, your Honor. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-03-05 20:35 |
| #12 I'd ride, but for one little hitch: It's uniquely the pitch of the rich, For no helmet I'd don Could contain my bouffant! Robbins: "Rock you a pompadour, bitch." |
| Posted by: Slavish Speans9373 2023-03-05 20:31 |
| #11 Whahahahaha...Frnaaaank |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-03-05 19:43 |
| #10 There are plenty of very attractive styles for African-American hair that are sleek or cut close to the head, and so would fit nicely under current helmet sizes. The lady just wants to have her dreads and ride safely, too — without shelling out $500+ that the internet informs me is the starting price for a custom made riding helmet. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2023-03-05 19:39 |
| #9 Maybe get a smaller head |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-03-05 17:31 |
| #8 Not honestly a black issue, its a green one. There is insufficient market demand for helmets designed for whatever the right term should be for Black Hairstyles. It isn't racist to not offer a product for which there is insufficient demand to make it profitable. Its just economics in a free market, capitalist nation. If there were a lot more black horse-owners demanding the larger helmets, someone would see the potential profit and create the solution. There aren't, so there isn't. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-03-05 17:28 |
| #7 She wants one specifically designed for black people. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-03-05 15:42 |
| #6 Why not just get a bigger helmet? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2023-03-05 10:38 |
| #5 Talk to Nike or Dicks or any other of 100 woke companies to make a helmet so that you can be included in a sport that generally annoys any of the few people that continue to view the unwatchable summer Olympics. It will certainly be well worth it, as the proposed helmet can be the focus of a 45 minute segment that totally interrupts any type of coverage of actual sports. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-03-05 10:02 |
| #4 Listening to a black kindergarten age child sing Mary Had a Little Lamb the other day. It's fleece is no longer white as snow. |
| Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2023-03-05 09:05 |
| #3 Hermes staff feverishly working on the new 34" saddle design. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2023-03-05 08:55 |
| #2 Biden-Coup Executive Order 13985-Amended. White Milk, White Eggs and White Printing paper are racist. Only Brown Eggs, chocolate milk and brown/tanned paper using blue ink are acceptable in Federal buildings and by the DOD. A company heavily invested in by Hunter, Jill, Nancy, and others, was awarded a 🤑 $103M conversation study contract.🤑 Next up changing of the colors of the USA Flag Stars and Stripes. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-03-05 07:29 |
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| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-03-05 07:13 |