Repost @mckswift Made by @Image.Downloader ・・・ i don't do Black Friday at all. i also don't shop at certain stores, like @jcrew for example. why am i singling out J. Crew? in the early 90's J. Crew was 1 of the few catalog companies that sold clothing that could fit my tall, not big frame. when the company opened a physical store in @shopsatliberty, i was happy to be able to try things on prior to purchase. unfortunately, J. Crew's sales staff did not think i looked like a customer in those days. on too many occasions to ignore, i was ignored upon entering the store. i would watch other customers being greeted & helped after i had entered the store. those other customers did not look like me much. did they mayhaps not see the 6'5" African Statesian roaming about the open floor space of the store? mayhaps. the security guard sure didn't have a problem seeing me. he was 1 of the few people who looked like me. the last time i went to J. Crew, the security guard was the ONLY person working on the premises that acted like i was visible. i've never bought anything from J. Crew since. i repeat, this happened repeatedly before i decided to stop giving this company any of the cheese out of my financial accounts. often it seems people do not to comprehend the idea of not patronizing certain brands, companies, goods on a broad scale. it can be quite effective when done broadly. another example off the top is Starbucks. i never really went there before, but i definitely don't go there now. systemic &/or institutional racism is an ongoing problem that will not be going away quietly on its own. ・・・ #shoppingwhileAfrican #shoppingwhileBLACK #LIFEasasmallgiant #tallisALL #tallnotbig #alchemistadventures #Illadelphsince87 #racism #invisibleman #invisiblegiant #invisible #GTFOH #kickrocks #RBG #finances #economics #ACCESS #PROTECTyaneck #boycott (at North Philadelphia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuGx4XThfd8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4hslnpmk80v0
